India, Dec. 8 -- The Ministry of Communications has released a draft notification proposing major changes to India's spectrum-sharing framework. Issued on 1 December 2025, the draft Telecommunications (Sharing, Trading, and Leasing of Spectrum) Rules, 2025 suggests allowing one-way spectrum sharing between telecom operators in order to make more efficient and profitable use of unused airwaves.

The proposal marks a significant shift from the current regime, which permits sharing only within the same frequency band and requires operators to obtain prior government approval. Under the new system, operators within the same telecom circle and holding the same category of authorisation would be able to share spectrum across multiple frequency ...