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India awaits spectrum for 3G services
By agencies
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Monday, 02 May 2005, 19:30 IST
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator, TRAI will give recommendations on the controversial spectrum allocation in a day or two, a move which would decide the future course of mobile services, especially third generation (3G) services.
"We will give our recommendations on spectrum in a day or two," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman, Pradip Baijal said today.
He said the regulator ensured that spectrum, a scarce commodity, was distributed fairly and no operator was left out. "While allocating frequency, TRAI has ensured we are synchronized with the rest of the world regarding this as per International Telecom Union guidelines," he added.
This would ensure that operators in India get the cheapest equipment compatible to 3G technologies, Baijal said.
The two lobbies - GSM and CDMA - have locked horns over the issue of spectrum as both said the 1900 MHz band be reserved for their respective technologies.
In the already allocated spectrum equipment is not available to GSM operators to offer 3G services, while in CDMA this is available.
"As a regulator we are clear there is a severe problem in getting spectrum for second generation of mobile telephony... when the spectrum is allocated for 3G, it will be up to the operator on how to utilize it," Baijal said.