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Vodafone Idea, Jio, Airtel likely set for relief worth thousands of crores as govt plans SUC waiverThe government plans to waive spectrum usage charges for airwaves bought before September 2021, benefiting telecom firms like Vodafone Idea...
Incremental SUC only on shared bands, says Trai, opposes DoTAs per executives in the telecom industry, the DoT had neither accepted nor rejected Trai’s recommendations of 2020, which underlined that ...
DoT nod soon for Vodafone Idea's payment planThe company had submitted the plan after the government asked it to provide a tentative date for making the payment as the telco is believe...
DoT to soon ask Vodafone Idea to clear 3rd quarter dues"Through the notice, we will ask the company to share the entire amount, which needs to be paid as statutory dues for the December quarter ...
'Vodafone Idea paid only 10-30% of licence fee, SUC for December quarter'Vi was saddled with a net debt of around ₹2.2 lakh crore in the second quarter and ended it with a modest gross cash balance of ₹190 crore....
Telcos may save Rs 5,400 crore in annual SUC paymentsICICI Securities estimates that the applicable SUC rates for Airtel, Vi and Jio would plunge to “0.4%, 0.4% and 0.3% of adjusted gross reve...
Vodafone Idea clears ₹818 crore statutory duesComing soon after the back to back on-time payments to its non-convertible debenture (NCD) holders, the latest payment of statutory dues un...
On telecom, think big and act boldTelcos should pay taxes on their profits as normal companies do, apart from bearing a small levy to pay for regulation.
Sound thinking on telecom sectorA more innovative step would be for the government to convert, in part, at least, the debt the telcos owe it on account of spectrum fees in...
Government considering long-term measures to boost health of stressed telecom sectorA critical step is a relook at the definition of AGR to exclude non-telecom items. This has been a longstanding battle between the governme...
Telcos seek soft loans, levy cuts to ease stressThe telcos have urged the FM to expedite steps to cut SUC to 3% of a telco’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) and reduce licence fees to 3% of ...
Telcos urge DoT to address financial stressThe government officials has assured the industry that additional issues like request for dynamic IP addresses, additional backhaul spectru...
Govt sees 125% jump in FY21 revenue mop-up from telecom, driven by AGR collections, spectrum saleThe government earns revenue in the form of mainly licence fees and spectrum usage charges (SUC) from telecom operators, which are computed...
Carriers owe government nearly Rs 1.47 lakh crore: Telecom MinistryAirtel and Vodafone Idea hold the majority of these liabilities, which the DoT has sought through a process started last week. For Airtel, ...
DoT may cut upfront payment for spectrum auction, usage chargesDoT officials admit that the government is unlikely to reduce the base prices of 5G spectrum for the next auctions, given regulator’s repea...
Telecom Commission clears largest ever spectrum sale, including 700 MhzThe suggestion of Telecom Commission will be placed before the Cabinet for final approval based on which rules for auction to be held in Ju...
Department of Telecommunications mulls changing spectrum user chargesIn what could be a huge policy change in Indian telecom, the Telecom Department is considering changing the spectrum user charge regime fro...
Videocon demands lower SUC rates for newer telcosArvind Bali, CEO of Videocon Telecom has also demanded lower SUC regime for new players, which he said would ensure level playing field for...
GSM telcos, Reliance Jio spar over spectrum chargeCOAI, which has members like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, have written to the government , asking for higher spectrum usage charge.
GSM body asks DoT to implement uniform spectrum usage feeThe COAI said the BWA spectrum was acquired under a ISP licence and the scope of licence was limited to data services.