Behura, citing the example of England where WiMax rollout was deferred by a year due to unavailability of BWA spectrum, said the government is considering the issue and something would be worked out soon.

Last week, the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) set up to resolve third generation (3G) and BWA spectrum-related issues set the base price for BWA spectrum at Rs.1,750 crore for a pan-India rollout.

Only three slots will be auctioned initially, with one slot already reserved for the two state-run telecom operators - Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.