TRAI chief wonders if spectrum should be auctioned obly for fear of CAG or CBI
21 Aug 2014 6:10 AM IST
TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar on Wednesday wondered whether all spectrum will continue to be sold through auction only for fear of CAG or CBI inquiries or the airwaves will be easily available.
‘Stage is for me to ask ourselves are we going to continue plugging this line that all spectrum must be auctioned. There should be no delicensing because there will be enquiry by CAG or CVC or CBI. Are we in business of building India or we sort of cowards cowering our wounds,’ he said.
The CAG had alleged that government in 2008 allocated spectrum at less price which caused the national exchequer a notional loss of about Rs 1.76 lakh crore. The government had invited all-round criticism on 2G spectrum scam that was probed by CBI. Government is allocating spectrum for mobile services through auction only after the Supreme Court in February 2012 cancelled 122 2G licence and directed government to allocate spectrum through auction.
‘Stage is for me to ask ourselves are we going to continue plugging this line that all spectrum must be auctioned. There should be no delicensing because there will be enquiry by CAG or CVC or CBI. Are we in business of building India or we sort of cowards cowering our wounds,’ he said.
The CAG had alleged that government in 2008 allocated spectrum at less price which caused the national exchequer a notional loss of about Rs 1.76 lakh crore. The government had invited all-round criticism on 2G spectrum scam that was probed by CBI. Government is allocating spectrum for mobile services through auction only after the Supreme Court in February 2012 cancelled 122 2G licence and directed government to allocate spectrum through auction.
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