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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>New Delhi | Kolkata: The highest decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications<\/a> accepted the telecom regulator’s recommendations on base prices of 5G airwaves on Friday, while deciding that spectrum should be auctioned for a period of 20 years, said officials.

The move dealt a blow to the telecom operators, who have been seeking a steep reduction in the floor price as well as a 30-year tenure for bandwidth use.

The
Digital Communications Commission<\/a> (DCC), an inter-ministerial panel with the telecom secretary as its chairman, also decided not to allot spectrum directly to corporate entities for private 5G networks – as suggested by the regulator – but instead that they partner with licensed telcos, accepting a key demand of the operators.

The regulator’s proposal was bitterly contested by telcos, who said it would kill the business case for 5G spectrum as it would dent revenue from enterprises.

At its meeting, the DCC also decided that airwaves in the millimetre wave band of 27.5 GHz to 28.5 GHz band – which was sought by satellite companies for broadband-from-space services – should be kept out of the 5G spectrum auction. The regulator had suggested that telcos and satcom companies use the band on a “coexistence basis”. The panel also decided to reserve some 5G bandwidth for state-run carrier Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

The DCC's recommendations, which were in line with the recommendations of the
DoT<\/a>’s standing committee, will now be sent to the Cabinet for final approval.

ET first reported the standing committee’s recommendations to the DCC on its online platforms at 10.20 am on Friday.
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Government working to resolve industry concerns around pricing: Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/a><\/h2>

The comment will bring some cheer to the industry, which has termed the latest pricing recommendations by the telecom regulator as too steep and called for a steep cut.<\/p><\/div>

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>New Delhi | Kolkata: The highest decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications<\/a> accepted the telecom regulator’s recommendations on base prices of 5G airwaves on Friday, while deciding that spectrum should be auctioned for a period of 20 years, said officials.

The move dealt a blow to the telecom operators, who have been seeking a steep reduction in the floor price as well as a 30-year tenure for bandwidth use.

The
Digital Communications Commission<\/a> (DCC), an inter-ministerial panel with the telecom secretary as its chairman, also decided not to allot spectrum directly to corporate entities for private 5G networks – as suggested by the regulator – but instead that they partner with licensed telcos, accepting a key demand of the operators.

The regulator’s proposal was bitterly contested by telcos, who said it would kill the business case for 5G spectrum as it would dent revenue from enterprises.

At its meeting, the DCC also decided that airwaves in the millimetre wave band of 27.5 GHz to 28.5 GHz band – which was sought by satellite companies for broadband-from-space services – should be kept out of the 5G spectrum auction. The regulator had suggested that telcos and satcom companies use the band on a “coexistence basis”. The panel also decided to reserve some 5G bandwidth for state-run carrier Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

The DCC's recommendations, which were in line with the recommendations of the
DoT<\/a>’s standing committee, will now be sent to the Cabinet for final approval.

ET first reported the standing committee’s recommendations to the DCC on its online platforms at 10.20 am on Friday.
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Government working to resolve industry concerns around pricing: Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/a><\/h2>

The comment will bring some cheer to the industry, which has termed the latest pricing recommendations by the telecom regulator as too steep and called for a steep cut.<\/p><\/div>