BW Businessworld Cabinet Likely To Approve Spectrum Auction Guidelines On Wednesday The spectrum auction note has been submitted to the Cabinet. It may come for a decision at Wednesday's meeting Photo Credit : The Union Cabinet is likely to approve on Wednesday guidelines for the next round of spectrum auction which may begin in the last week of January, sources said. The upcoming auction may not have radiowaves identified for 5G services. 'The spectrum auction note has been submitted to the Cabinet. It may come for a decision at Wednesday's meeting,' a source said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had recommended a plan to auction spectrum worth Rs 5.22 lakh crore. However, some of the spectrum frequencies identified by the DoT for auction are being used by the defence ministry and the Department of Space.