Industry suggests that spectrum sharing

The telecommunications industry, which has been facing years, has asked the government to follow a spectrum sharing model instead of auctioning the spectrum.

The industry and the government must resolve the issue of gathering spectrum fees in dollars. Another challenge is the legal dispute that delays the upcoming auction.

In the context of such pressing challenges, the industry has made three proposals. In addition to the spectrum exchange model, telecommunications companies suggest that the spectrum fee must be in Pakistani rupees instead of US dollars. The third proposal is to follow the Saudi Arabian model to auction the spectrum at no cost.

Jazz officials told the media on Monday that they were asking the government to follow the models of Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Indonesia, where the spectrum was set at about 10% of the value of the last spectrum price. It was emphasized that government interventions were resolved in India’s differences in India and Pakistan would have to follow this example.

Meanwhile, a GSMA report entitled “Building Digital Pakistan through efficient political spectrum” warned that Pakistan is risking losing $ 4.3 billion in possible economic benefits over the next five years if the spectrum distribution was further delayed.

“There is not enough spectrum means that the mobile is less productive and less accessible,” the report said, adding that spectrum costs in Pakistan already accounts for 20% of operators’ revenue – among the highest worldwide.

Jazz Aamir Ibrahim, chief executive during a meeting, said that when the spectrum is priced beyond the range of operators and worsened by one of the heaviest tax regimes in the world, he suffers the entire digital ecosystem.

He added that telecommunications operators are forced to limit investment, customers face poor quality of service, and the government itself loses long -term dividends of a strong digital economy. “The real solution lies in rational, investment -friendly policies that prioritize economic access and long -term growth over short -term revenue,” Ibrahim said.