Spectrum Usage Charges

Supreme Court order to recover Rs 92,641 cr in AGR massive blow for Airtel, Vodafone: Kotak

Both Airtel and Vodafone Idea, in their respective press releases post-the SC judgment, have appealed to the government to review the impact of the verdict on the industry

Telecom firm auditors should have insisted on making provisions for AGR instead of taking ostrich-like approach

The telecom industry, which was peeved with the one-time license fee regime that ruled the roost till 1999, is not satisfied with the strict implementation of the revenue sharing regime either

CARE downgrades rating on Vodafone Idea's loans in view of SC's AGR verdict

The Supreme Court, last week, had upheld the government's way of computing the telecom revenue, from which dues like licence fee and spectrum usage charges are derived

Bharti Airtel's Q2 mobile services revenue up 7% to Rs 10,981 cr y-o-y; ARPU slips in September quarter

Airtel's average revenue per user (ARPU) for mobile services—a key metrics for telecom companies—slipped marginally to Rs 128 against Rs 129 in the previous sequential quarter

Draft telecom policy aims 40 lakh new jobs by 2022; $100 bn investment, 50 mbps broadband speed

The draft also proposes to address woes of debt-ridden telecom sector by reviewing licence fees, spectrum usage charges, universal service obligation fund levy -- all of which add to cost of telecom services

Govt bailout for telecom may not be a smart idea; M&As signal better days not too far away

A tough call for the government. If it ignores what the incumbents are saying, then the banking sector stress worsens. If it agrees to all the demands of telcos, then again it suffers a significant revenue loss

Telecom industry urges slashing of spectrum usage charges further to 1 percent

Though the government has decided to reduce spectrum usage charges (SUC) to 3 percent of adjusted gross revenue from 5 percent made by telecom companies, the industry stakeholders on Tuesday urged the Department of Telecommunications to further reduce it to 1 percent.

Centre plans to finalise spectrum charges before auction

Today is last date for submitting applications to take part in the spectrum auction and withdrawals are allowed until 27 January.

Yashwant Sinha writes to PM, criticises new spectrum policy

Expressing dismay at the new reserve price of spectrum set by TRAI, BJP on Tuesday said the steep reduction in costs will benefit a few operators and cause a loss to the exchequer and demanded that Prime Minister ask his office to reject the recommendations.