'Reserving mid band for private networks unlikely'

Spectrum in the mid-band (3,300-3,670 MHz) was recently auctioned for 5G services and the DoT is of the view that reserving it for private networks would result in a loss to the exchequer, according to a senior official. If any company wants to get the spectrum, it should pay a market-determined price for it, is the DoT contention, said this person. “We are still in the process to finalise spectrum for private networks but reserving mid-band airwaves is not likely to happen. We will explore some more bands, apart from what has been proposed by the regulator,” the official told ET.

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