TRAIs 2G spectrum proposals shocking: Bharti

Bharti Airtel,India8217;s top mobile operator,on Wednesday said the telecommunications regulator8217;s proposals on allocation of second-generation 2G spectrum are 8220;shocking,arbitrary and retrograde8221; and are against all existing global norms for spectrum allocation.

On Tuesday,the telecommunications regulator recommended companies pay a one-time fee for holding 2G radio-spectrum beyond 6.2 mega hertz MHz based on 3G prices,a move that will hit established operators dominant on the GSM platform.

8220;We are confident that the DoT and the government will take a rational approach and summarily reject these arbitrary,impractical and perverse recommendations,8221; Bharti Airtel said in a statement.