This is eviction, not re-farming!

The idea of spectrum re-farming was first taken up by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in 2010 and has since then been a matter of discussion between the regulatory authorities and the existing operators as well. The proposals have been to get additional spectrum in 1800MHz (megahertz) from other users, such as defence, I&B, etc, as well as existing operators in the 900MHz band. Trai, in its recent recommendations, had proposed the re-farming of 900MHz spectrum when operators’ licenses come up for renewal between 2014 and 2021. 

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