This move has led BSNL and MTNL to promise cut in landline call rates.
The fiber itself costs Rs 65,000 a kilometer.
This issue needs to be resolved otherwise who will lay fibre, Trai Chairman Rahul Khullar said.
India is currently ranked at 113th position in the wireless or mobile broadband segment as suggested by the regulator.
Everybody sitting on spectrum should be audited.
Spectrum availability in India is 40 per cent compared to foreign countries.
When there is scarcity of resource then you either increase supply or use it efficiently, he said.
These protocols will enable companies to take spectrum from other telecom player as well.
Also, they will have to no longer wait for bids to get more spectrum.
source: www.techworm.net
