The 6 GHz spectrum band has been a bone of contention between the India telcos Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on one side and tech giants like Amazon and Meta on the other. While the telcos want the spectrum band to be auctioned, or allocated through the licensed route, the tech lobby has called for it to be sanctioned under the unlicensed route, or allotted without auctions.