The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is expecting to earn more than BDT 80 billion through a 3G spectrum auction by June. The regulator is hopeful that it will realise the money from the mobile phone operators, BTRC chairman Zia Ahmed told government news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). He said the BTRC has almost completed the process of appointing a consultancy firm to finalise the guidelines and policy for auctioning off the licence. The BTRC chief said that they have already evaluated the market price for spectrum in different countries including neighbouring India. He said India earned USD 14.6 billion through a 3G auction. Five consultancy firms submitted offers in the pre-qualification bid. Of them, two were pre-qualified and they have submitted their financial and technical offers to the BTRC. They are Nera Economic Consulting of the US and PriceWaterhouseCoopers of the UK. The BTRC chairman said the consultancy firm will finalise the process of auctioning 3G licences to ensure transparency and accountability. Replying to a question, he said apart from the existing 2G operators, a new operator could take part in the 3G auction.