A day after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) floated a consultation paper on whether Indian Railways should be able to get — largely free of cost — 5 Megahertz of wireless spectrum for carrying real-time data that would enhance passenger safety, the Union Cabinet in a surprise move on Thursday approved the proposal, even though TRAI’s response was pending.
The Indian Railways had sought additional 5 Mhz of paired spectrum, free of cost, in the 700 MHz band in July last year, a month after the Balasore incident that left 296 persons dead and nearly 1,200 injured.
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