The director-general of audit (posts & telecommunications) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to amend the licence conditions of telecom operators. This is expected to be carried out by incorporating a clause that enables the comptroller & auditor general (CAG) to audit the accounts of private operators that recently bagged 3G and broadband wireless access spectrum. At present, CAG has the power to audit central and state government departments as well as PSUs. The move comes after allegations that operators were under-reporting revenues, thereby short-changing the government of its rightful revenue share.
