WiMAX industry in the country received a major boost as the DoT has reportedly modified its policy on wireless broadband technologies including WiMAX services. Earlier DoT restricted the use of WiMAX services to only data based services. But with the new policy even voice services can be offered through WiMAX network.

The decision to review the policy was reportedly taken on August 21 by the Telecom Commission.

But the new boost comes at a cost of increased reserve price for WiMAX spectrum in the auctioning process. The Commission now wants the base price to be 50 percent of the 3G base price as compared to earlier 25 percent. A pan-India WiMAX licence may now come at an estimated price of Rs 1010 crore.