The BSNL has not paid salaries to its 1.76 lakh employees for August and MTNL has not paid for the last two months. The cost of 4G spectrum to them will cost ₹20,000 crore. BSNL has sought allocation of an additional 5 MHz spectrum in 2100 MHz band preferably contiguous to its existing 5 MHz block in the same band in all service areas, except Rajasthan where spectrum in not available. For Rajasthan, the operator has sought 5 MHz in 800 MHz band for launching of 4G services. The value of spectrum is around ₹14,000 crore. For MTNL, the airwaves will cost ₹6,000 crore.