The Telecom Commission of DoT is to meet mid-May to discuss the reduction in tax burden on mobile subscribers through a cut in the licence fee. The move may see a further reduction in telecom tariffs as DoT is in favour of reducing the revenue share licence fee to a flat 6 per cent of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR), from the existing 10 per cent, 8 per cent and 6 per cent for A, B and C circles respectively. This will create a uniform revenue share pattern across all telecom circles, similar to the international long distance (ILD) and national long distance (NLD) services model adopted in the beginning of January 2006.
