The various options it gave included one on Auction Determined price (ADP) as recommended by it in the case of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for a train control system for RRTS corridors.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the auctioning of spectrum in eight different bands for mobile phone services. The base price for this auction is set at Rs 96,317.65 crore. These bands include 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 2500 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz frequencies. The spectrum will be available for a validity period of 20 years, and a total of 10,523.15 MHz is being offered for auction, with an estimated value of Rs. 96,317.65 crore, according to an official statement.
In the consultation paper, Trai sought stakeholder views on whether an additional 5 MHz (paired) spectrum in the 700 MHz band should be assigned to Indian Railways (IR) for its requirement related to safety and security applications, and whether spectrum harmonisation is needed to make the radiowaves assigned to Railways, and NCRTC and other RRTS/ Metro Rail Networks contiguous.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in mid-2023 had informed Trai that Indian Railways has requested for an additional 5 MHz of paired spectrum in the 700 MHz band to be allocated for enhancing its safety and security systems.