Page 17 - Telecom

Icra expects moderate participation in spectrum auctions up to Rs 60,000 cr

The Centre has budgeted Rs 1.33 trillion as non-tax receipts from the telecom sector for FY2021

US threatens to block China Telecom from operating in American market

The Executive Branch agencies identified substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks associated with China Telecom's operations

Covid-19: Airtel urges uninterrupted internet in outreach to other telcos

Calls for joining hands and paving the way for intra-circle roaming pacts as country goes under lock down in war against coronavirus

SC to hear DoT's plea on AGR dues payment by telecom companies today

The fresh plea stated that telecom service providers who were liable to make payments have started making payments

DoT units routinely ask us for bulk call records: Telcos flag concern

Telcos said that DoT units asked for call data records for specific routes in Delhi with residences of Ministers, Members of Parliament, Judges and important offices

Airtel, Voda Idea must disclose workings used to arrive at AGR dues: Report

In case of Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL), the DoT is seeking over Rs 53,000 crore

Govt gets Rs 25,900 cr in AGR dues; asks telcos to make full payment

Tata Teleservices has paid about Rs 4,197 crore, while Rs 3.9 crore has been received from Reliance Communications

Voda Idea pegs dues at Rs 21,533 cr, CEO meets govt for 'new beginning'

Earlier in the day, Vodafone Idea in a statement said it has already paid Rs 3,500 crore out of the "self-assessed" liability of Rs 21,533 crore

I-T unearths Rs 3,500-cr TDS default by oil, telecom firm in Delhi: CBDT

CBDT, which frames policy for the tax department, did not name the entities involved

Balance AGR dues of telcos pegged at Rs 1,30,440 crore: Govt in Lok Sabha

On speculations regarding shutting down of Vodafone Idea, Dhotre said no such information is available with the government

Top headlines: NCLAT calls for probe against Flipkart, services PMI, & more

From govt allowing telcos to defer payments to 28 coronavirus cases in India, here are the top stories for the day

Deloitte India makes presentation to telecom department on AGR dues

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran meets Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss the issue

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel losses were gains for Jio and BSNL in December

Vodafone Idea and Airtel lost 3.6 million and 11,050 users, respectively

Telecom companies to submit self-assessment documents on AGR maths

However, no deadline has been given to companies to submit the supporting documents

Trai proposal puts liability burden on sellers in telecom M&A deals

Experts are of the view that these reforms are too little, too late

Do you have an innovative 5G-related product idea? You can win Rs 2.5 crore

Total prize money of Rs 2.5 crore is spread across three phases

Sunil Mittal, K M Birla meet FM on telecom crisis as AGR deadline closes in

It is learnt that the two telcos have proposed a few options to the Union government for consideration

Govt should offer one-time settlement to telcos, waive penalties: S C Garg

Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Wednesday said the government should offer a one-time settlement scheme to the telecom companies to pay the principal due amount as per the AGR definition and waive the penal interest and penalties. The massive Rs 1.47 lakh crore of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues are pushing telecom firms to the brink. In a blog titled 'Rebuilding Telecom Business in India', Garg said the telecom crisis in India is not just limited to AGR-related issues. "Offer a one-time settlement scheme to the telecom companies (both operating and under resolution) to pay the principal due amount as per the AGR definition as contained in the licensing agreements and waive the penal interest and penalties. "Alternatively, appoint a board for Vodafone Idea Ltd by ousting the current board on the lines of action taken in the case of IL&FS and DHFL and secure a moratorium of some time on servicing of loans and government dues," he said. Garg noted that the telecom

What are AGR dues and how it threatens Vodafone-Idea's very existence

Shares of Vodafone Idea jumped 48 per cent to Rs 4.49 on the BSE on Wednesday on the back of heavy volumes on report that the government is unlikely to invoke bank guarantees for now

AGR dues: Vodafone Idea on the brink as DoT may invoke bank guarantees

Solicitor General's view sought after SC refuses relief; telcos pay a fraction of the total AGR dues