GSMA Seeks Affordable Spectrum Pricing in India
The Groupe Speciale Mobile Association is concerned with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendation to set a starting price of $1.7 billion per megahertz for pan-Indian 700 MHz spectrum, GSMA Chief Regulatory Officer John Giusti said in a…
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news release Tuesday. Spectrum’s biggest value doesn't come from high sales prices, but from its use to expand social and economic opportunity for all of India’s citizens, he said. “The more mobile operators have to pay for a spectrum licence, the less capital is available to roll out new mobile networks," Guisti said. "As the digital economy becomes increasingly important to India’s future prosperity, we encourage greater focus on the long-term benefits of connecting more people in India to affordable mobile broadband, rather than on short-term financial gain."