Taxes, levies in telecom high, need to be reviewed thoroughly: Sunil Mittal

The government needs to ensure that the telecom industry, which has had its ups and downs, is given due attention in area of levies and taxes, Mittal said

Telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal on Friday made a renewed pitch for lowering the high levies on telecom industry, saying the government should not view the sector as a source for the exchequer, but instead as a "force multiplier" for ensuring economic momentum.

Mittal, who is the chairman of Bharti Airtel, also said that the Prime Minister's vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat has given a clarion call to the industry to ensure that more value addition is done in India for telecom networks, mobile devices, and software.

"Taxes have generally been very high on this industry. It is important that this is reviewed