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Spectrum price reform in the works: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Telecom operators, battling financial stress, have for long voiced their protest against high base price of 5G spectrum Current Affairs :Introducing the yearly India Mobile Congress on Monday, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Center was thinking about “evaluating changes in the division”, perhaps indicating making the up and coming range sell off, particularly in the 5G band, progressively appealing to the business. Telecom administrators, fighting money related pressure, have for since quite a while ago voiced their dissent against the high base cost of 5G range. Most telcos are arranging not to offer for 5G except if the administration surveys the cost. The three-day telecom summit, which got off to a moderate beginning, was set apart by the nonappearance of industry majors including Bharti’s Sunil Mittal and Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani. The two business opponents had shared the dais at th...

DoT may push deadline for submitting auctioneer bids for 5G spectrum sale The deadline of September 25 for submission of bids could be extended by a week or 10 days as DoT would look into aspects which were flagged as concerns by potential bidders Current Affairs  :- The telecom division is probably going to push, by a week or 10 days, the due date for accommodation of offers for reserving in an organization that will be entrusted to direct range sell off in different groups, including 5G, as it intends to change qualification standards to guarantee most extreme investment by imminent barkers. The legislature had welcomed offers for choice of a salesperson, for the closeout of 8000 MHz of range at a beginning cost of once again Rs 5.7 trillion. The first due date for accommodation of offers was September 25, and that for finish of barker was October 10. The Department of Telecom (DoT) is, in any case, presently reevaluating the qualification criteria following input...