Spectrum trading guidelines approved by the government that allow telecom operators to sell radiowaves to the other will bring relief to the industry, improve service quality and give exit route to loss-making telecom operators, say industry experts.
Though the industry has lauded approval of the guidelines, it has cited the need for further clarifications on market determined price at the time a company signs pact and the spectrum cap in the sector.
Spectrum trading is a major boost for the Indian telecom industry, which is currently suffering from shortage of spectrum leading to Quality of Service (QoS) issues and call drops.
As per a Bank of America-Merrill Lynch report, telecom players like RCom could liberalise its 800 MHz spectrum and hand it to Reliance Jio to use for 4G services.