How much spectrum has been granted to mobile companies?
Under the licence agreement with the department of telecommunication, GSM operators are entitled to spectrum up to 6.2 MHz while CDMA operators have been permitted spectrum up to 5 MHz. However, a recent report states that three leading operators have excess spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz and there is no Cabinet approval for allocations beyond 6.2 Mhz. The previous BJP-led government, says the report, gave it away without Cabinet approval. The matter has already been raised in Parliament and a CBI enquiry has been demanded.
