DoT publishes regulations for administratively allocated spectrum surrender

From the actual date of surrender, per process, the given spectrum can be made available for future assignment to any telco. Additionally, the technology utilised in the abandoned spectrum can be applied elsewhere.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ruled that organisations must alert the government 30 to 60 days prior to the anticipated date of administratively assigned spectrum surrender.

According to the Friday-released guidelines for surrendering administratively allocated spectrum with access service authorization, the DoT stated that companies should give notice not earlier than 60 days and not later than 30 days prior to the surrender date.

In accordance with the guidelines, the applicant corporation must additionally submit a certified copy of any spectrum charges that have been paid as of the application date for the prior quarter, either on a provisional/final assessments basis or on a self-assessment basis. Substantive charges may be excluded.

According to the regulations, any business that wants to give up administratively assigned spectrum, such as GSM, CDMA, MW access, and MW backbone, must notify the DoT between 30 to 60 days before the proposed surrender date. The notification to the DoT must be made no earlier than 60 days and no later than 30 days prior to the surrender date, said DoT.

From the actual date of surrender, per process, the given spectrum can be made available for future assignment to any telco. Additionally, the technology utilised in the abandoned spectrum can be applied elsewhere.

Within 30 calendar days of receiving the application, the WPC (wireless planning & coordination) division of the DoT must send the relevant letter to the applicant company.

Government instructions for returning spectrum purchased through the 5G auction after ten years from the purchase date were published earlier in June.