Sorting out telecom: Implications of spectrum sharing and user charges

Slowly, it seems, the regulatory mess in telecom is being sorted out. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, or Trai, has recommended that spectrum trading should be allowed. In other words, if an operator has unused spectrum in a circle, it can sell it to another operator. This will help in two ways. One, operators will use spectrum, a scarce natural resource, with greater efficiency. And two, it will help them monetise idle assets.

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