The Telecom Ministry is believed to have finally allotted spectrum to US-based
Qualcomm for offering wireless broadband services, two years after it won the radio waves through auction.
"Orders have been issued," sources at the Department of Telecommunications said in response to status of s
pectrum allocation to the company which has been pending since long.
Company sources also confirmed receiving spectrum assignment letter.
A senior DoT official, however, said Qualcomm will have the right to use this spectrum for 18.5 years only.
As per the Notice Inviting Application, companies will have right to use BWA spectrum for period of 20 years from the date of awarding spectrum block for commercial use.
"The period has been reduced by 18 months due to delays on their part," the official said.
The company had won spectrum for high-speed data services in four circles - Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala - through auction in June 2010, and paid Rs 4,912.54 crore (about $1 billion) for the same.
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