Government constitutes panel of secretaries to streamline spectrum allocation process

The government has constituted a panel of secretaries under Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba to streamline the spectrum allocation process. In addition, the panel will examine the possibility of making the auction of spectrum an annual calendar event. Further, it will also provide a clear road map of the quantum as well as frequency of the spectrum on offer for commercial use in the future. Besides Gauba, the panel comprises the secretaries of the home, defence, railways, telecom, and information and broadcasting ministries and the Department of Space.