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Coronavirus Outbreak: COAI dials FM for telecom sector relief; says urgent measures must

Industry body COAI has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeking urgent relief measures, including lowering of levies with immediate effect, for the telecom operators on account of the "adverse impact" of COVID-19

COAI asks Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, others to take steps to ease network pressure

Citing the "unprecedented situation" due to the outbreak of coronavirus, COAI noted that the governments are taking various measures to reduce social interactions, in order to contain the spread of the pandemic.

AGR dues: Govt is well aware of implications if relief not provided to telcos, says COAI

Industry body COAI on Friday said the government is well aware of implications of leaving the stressed telecom sector without a relief package, as it urged policymakers to use "tools" available to find appropriate solutions expeditiously

DoT's suggestion to give telcos 20 years for AGR payment to help resurrect financially stressed sector: COAI

The DoT has raised total demand of around Rs 53,000 core for AGR liability of VIL which included interest, penalty and interest on delay in payment of the amount

Govt gets Rs 25,900 cr in AGR dues, asks telcos to make full payment; says no plan to set up anti-trust laws to curb cartelisation in telecom sector

The minister said the government has "again" directed the operators to make full payments of the AGR dues in a letter dated 4 March 2020.

AGR dues: Telecom industry body COAI rings alarm bells; asks govt to ease terms for payment, cut in licence fee

Industry body COAI has sent out a distress signal to the government seeking easier terms for payment of statutory dues by telcos, including extension of loans at lower rates to cover AGR liabilities, as also fast implementation of floor prices, to rescue the troubled sector

AGR woes: No case for differential treatment to PSUs on statutory dues matter, says telecom industry body

Industry body COAI said on Wednesday that AGR formula being applied on mobile operators should be applicable on all other categories of telecom licences and there can be no differential treatment for relevant PSUs in this regard

Union Budget 2020-21: COAI raises AGR issue, seeks cut in levies at meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman

Amid mounting financial woes of the telecom sector, industry body COAI raised the issue of adjusted gross revenue and sought cut in levies like licence fee and spectrum usage charges during a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday

Delay hits Airtel, Tata Teleservices merger; unlikely to get govt nod this year as deal caught in AGR dues controversy

Bharti Airtel on 1 July announced that the consumer mobile business of Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) has now become a part of the company

World's cheapest, biggest telecom market faces life-threatening crisis; industry favours TRAI intervention to fix floor price

With 1 gigabyte (GB) of mobile data costing just $0.26 compared to $12.37 in the US and $ 6.66 in the UK, India in 2019 emerged as the nation with the cheapest telecom tariff in the world.