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内阁将审查政府一次性频谱收费的请求
在10月5日听证会之前提交的一份宣誓书中，电信部(DoT)表示，政府“希望审查和/或重新考虑”其上诉程序，并寻求更多时间来坚定其观点。
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沃达丰Idea 20%的销售团队员工辞职
因此，沃达丰Idea目前正在寻找替代人选。该电信公司在其领英公司页面上列出了1905个职位空缺，如AGM -预付费营销专员，AGM -预付费营销，AGM -营销分析等。
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以大法官沙阿为首的两名法官给予政府两周的时间，由总检察长图沙尔·梅塔代表，并定于12月2日举行下一次听证会。
在10月5日的听证会之前提交的一份宣誓书中，该公司电信部(美国交通部)表示，政府“希望审查和/或重新考虑”其上诉程序，并寻求更多时间来坚定其观点。
法院随后告诉梅塔，政府需要“满足”法院，而法院将不得不“考虑更大的公共利益”。
专家说，政府周三对最高法院的评论是另一个信号，表明政府打算减少电信行业的诉讼，作为改善运营商健康状况的持续努力的一部分。就在几个月前，政府刚刚宣布了一项针对负债累累的行业(特别是现金短缺行业)的救助计划沃达丰的想法(Vi)。
在10月份的宣誓书中，交通部表示，OTSC事件涉及征收约4000亿卢比的税款，而电信公司在这个领域正在亏损。它补充称，各银行已致函政府，以缓解该行业的财务压力，否则它们将因其风险敞口而面临严重损失。
《纽约时报》本月早些时候报道称，交通部收到了法律意见，认为它有权在庭外解决类似OTSC的案件。
早些时候付款
然而，交通部此前曾收到多家电信公司向OTSC提供的款项。司法部目前正在研究庭外和解对已经收到的金额可能产生的影响。
例如，2018年7月，沃达丰印度和Idea Cellular共向DoT支付了7248亿卢比作为OTSC会费，尽管遭到了抗议，但这满足了政府批准合并的先决条件。
OTSC反映的是在没有拍卖的情况下，超过一定限度分配的频谱的市场价格，包括利息和利息罚款。市场上的另一家私营电信公司依赖Jioinfocom从2010年开始通过拍卖获得了所有的电波。
迄今为止，交通部将Airtel的OTSC会费定为841.4亿卢比。该电信公司表示，在FY20向OTSC记录了1807.5亿卢比的费用，余额6606.5亿卢比被确认为或有负债。
沃达丰Idea表示，截至今年3月底，OTSC应计利润为438.98亿卢比，已在其财务报表中提供。
征税是如何实施的
2012年，最高法院取消了122个与2G骗局有关的电信许可证，宣布无线频段是最好通过拍卖出售的公共产品，之后OTSC的争斗就开始了。在2010年之前，频谱与电信许可证一起分配，费用为16.58亿卢比。然后，电信公司在达到一定的用户群后，就会获得额外的频谱。
在最高法院2012年发布命令后，内阁决定征收与市场价格挂钩的OTSC。它规定，在2008年7月至2012年12月期间，每圈持有超过6.2 MHz频谱的电信公司必须为所持有的剩余频谱支付一次性市场价格。同样，在2013年1月至牌照到期期间，电信公司被要求为每圈超过4.4 MHz的电波支付市场价格。
2019年7月，电讯争议解决及上诉法庭(TDSAT)支持营办商的上诉，裁定可在未来而非追溯的情况下征收OTSC，并须有机制让出电波。交通部也想对这些指控进行追溯，并向最高法院提出上诉，最高法院没有维持TDSAT的裁决。
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<\/figure>Mumbai: The government has told the Supreme Court the Cabinet will take a call on withdrawing its appeal against a telecom tribunal order, which backed the stance of telcos that one-time spectrum charge (OTSC) should be levied only prospectively.A two-judge bench headed by Justice MR Shah granted two weeks to the government, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, and scheduled the next hearing for December 2.
In an affidavit filed before the previous hearing on October 5, the Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT) said the government was \u201cdesirous of reviewing and\/or re-considering\u201d its appeal proceedings and sought more time to firm up its view.
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The bench had then told Mehta that the government would need to \u201csatisfy\u201d the court, which will have to \u201cconsider the larger public interest.\u201d
Experts said Wednesday\u2019s comment to the top court was another signal that the government intends to reduce litigation in the telecom sector as part of continuing efforts to improve the health of operators. It comes just a couple of months after the government announced a relief package for the debt-laden sector, specifically cash-strapped Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi).
In its October affidavit, DoT said the OTSC matter involved a levy of around Rs 40,000 crore, in a sector where telcos were making losses. It added that banks had written to the government to ease the financial stress on the industry, else they would face severe losses from their exposure.
ET reported earlier this month that DoT received legal opinion that it has the power to settle cases such as that over OTSC, out of court.
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Earlier payments<\/strong>
However, DoT has previously received sums from various telcos toward OTSC. The department is now studying what bearing out-of-court settlements may have on the amounts already received.
For example, in July 2018, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular had together paid Rs 7,248 crore to DoT as OTSC dues, though under protest, fulfilling a precondition for the government to approve their merger.
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The bench had then told Mehta that the government would need to \u201csatisfy\u201d the court, which will have to \u201cconsider the larger public interest.\u201d
Experts said Wednesday\u2019s comment to the top court was another signal that the government intends to reduce litigation in the telecom sector as part of continuing efforts to improve the health of operators. It comes just a couple of months after the government announced a relief package for the debt-laden sector, specifically cash-strapped Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi).
In its October affidavit, DoT said the OTSC matter involved a levy of around Rs 40,000 crore, in a sector where telcos were making losses. It added that banks had written to the government to ease the financial stress on the industry, else they would face severe losses from their exposure.
ET reported earlier this month that DoT received legal opinion that it has the power to settle cases such as that over OTSC, out of court.
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However, DoT has previously received sums from various telcos toward OTSC. The department is now studying what bearing out-of-court settlements may have on the amounts already received.
For example, in July 2018, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular had together paid Rs 7,248 crore to DoT as OTSC dues, though under protest, fulfilling a precondition for the government to approve their merger.
<\/div><\/div>If the Cabinet decides to withdraw the telecom department's appeal, Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Vi stand to gain most, since their OTSC liabilities get reduced.
OTSC reflects the market price of spectrum allotted beyond a certain threshold without auctions and includes interest and penalty on interest. The other private telco in the market \u2014 Reliance Jio<\/a> Infocomm\u2014got all its airwaves through auctions, which started in 2010.
DoT has so far pegged Airtel\u2019s OTSC dues at Rs 8,414 crore. The telco has said it recorded a charge of Rs 1,807.5 crore toward OTSC in FY20, with the balance Rs 6,606.5 crore being recognised as contingent liabilities.
Vodafone Idea has said OTSC accruals till the end of March this year were Rs 4,389.8 crore, which have been provided for it in its financials.
How the levy landed
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The OTSC tussle began after the SC cancelled 122 telecom permits in 2012 in connection with the 2G scam, declaring airwaves as public goods best sold through an auction. Before 2010, spectrum was allocated along with telecom licences for a payment of Rs 1,658 crore. Telcos were then given additional tranches of spectrum after they reached a certain subscriber base in a circle.
The Cabinet, after the Supreme Court\u2019s 2012 order, decided to levy an OTSC linked to market prices. It directed that a telco holding more than 6.2 MHz per circle between July 2008 and December 2012 must pay a one-time market-linked price for the excess spectrum held. Likewise, the telcos were required to pay the market price for airwaves exceeding 4.4 MHz per circle between January 2013 till the expiry of their licences.
In July 2019, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT<\/a>) backed the operators\u2019 appeal in ruling that the OTSC could be levied prospectively, not retrospectively, and there needed to be a mechanism to surrender airwaves. DoT, which wanted to levy the charges retrospectively as well, appealed against the order in the top court, which has not stayed the TDSAT ruling.
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OTSC reflects the market price of spectrum allotted beyond a certain threshold without auctions and includes interest and penalty on interest. The other private telco in the market \u2014 Reliance Jio<\/a> Infocomm\u2014got all its airwaves through auctions, which started in 2010.
DoT has so far pegged Airtel\u2019s OTSC dues at Rs 8,414 crore. The telco has said it recorded a charge of Rs 1,807.5 crore toward OTSC in FY20, with the balance Rs 6,606.5 crore being recognised as contingent liabilities.
Vodafone Idea has said OTSC accruals till the end of March this year were Rs 4,389.8 crore, which have been provided for it in its financials.
How the levy landed
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The OTSC tussle began after the SC cancelled 122 telecom permits in 2012 in connection with the 2G scam, declaring airwaves as public goods best sold through an auction. Before 2010, spectrum was allocated along with telecom licences for a payment of Rs 1,658 crore. Telcos were then given additional tranches of spectrum after they reached a certain subscriber base in a circle.
The Cabinet, after the Supreme Court\u2019s 2012 order, decided to levy an OTSC linked to market prices. It directed that a telco holding more than 6.2 MHz per circle between July 2008 and December 2012 must pay a one-time market-linked price for the excess spectrum held. Likewise, the telcos were required to pay the market price for airwaves exceeding 4.4 MHz per circle between January 2013 till the expiry of their licences.
In July 2019, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT<\/a>) backed the operators\u2019 appeal in ruling that the OTSC could be levied prospectively, not retrospectively, and there needed to be a mechanism to surrender airwaves. DoT, which wanted to levy the charges retrospectively as well, appealed against the order in the top court, which has not stayed the TDSAT ruling.
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This data pack is applicable on Jio plans priced at Rs 119, Rs 149, Rs 179, Rs 199, and Rs 209, according to the listing on the telco's website.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/jio-launches-its-first-5g-data-pack","seolocationalt":"Jio launches '5G Upgrade' data pack","url_seo":"jio-launches-its-first-5g-data-pack"},"96841699":{"msid":"96841699","stname":"Airtel, Jio target 100-150 million 5G conversions by March 2024","artsyn":"Industry executives and analysts said the next financial year will be a phase of transition for the telecom operators where they will focus on not only covering as much of the country as possible but also fine-tuning their network structure and encouraging consumer habit formation.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/airtel-jio-target-100-150-million-5g-conversions-by-march-2024","seolocationalt":"Airtel, Jio target 100-150 million 5G conversions by March 2024","url_seo":"airtel-jio-target-100-150-million-5g-conversions-by-march-2024"}}}}" data-news-images="[{"msid":"87770973","msname":"telecom tower signal","msnameseo":"telecom-tower-signal","mediatype":"44","artdate":"2021-11-15 16:43:00.0","caption":""},{"msid":"87770964","msname":"Screenshot 2021-11-18 084525","msnameseo":"screenshot-2021-11-18-084525","mediatype":"21","artdate":"2021-11-18 08:45:00.0","caption":""}]" data-newsletter-by="0" data-newsletter-date="a" data-hasbottomcarousel="" data-alldetailsopen="0" data-multipleanalyticshit="" data-deeplink="https://ettelecom.app.link?$deeplink_path=" data-socialshareformat="default">
