NEW DELHI : The Broadband India Discussion board (BIF), which represents tech corporations and enterprises, has requested for readability on pricing of direct allotment of airwaves and objected to the first-mover benefit that telecom service suppliers will get after they purchase spectrum via auctions subsequent month.
The discussion board has sought authorities intervention and argued that by giving telcos spectrum forward of enterprises could be ‘most unfair and unjust’ and would convert the choice of direct spectrum allotment for enterprises right into a non-option.
“Other than the side of allotment of spectrum on to enterprises, there may be uncertainty additionally as regards the pricing of spectrum. Whereas the choice of zero entry payment for the CNPN licence is significantly appreciated, it’s unclear whether or not the spectrum would even be with out cost, or, if charged, what it will be and when it will be introduced,” the discussion board stated in a letter to the secretary of the telecom division, Ok. Rajaraman dated 29 June.
It additionally flagged issues over the “unnecessarily excessive” ₹100 crore minimal internet value standards of newly-framed pointers for captive non-public networks and stated it was “puzzled” on the precondition for direct task of spectrum to enterprises that required the Division of Telecom (DoT) to conduct demand research, based on the telecom regulator’s suggestions.
“Whereas one can envisage the potential for demand estimates/research within the case of public or exterior networks, the identical look like somewhat inconceivable within the case of captive/private/ non-public networks since these would range from entity to entity in the identical class and, additional, from class to class and, in fact, from business vertical to business vertical,” the discussion board stated within the letter.
The communication follows spectrum leasing guidelines and pointers for captive private networks or CNPN licence that had been issued by the federal government on 27 June, which stated that corporations wanting to purchase spectrum straight from the federal government have to acquire a 10-year renewable licence at no cost, however pay a one-time, non-refundable software processing payment of ₹50,000.
Companies with a internet value of no less than ₹100 crore can arrange non-public 5G networks.
Supply: Live Mint