NCLAT says lenders cannot treat telcos' spectrum as 'security interest' under insolvency proceedings SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 13, 2021, 10:59 PM IST Share Synopsis NCLAT on Tuesday ruled that debt-ridden telecom companies undergoing insolvency proceedings cannot claim rights to their spectrum, which is a natural resource unless requisite spectrum usage payments have been made to the government. Agencies The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday ruled that debt-ridden telecom companies undergoing insolvency proceedings cannot claim rights to their spectrum, which is a natural resource unless requisite spectrum usage payments have been made to the government. In what could be a landmark judgement amid multiple telecom players undergoing proceedings under the insolvency law, a three-member bench of the tribunal also made it clear that spectrum "cannot be treated as a security interest by the lenders".