DoT slashes spectrum usage fee to 3% (India)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Department of Telecommunication, DoT India, is likely to slash the spectrum usage charges to a uniform 3% of the operators’ annual revenues. Mobile operators who are willing to pay a one-time fee for all excess radio frequencies they hold beyond the 6.2 MHz mark will be eligible for this reduction.
The one time fee will be equivalent to the market value of the extra radio frequencies. The committee set up to resolve all spectrum-related controversies said that this one-time charge must be established through the upcoming 3G airwaves auctions.