Trai revises stance on PMRTS spectrum, calls for shorter validity for 5 years

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has revised its earlier recommendations on spectrum allocation for Public Mobile Radio Trunking Service (PMRTS), advising that spectrum assignment be capped at five years instead of 20 years. This marks a significant shift from Trai’s 2018 stance and reflects the regulator’s recognition of the rapid transition from legacy narrowband radio systems to broadband-based critical communications.