Telcos' spectrum usage charge payments to plunge from July-Sep quarterICICI Securities estimates effective SUC rates (including on microwave spectrum) for Airtel, Jio and Vi would drop sharply from the pre-5G ...
08 Aug, 2022, 03.55 PM IST
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...
24 Jun, 2022, 12.49 AM IST
DoT scraps spectrum usage charge floor rate, relief to telcosThe 3% floor had been fixed by the DoT back in 2016 to protect government revenues as the SUC at that time had been lowered to encourage te...
23 Jun, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
Telcos may bid for only 4 out of 10 bands in 5G auction, spend Rs 71,000 crore: IIFLIIFL securities expect "tremendous value" for telcos acquiring the 28 GHz spectrum which can be used to offer fixed wireless access (FWA) s...
22 Jun, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
Top telcos can save Rs 4,200-4,500 crore a year on SUC on 28 GHz buy: IIFLIIFL added that such robust annual SUC savings could potentially result in “EV (enterprise value) upsides of a whopping $3.5 billion, $3 bi...
18 Apr, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Vi writes to telecom department, wants to defer payment of Q2-Q4 duesThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is yet to take a call on the written request, especially after all the relief measures that have...
12 Nov, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
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.
08 Sep, 2021, 11.44 PM IST
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...
28 Jul, 2021, 11.08 PM IST
TRAI recommends SUC be levied on only shared bands, not entire spectrum holdingThe telecom regulator has recommended that the incremental spectrum usage charge (SUC) of 0.5% levied on operators when they share airwaves...
18 Aug, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
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 ...
28 Jun, 2020, 05.30 PM IST
DoT seeks industry view on licensing structure overhaulTelecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan has indicated that the draft New Telecom Policy 2018 will be unveiled by December for comments from st...
24 Oct, 2017, 08.50 AM IST
Department of Telecom left with 3 choices on Spectrum usual chargeDoT though may also put up Trai’s suggested formula for the Cabinet’s consideration, but flag its strong reservations, an official told ET ...
18 Jul, 2016, 04.14 AM IST
COAI wants Trai to adopt flat 1% annual spectrum usage charge, says there are no legal hurdlesThe COAI represents top telcos including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, as well as newcomer Reliance Jio Infocomm.
14 Jul, 2016, 02.52 AM IST
Trai should stick to flat SUC recommendation for continuity of affordable services: COAICOAI has said that the sector regulator should not amend its previous recommendation of a flat Spectrum Usage Charge leading to a final 1% ...
29 Jun, 2016, 01.20 PM IST
GSM telcos want SUC at a flat 3% now, 1% eventually; say Jio differsIn a letter dated April 7 to Telecom Secretary JS Deepak and to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Chairman RS Sharma.
08 Apr, 2016, 05.08 AM IST
Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular remain weak as EGoM fixes SUC at 5%Shares of telecom companies continued to remain in the red after the EGoM announced that the companies will be charged SUC at 5%.
27 Jan, 2014, 12.58 PM IST
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...
06 Jan, 2014, 03.52 PM IST