India, Feb. 6 -- The Department of Telecom will seek views of telecom regulator Trai on allocation of spectrum worth Rs 65,000 crore to Indian Railways without auction, a top official said Tuesday.
"Indian Railways has asked for 10 Mhz of spectrum in 700 Mhz band for setting up public safety and security service. The Digital Communications Commission has decided that the DoT should take view of Trai in the matter," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan told reporters after the meeting of Digital Communications Commission (DCC).
The radiowaves in 700 Mhz band considered premium for long distance mobile communications as it required less number of mobile towers to provide services compared to 3G and 4G services.
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