State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is unlikely to surrender spectrum in the 900MHz and 800MHz bands as the company does not have any unused or excess spectrum with it.
If MTNL does not surrender spectrum, it would be difficult for the government to follow the recommendation of the Telecom regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that said full quantity of spectrum in the 900 MHz band should be auctioned to accommodate more than three operators in one circle.
Trai has also recommended that there should not be any reservation in the 900MHz band of spectrum for the incumbent players and stated that they should vacate the quantity held and win back through bidding. Trai has also stated that the full quantity of spectrum in the 900MHz band should be auctioned to accommodate more than three operators in one circle.
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