Reliance Jio pays AGR dues worth Rs 1.77 billion to the government
As per industry sources, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has paid adjusted gross revenue (AGR)...
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Telcos to wait for SC decision on AGR modification plea
Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have informed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that they will await the hearing from the Supreme Court (SC) on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) modification pleas filed by them. This...
Read MoreNon-telecom PSUs to approach SC on AGR order
Non-telecom public sector units (PSUs) including GAIL India, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), Oil India Limited (OIL), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and RailTel are filing separate applications in the...
Read MoreDoT approves raising FDI limit in Airtel by up to 100 per cent
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given its approval to increasing the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in Bharti Airtel from 49 per cent to up to 100 per cent of paid up capital. As per a regulatory filing,...
Read MoreTelecom firms file joint plea in SC for deadline extension to pay AGR dues
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), Bharti Airtel Limited and Tata Teleservices Limited have jointly filed a modification application in the Supreme Court (SC). Through the application, the telcos have sought an extension of the...
Read MoreDoT seeks Rs 480 billion in statutory dues from Oil India
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought Rs 480 billion from Oil India in past statutory dues. With regard to this, DoT has issued a demand notice to Oil India. The dues have been sought in relation to the use of...
Read MoreDoT examining legal applicability of January 23 deadline for AGR payments on non-telecom PSUs
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is examining the legal applicability of January 23, 2020 deadline for payment of over Rs 2.4 trillion statutory dues for non-telecom public sector undertakings (PSUs) which were not...
Read MoreTRAI extends deadline for submitting comments on tariff issues in telecom services
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the deadline for receiving comments on its consultation paper on ‘Tariff Issues of Telecom Services.’ The deadline for filing comments and counter...
Read MorePSUs to file review petitions against SC’s AGR verdict
As per industry sources, Gail (India) Limited, Power Grid Corporation of India and Oil India Limited are planning to file petitions seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s order that necessitates them to pay over Rs 3 trillion...
Read MoreIncumbents likely to file a curative petition, after SC rejects their AGR review plea
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are exploring the option to file a curative petition after the apex court has rejected their plea to review its order on adjusted gross revenue (AGR). Airtel has expressed its disappointment on...
Read MoreSupreme Court rejects telcos plea to review AGR verdict
The Supreme Court has rejected Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices Limited’s plea...
Read MoreSupreme Court to hear telcos’ AGR pleas today
The Supreme Court (SC) will hear review petitions filed by telcos against its verdict on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) today. The hearing will be conducted in closed chambers at 1:50 pm, although Bharti Airtel and Vodafone...
Read MoreGovernment proposes incentives to attract Apple, Samsung suppliers
As per industry sources, the government is planning to offer subsidised loans to mobile handset manufacturers in order to attract Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics suppliers to open factories in the nation. The proposal given...
Read MoreSC orders immediate restoration of internet for essential services in J&K
The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate restoration of internet for all essential services in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that the right to access internet is a fundamental right under Article 19, subject to reasonable...
Read MoreTRAI launches online complaint management portal and app
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched on an online Complaint Management System (CMS) app and portal. The CMS app and portal will help consumers register complaints related to Value Added Services (VAS)....
Read MoreGNFC contests DoT’s demand notice; planning to take legal action
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals (GNFC) has contested the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) demand notice for seeking Rs 150.19 billion dues against its V-SAT and internet service provider (ISP) licenses....
Read MoreSupreme Court rejects plea for open-court hearing on AGR
The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the request for an open-court hearing to review the petitions made by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices, Hughes Communications India and some state-run firms on the adjusted...
Read MoreTelecom AGR declines by 4.6 per cent in QE September 2019, says TRAI
As per the recent Performance Indicator Report (PIR) released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the telecom industry recorded a sequential dip of 4.6 per cent in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) in the quarter...
Read MoreGovernment extends deadline for submission of bids to appoint spectrum auctioneer to January 20, 2020
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the deadline for submitting bids for the appointment of an auctioneer for conducting spectrum auctions to January 20, 2020. Earlier, the last date for submission of bids to...
Read MoreRailTel Corporation moves Supreme Court on AGR ruling
RailTel Corporation has moved the Supreme Court to seek modification or clarification on its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) order. RailTel has requested the Supreme Court to clarify if AGR pertains only to access service provider...
Read MoreDoT issues demand notice of Rs 150.19 billion to GNVFC
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a demand notice on Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals (GNVFC) for payment of outstanding dues worth Rs 150.19 billion. The dues have to be paid by January 23,...
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