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The Department of Telecom is expected to issue the notice for upcoming spectrum auction this week that will have timelines and rules to bid for airwaves. The Union Cabinet approved a proposal for the auction of 2,251.25 Megahertz (MHz) of spectrum worth Rs 3.92 lakh crore at the base price on December 17, 2020. The Read More…
Telecom providers pay the department of telecommunications (DoT) nearly 3-5% of their AGR in usage charges for spectrum or airwaves and 8% of AGR as licence fees. The top court had in its verdict on October 24, 2019, upheld the interpretation given to the definition of AGR by DoT and included revenues from various Read More…
After several rounds of hearings and a year later, the Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case. On the last day of hearing on Monday, the court warned that if telecom companies are unwilling to pay their dues, it would direct the Union government to cancel their spectrum Read More…
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to explain why Reliance Jio, which is earning revenue by sharing Reliance Communication’s (RCom) spectrum, be not asked to pay the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues to the government. The government told the top court there is a difference of opinion between two ministries (Department Read More…
According to the DOT calculations, Bharti Airtel owes Rs 43,780 crore of AGR dues, of which the company has paid Rs 18,004 crore, so the balance is Rs 25,976 crore. Vodafone Idea has so far paid Rs 7,854 crore of its total Rs 50,399 crore dues and Tata Teleservices has paid about Rs 4,197 Read More…
Union Cabinet on Wednesday, October 23, approved the merger of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). “The merger was first suggested by senior Shiv Sena and veteran trade union leader, Arvind Sawant. He was a former MTNL employee and he is close to Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. He Read More…
According to the TRAI note, the maximum retail price (MRP) of a channel on a-la-carte can be viewed in the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) or Menu of their TV screens. “Distribution Platform Operator (DPO) such as cable operators, DTH operators may provide discount on the MRP displayed on the EPG,” TRAI said. Following this Read More…
