The department of telecommunications (DoT) may ask the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to review its recommendation of 3 per cent flat spectrum usage charge on airwaves to be auctioned in the upcoming sale. This is because the levy may have legal implications in the future.
The department is of the view that there already exists the legally-approved weighted average method for calculating user fees and a new formula may discourage the service providers from bidding in the auctions besides garnering lower revenues for the