Telecom regulator TRAI has expressed serious concerns over the delay in
allocating spectrum to mobile operators that had won airwaves in the
auctions held in February.
TRAI has said the delay will impact 20 million subscribers in Delhi
alone as the operators do not have enough time to swap from the existing
frequencies to the fresh band.
Mobile licences issued in 1994 for Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are set to
expire in November this year. Barring Loop Mobile, the other players had
managed to win fresh spectrum in the auctions held in February, which
will allow them to continue services for another 20 years.