Spectrum trading to address shortage of radio waves & call drops
Q. The Union Cabinet has approved spectrum trading to address the problem of shortage of radio waves on 9th September 2015. What other problems will it tackle?- Published on 11 Sep 15a. Improve service quality and tackle call drops
b. Increase efficiency of spectrum usage and assist TSPs and customers
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above
ANSWER: Both of the above
Spectrum trading is a move to address issues such as quality of service, shortage of radio waves, tackle problem of call drops, increase spectrum usage efficiency and assist companies as well as consumers in the telecom sector. Ownership rights will remain with GoI though right of usage can be traded between 2 TSPs. Government has approved sale and purchase of unused spectrum between telecom firms, allowing them to transfer their spectrum rights and obligations to another party and leads to skilful spectrum image. This is because idle spectrum will be used by those facing a spectrum crunch. Under the new regime, ease of business will be facilitated as spectrum trading will not change the original validity period of spectrum assignment as apple to traded block of spectrum
