New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has on Tuesday released its official response to a back-reference from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), concerning TRAI's recommendations on the method of spectrum allocation for Public Mobile Radio Trunking Service (PMRTS).

The original recommendations, dated 20 July 2018, stem from a reference made by the DoT on 13 July 2017. In that communication, the DoT had sought TRAI's views under Section 11(1)(a) of the TRAI Act, 1997, on devising a transparent mechanism for allocating spectrum for PMRTS -- including the possibility of using auctions.

According to a release by TRAI, following a detailed consultation process with industry stakeholders and other rel...