NEW DELHI: The upcoming spectrum auction will separate the "men from the boys" as phone companies that don't plug the holes in their bandwidth portfolio will get left behind, Telecom Secretary JS Deepak told ET in an interview. He said the government was offering unprecedented quantum of airwaves in the auction that starts October 1, giving telcos an opportunity to acquire data and voice spectrum. This auction will separate the men from boys. That is the requirement and not related to what the commercial arrangement is regarding termination charge." The auction will see sale of about 2,300 MHz of spectrum, which is more than that held by top 4 telcos.

Source: Economic Times September 18, 2016 21:24 UTC