Asking to pay spectrum amount is unfair

The Hindu Business Line.
It would be wrong on the Government’s part to impose a one-time fee on incumbent mobile telecom operators for their ‘excess’ subscriber-linked spectrum, whether it is linked to the price discovered in the upcoming 2G auctions or otherwise. The ostensible logic behind the move — already cleared by an Empowered Group of Ministers — is to create a level-playing field between the incumbents already having spectrum and the new players who would be paying more through the auction route. Moreover, the proposed impost, it is argued, is only on the additional spectrum being held by the incumbents, over and above the original 4.4 MHz bundled with their operating licence. Lastly, the fact that the auction price-linked levy will be applicable only for the remaining part of their 20-year licence period makes it seem all the more equitable. 


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