DoT issues order to CDMA players for one-time spectrum fee

As per the order,the charges will be levied on additional spectrum for the rest of the licence period and operators not willing to pay these charges will be allowed to surrender their spectrum held over 2.5 Mhz.

DoT has issued rates to be charged annually for each megahertz of frequencies,based on the reserve price that was fixed for spectrum auction held on March 11.

Telecom operators will have an option to pay these charges in equal annual instalments in a manner that the last one ends one year before their licences expire.

Reliance Communications,Tata Teleservices,Sistema Shyam SSTL,BSNL and MTNL hold spectrum beyond 2.5 Megahertz Mhz in a few telecom service areas.