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美国交通部倾向于降低5G、700MHz频段的价格
美国交通部还可能在短期内为5G、700 MHz频段和其他可用于下一代技术的新频段寻求新的基本价格。在此之后，印度铁道部将需要启动新的协商程序，以确定价格。监管机构通常会降低未售出频谱的价格。
“最好是电信公司再次以印度电信监管局(高铁)，降低价格和减少预付款是最好的办法，”这位不愿透露姓名的官员说。
在3月份的拍卖中，政府仅售出了7个频段2300多个频谱单位中的37%，其中高效但昂贵的700 MHz频段第二次未售出，原因是运营商声称其高昂的底价。
业内高管表示，运营商RelianceJioInfocomm (Jio)， Bharti附近的旅馆而且沃达丰的想法(Vi)可能会要求Trai将3300 - 3600 MHz和700 MHz频段的价格至少降低50%。
电信公司没有竞标的迫切需要
他们还将寻求将频谱暂停付款期限延长至两年以上，并削减将在下次拍卖中出售的电波的预付费用。
一位资深行业高管表示:“700 MHz频段是最高效的sub-GHz 4G频段，而5G的3.3-3.6 GHz频率需要减少50-60%。”他补充说，只有到那时，电信公司才会表现出一些投标兴趣。
早些时候，交通部接受了铁道部提出的每辆车49.2亿卢比的建议5 g频谱在3300 - 3600兆赫频段，但所有电信公司都表示不会在这些频段出价。里昂证券的一份报告称，印度的5G价格是世界上最贵的，比韩国高4倍，比英国高7倍。
交通部可能会与Trai接洽，寻求包括毫米波在内的5G频段的新定价
这位官员说，电信部(DoT)也可能要求印度电信监管局(Trai)为“600mhz sub-GHz频段设定一个起始价格”，这一频段此前从未拍卖过。
到目前为止，中标者可以提前支付全部款项，或25%至50%(取决于级别)，并在两年的延期后，在最多16个相等的年度分期付款中支付余额。
“700兆赫频谱的保留价格太高，该频段在连续拍卖中没有任何需求。除非大幅下调保留价，否则我们预计这一情况不会改变，”法国巴黎银行(BNP Paribas)高级电信分析师库纳尔•沃拉(Kunal Vora)表示。
他补充说，3300 -3600 MHz频谱，也被称为中频段，可能是5G推出时最受欢迎的频段。“运营商将需要大量的频谱在这一波段有一个有效的5 g网络为此，他们更喜欢每兆赫的低价格。
Vora补充说:“运营商的债务水平很高，他们可能更喜欢低预付款、延期付款和延期付款。”
第二名高管补充说，如果价格不降低，其他一些条件不放松，电信公司就不迫切需要竞标，特别是因为Airtel和Jio已经在3月份获得了4G频段，这些频段对5G的推出有效。
这三家电信公司没有回应《印度时报》的询问。
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<\/figure>Mumbai: The Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT<\/a>) believes a cut in base price of 5G<\/a> airwaves and the 700 MHz band plus a lesser upfront payment will be needed to attract telcos to bid for spectrum in the next sale expected sometime in 2022, a senior government official said.\u201cIt is best if the telcos push their case again with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (Trai), and a reduction in price and lesser upfront payment is the best way ahead,\u201d the official said, asking not to be named.
In the March auction, the government managed to sell only 37% of the over 2,300 units of spectrum across seven bands on sale, with the highly efficient but pricey 700 MHz band going unsold for the second time, owing to, what carriers claims, its high base price.
<\/div><\/div>The DoT is also likely to shortly seek a fresh base price for the 3300 MHz-3600 MHz band earmarked for 5G, the 700 MHz band, and other new bands which can be used for the next-gen technology. Following this, Trai will need to start a fresh consultation process for arriving at the prices. The regulator usually cuts prices of unsold spectrum.
Industry executives say operators Reliance Jio<\/a> Infocomm (Jio), Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi) are likely to ask Trai to reduce the price of the 3,300-3,600 MHz and 700 MHz bands by at least 50%.
No pressing need for telcos to bid
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They will also seek an increase in the spectrum payment moratorium period beyond two years and cut in the upfront payment for airwaves that will be put up for sale in the next auction.
\u201cThe 700 MHz band, which is the most efficient sub-GHz 4G band, and the 3.3-3.6 GHz frequencies for 5G need to be reduced by 50-60%,\u201d a senior industry executive said, adding that only then will telcos show some bidding interest.
The DoT had earlier accepted the Trai\u2019s recommendation of Rs 492 crore per unit for 5G spectrum<\/a> in the 3,300-3,600 MHz bands, but all the telcos said they won\u2019t bid at these levels. A CLSA report said that India\u2019s 5G pricing is the most expensive in the world, four times higher than in South Korea and seven times higher than in the UK.
Industry executives say operators Reliance Jio<\/a> Infocomm (Jio), Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi) are likely to ask Trai to reduce the price of the 3,300-3,600 MHz and 700 MHz bands by at least 50%.
No pressing need for telcos to bid
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They will also seek an increase in the spectrum payment moratorium period beyond two years and cut in the upfront payment for airwaves that will be put up for sale in the next auction.
\u201cThe 700 MHz band, which is the most efficient sub-GHz 4G band, and the 3.3-3.6 GHz frequencies for 5G need to be reduced by 50-60%,\u201d a senior industry executive said, adding that only then will telcos show some bidding interest.
The DoT had earlier accepted the Trai\u2019s recommendation of Rs 492 crore per unit for 5G spectrum<\/a> in the 3,300-3,600 MHz bands, but all the telcos said they won\u2019t bid at these levels. A CLSA report said that India\u2019s 5G pricing is the most expensive in the world, four times higher than in South Korea and seven times higher than in the UK.
<\/div><\/div>Trai had cut the 700 MHz band price by 43% from the 2016 auction level to Rs 6,568 crore per MHz for pan-India spectrum, which again went unsold in March.