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\"From what we have seen so far, there appears to be no substantial relief for the telecom sector. Of course, we are waiting to see the details,\" Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI<\/a>) Director General Rajan Mathews<\/a> told PTI.
Mathews said that telecom not being included in the definition of infrastructure was a disappointment for the industry.
\"The FM has talked about smart meters and Artificial Intelligence, and we will see how that translates into benefit for our sector,\" he said.
The government has more than doubled its revenue estimate from the debt-ridden telecom sector to Rs 1.33 lakh crore in fiscal year 2020-21, mainly on account of levies derived from adjusted gross revenue (AGR<\/a>).
In the receipt budget, the government has pegged revenue collection at Rs 1,33,027.2 crore for financial year 2020-21 under communications head. Receipts under 'Other Communication Services' mainly relate to the license fees from telecom operators and receipts on account of spectrum usage charges (SUC), the budget document explained.
Mathews said increased receipt estimates appeared to factor in AGR payments, levies like licence fee and spectrum charges, and auction proceeds.
The telecom industry had been pinning its hopes on the Union Budget to offer some breather on licence fee and SUC levies.
COAI had been asking for a reduction in these levies -- licence fee to 3 per cent from 8 per cent at present and SUC to a flat 1 per cent from average of about 5 per cent. At present, the licence fee of 8 per cent includes a USO Fund component of 5 per cent.
As it is, the troubled industry is buckling under Rs 1.47 lakh crore in additional statutory dues in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling on AGR. As things stand today, telecom companies owe the government Rs 92,642 crore in unpaid licence fee, and another Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding SUC dues.
According to government data, the liabilities in the case of Bharti Airtel<\/a> add up to nearly Rs 35,586 crore, of which Rs 21,682 crore is licence fee and another Rs 13,904.01 crore is SUC dues (excluding the dues of Telenor and Tata Teleservices<\/a>).
For Vodafone Idea<\/a>, this number stands at a cumulative Rs 53,038 crore, including Rs 24,729 crore of SUC dues and Rs 28,309 crore in licence fee.
The remaining liability is with state-owned BSNL\/MTNL and some of the shut\/bankrupt telecom companies.
The Supreme Court had allowed three months to the affected telecom operators to cough up the amounts due to the government. The deadline expired on January 23, but the Telecom Department did not take any coercive action against defaulters given that their appeals seeking relaxation in payment timeline is currently pending before the top court.
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Ltd, and Tata Teleservices have jointly filed a modification application in the Supreme Court seeking more time to pay the statutory dues.
The fresh plea for relief on payment schedule came after Supreme Court, last month, dismissed the review petitions filed by telecom companies against the apex court's October 24, 2019 verdict on AGR.
Meanwhile, the Department of Telecom is also working on spectrum auction which is likely to be held in April-May 2020.
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没有实质性的救助可见电信部门预算:COAI
“从我们看到到目前为止,似乎没有相当大的电信部门救援。当然,我们等着看细节,”印度手机运营商协会(COAI)总干事Rajan马修斯说。
“从我们看到到目前为止,似乎没有相当大的电信部门救援。当然,我们等着看细节,”印度手机运营商协会(COAI)总干事Rajan马修斯PTI说。
马修斯说,电信不包含在基础设施的定义是一个失望的行业。
“调频谈到智能仪表和人工智能,我们将看到如何转化为有利于我们的领域,”他说。
政府已经增加了一倍多的收入估计从负债累累的电信部门1.33十万的卢比在2020财政年度,21日,主要的征税源自调整收入总额(AGR)。
收到预算中,政府收入挂钩收集Rs 1, 33027。2卢比的财政年度2020 - 21在通信。收据在其他通信服务的主要是与电信运营商的许可费用和收入的频谱使用费用(往下),预算文档解释道。
Mathews说AGR付款收据估计似乎因素增加,征收执照费和频谱指控,拍卖所得。
电信行业已经把希望寄托在欧盟预算提供一些呼吸征收执照费和往下。
COAI被要求减少这些征税,执照费从目前的3%降至8%,往下平1%约5%的平均水平。目前,8%的执照费包括USO基金5%的组件。
下,陷入困境的行业是屈曲十万的1.47卢比的额外法定会费后,AGR最近最高法院的裁决。今天在目前的情况下,电信公司欠了政府92642卢比的执照费,和另一个的往下费余额55054卢比。
根据政府数据,负债的情况Bharti Airtel加起来近35586卢比,21682卢比的执照费和另一个13904 .01卢比是往下费(不含Telenor的会费塔塔电信业务)。
为沃达丰的想法,这个数累计达到53038卢比,包括24729卢比往下费和28309卢比的许可证费用。
剩下的责任与国有BSNL / MTNL和一些关闭破产电信公司。
最高法院允许三个月受影响的电信运营商咳出大量由于政府。截止日期1月23日到期,但电信部门没有采取任何强制措施对违约者鉴于他们上诉寻求放松付款时间表正在等待最高法院之前。
Bharti Airtel,沃达丰想法有限公司和塔塔电信业务共同提出修改应用程序在最高法院寻求更多的时间来支付法定会费。
新鲜的请求付款计划之前,最高法院救济,上个月,驳斥了审查提交的请愿书电信公司对apex法院的10月24日,2019 AGR定论。
与此同时,电信部门也在研究频谱拍卖2020年环比可能举行。
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