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“沃达丰Idea只支付了10-30%的许可费和12月季度的SUC”
根据ET提供的细节，Vi被认为在本季度支付了大约8亿卢比的许可费和1.5亿卢比的SUC。该公司前两个季度的许可费(LF)平均约为60 -80亿卢比，SUC约为25亿卢比。电信公司通常分别支付其调整后总营收(AGR)的8%和3-4%作为许可费和SUC。
新德里:缺钱沃达丰的想法（6)只支付了10-30%执照费而且频谱使用费据了解细节的政府官员透露，该计划将在2022年10月至12月期间实施。
根据ET提供的细节，Vi被认为在本季度支付了大约8亿卢比的许可费和1.5亿卢比的SUC。该公司前两个季度的许可费(LF)平均约为60 -80亿卢比，SUC约为25亿卢比。电信公司通常分别支付其调整后总营收(AGR)的8%和3-4%作为许可费和SUC。
虽然少交会费会受到处罚，但是电信部（点)预计不会很快采取行动，因为它每年只审计一次账目，而且支付是在自我评估的基础上完成的。一位不愿透露姓名的官员告诉印度经济时报:“这笔钱是在自我评估的基础上支付给地区通信账户控制人办公室的。”
“可能是一个战术举措”
这位官员说:“与前几个季度(由Vi存入的)相比，存入的金额非常低，但到底有多少少缴，(只有)在交通部审计7月至8月的整个财政账目时才能最终确定。”
该负责人补充说:“在此基础上，如果有必要，交通部将发布包括罚款在内的余额要求通知。”
电信公司必须在1月15日前支付10月至12月季度的牌照费和SUC。但是，对于截至3月31日的第四季度，必须在当月25日之前以名义自我评估的方式支付，最终金额可在4月15日之前调整。
发送至沃达丰的想法关于法定付款的问题，以及该公司是否已经向交通部寻求更多时间来提交全部金额的问题，截至发稿时仍未得到答复。
另一名官员表示，沃达丰Idea的低支付可能是一种战术举措。
这位官员表示:“如果它(Vi)能够在未来几个月获得资金，并在3月25日之前支付第三季度和第四季度的全部许可费和SUC，罚款将是最低的。”
第二季度，Vi背负着约2.2万亿卢比的净债务，结束时现金余额为19亿卢比。该运营商是印度唯一亏损的私营电信公司，一直在努力通过股权和债务组合完成其计划的20亿卢比融资。政府估计电信公司需要4000 - 4.5万亿卢比。
政府希望沃达丰理念的发起人——英国沃达丰有限公司和Ad-itya Birla集团——在将公司应计AGR会费的利息转换为股权之前，向电信公司注入足够的资本。这一立场阻碍了该电信公司筹集股权融资的努力，因为外部投资者希望政府首先入股该公司。银行还敦促该电信公司的发起人投入更多资金，然后再向这家负债累累的移动电话运营商提供更多贷款。
根据规定，虽然电信公司必须在每年3月25日之前自行评估1月至3月季度的许可费和SUC费用，但金额必须高于10月至12月期间支付的金额。一位官员表示:“如果Voda-fone Idea在第三季度支付了全部金额，它将不得不在第四季度支付更高的金额，这将增加其财务负担。”
如果公司不能在3月25日之前为第三季度和第四季度存入全部到期金额，它将面临巨大的财务负担，因为交通部可能会征收罚款和利息罚款，这可能会大大增加法定会费。
目前，历史法定费用的支付，如基于agr的费用和频谱费用，将暂停支付至26财年。
“尽管暂停了四年的利息，但金融危机正在加深，政府的股权转换悬而未决。此外，我们估计，从26财年开始，Vi将无法满足约50亿美元的年度付款(当前现金流的3.5倍)，”里昂证券在1月17日的一份报告中表示。
该运营商急需资金，以偿还印度河塔(Indus Towers)、诺基亚(Nokia)和爱立信(Ericsson)等大型供应商的大量欠款。它还需要现金来推出5G服务，扩大4G覆盖范围，以阻止客户流失给财务实力更强的竞争对手Airtel和Jio。
Vi在2022年1月至9月期间的资本支出为32.26亿卢比，比Bharti Airtel在印度的支出低约80%。里昂证券补充称，随着融资持续推迟，资本支出滞后不太可能缩小。“尽管Vi获得了3.3GHz/26GHz 5G频谱(在2022年底)，但5G的推出不太可能”。
延迟推出5G使VIL的高价客户有可能被Airtel和Jio挖走，这进一步威胁到VIL的收入市场份额。
(Urvi Malvania孟买报道)
根据ET提供的细节，Vi被认为在本季度支付了大约8亿卢比的许可费和1.5亿卢比的SUC。该公司前两个季度的许可费(LF)平均约为60 -80亿卢比，SUC约为25亿卢比。电信公司通常分别支付其调整后总营收(AGR)的8%和3-4%作为许可费和SUC。
虽然少交会费会受到处罚，但是电信部（点)预计不会很快采取行动，因为它每年只审计一次账目，而且支付是在自我评估的基础上完成的。一位不愿透露姓名的官员告诉印度经济时报:“这笔钱是在自我评估的基础上支付给地区通信账户控制人办公室的。”
这位官员说:“与前几个季度(由Vi存入的)相比，存入的金额非常低，但到底有多少少缴，(只有)在交通部审计7月至8月的整个财政账目时才能最终确定。”
该负责人补充说:“在此基础上，如果有必要，交通部将发布包括罚款在内的余额要求通知。”
电信公司必须在1月15日前支付10月至12月季度的牌照费和SUC。但是，对于截至3月31日的第四季度，必须在当月25日之前以名义自我评估的方式支付，最终金额可在4月15日之前调整。
发送至沃达丰的想法关于法定付款的问题，以及该公司是否已经向交通部寻求更多时间来提交全部金额的问题，截至发稿时仍未得到答复。
另一名官员表示，沃达丰Idea的低支付可能是一种战术举措。
这位官员表示:“如果它(Vi)能够在未来几个月获得资金，并在3月25日之前支付第三季度和第四季度的全部许可费和SUC，罚款将是最低的。”
第二季度，Vi背负着约2.2万亿卢比的净债务，结束时现金余额为19亿卢比。该运营商是印度唯一亏损的私营电信公司，一直在努力通过股权和债务组合完成其计划的20亿卢比融资。政府估计电信公司需要4000 - 4.5万亿卢比。
根据规定，虽然电信公司必须在每年3月25日之前自行评估1月至3月季度的许可费和SUC费用，但金额必须高于10月至12月期间支付的金额。一位官员表示:“如果Voda-fone Idea在第三季度支付了全部金额，它将不得不在第四季度支付更高的金额，这将增加其财务负担。”
如果公司不能在3月25日之前为第三季度和第四季度存入全部到期金额，它将面临巨大的财务负担，因为交通部可能会征收罚款和利息罚款，这可能会大大增加法定会费。
目前，历史法定费用的支付，如基于agr的费用和频谱费用，将暂停支付至26财年。
沃达丰Idea的市场份额进一步受到Jio、Airtel等农村重点提升的威胁
VIL在2022年1月至9月期间的资本支出为32.26亿卢比，比Bharti Airtel在印度的支出低约80%。“随着融资持续推迟，资本支出滞后不太可能缩小。尽管vida获得了3.3GHz/26GHz 5G频谱(2022年底)，但5G的推出不太可能。”
“尽管暂停了四年的利息，但金融危机正在加深，政府的股权转换悬而未决。此外，我们估计，从26财年开始，Vi将无法满足约50亿美元的年度付款(当前现金流的3.5倍)，”里昂证券在1月17日的一份报告中表示。
该运营商急需资金，以偿还印度河塔(Indus Towers)、诺基亚(Nokia)和爱立信(Ericsson)等大型供应商的大量欠款。它还需要现金来推出5G服务，扩大4G覆盖范围，以阻止客户流失给财务实力更强的竞争对手Airtel和Jio。
Vi在2022年1月至9月期间的资本支出为32.26亿卢比，比Bharti Airtel在印度的支出低约80%。里昂证券补充称，随着融资持续推迟，资本支出滞后不太可能缩小。“尽管Vi获得了3.3GHz/26GHz 5G频谱(在2022年底)，但5G的推出不太可能”。
延迟推出5G使VIL的高价客户有可能被Airtel和Jio挖走，这进一步威胁到VIL的收入市场份额。
(Urvi Malvania孟买报道)
New Delhi: Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi<\/a>) has paid only around 10-30% of its licence fee<\/a> and spectrum usage charges<\/a> (SUC) for the October-December 2022 period, according to government officials aware of the details.
As per details available with ET, Vi is believed to have paid around Rs 80 crore as licence fee and Rs 15 crore as SUC for the quarter. The company\u2019s payments for the previous two quarters averaged around Rs 600-800 crore for licence fee (LF) and about Rs 250 crore for SUC. Telcos typically pay 8% and 3-4% of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as licence fee and SUC, respectively.
While underpayment of dues draws a penalty, the Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT<\/a>) is not expected to act anytime soon as it audits accounts only once a year and the payment has been done on a self-assessment basis. \u201cThe payment is made to the regional CCA (Controller of Communication Accounts) offices on a self-assessment basis,\u201d an official told ET on condition of anonymity.
As per details available with ET, Vi is believed to have paid around Rs 80 crore as licence fee and Rs 15 crore as SUC for the quarter. The company\u2019s payments for the previous two quarters averaged around Rs 600-800 crore for licence fee (LF) and about Rs 250 crore for SUC. Telcos typically pay 8% and 3-4% of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as licence fee and SUC, respectively.
While underpayment of dues draws a penalty, the Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT<\/a>) is not expected to act anytime soon as it audits accounts only once a year and the payment has been done on a self-assessment basis. \u201cThe payment is made to the regional CCA (Controller of Communication Accounts) offices on a self-assessment basis,\u201d an official told ET on condition of anonymity.
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\u201cThe amount deposited is very low as compared with earlier quarters (deposited by Vi) but exactly how much underpayment (has been done) can be finalised (only) when DoT audits the accounts for the whole fiscal in July-August,\u201d said the official.
Based on that, the DoT will issue a demand notice for the balance dues, including penal-ty, if required, the official added.
Telecom firms have to pay licence fee and SUC by January 15 for the October-December quarter. However, for the fourth quarter ending March 31, the payments have to be made by the 25th of that month on a notional \u2014 self-assessment \u2014 basis and the final amount can be adjusted by April 15.
Queries sent to Vodafone Idea<\/a> regarding the statutory payments and if the company has sought more time from the DoT to submit the entire amount remained unanswered at the time of going to press.
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Another official said that the underpayment by Vodafone Idea could be a tactical move.
\u201cIn case it (Vi) is able to secure funding in the next couple of months and pays the en-tire amount of licence fee and SUC for both Q3 and Q4, by March 25, the penalty will be minimal,\u201d the official said.
Vi was saddled with a net debt of around Rs 2.2 lakh crore in the second quarter and ended it with a modest gross cash balance of Rs 190 crore. The operator \u2014 India\u2019s only loss-making private telco \u2014 has been struggling to close its planned Rs 20,000 crore fundraising via a mix of equity and debt. The government though estimates the telco needs Rs 40,000-45,000 crore.
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\u201cThe amount deposited is very low as compared with earlier quarters (deposited by Vi) but exactly how much underpayment (has been done) can be finalised (only) when DoT audits the accounts for the whole fiscal in July-August,\u201d said the official.
Based on that, the DoT will issue a demand notice for the balance dues, including penal-ty, if required, the official added.
Telecom firms have to pay licence fee and SUC by January 15 for the October-December quarter. However, for the fourth quarter ending March 31, the payments have to be made by the 25th of that month on a notional \u2014 self-assessment \u2014 basis and the final amount can be adjusted by April 15.
Queries sent to Vodafone Idea<\/a> regarding the statutory payments and if the company has sought more time from the DoT to submit the entire amount remained unanswered at the time of going to press.
Another official said that the underpayment by Vodafone Idea could be a tactical move.
\u201cIn case it (Vi) is able to secure funding in the next couple of months and pays the en-tire amount of licence fee and SUC for both Q3 and Q4, by March 25, the penalty will be minimal,\u201d the official said.
Vi was saddled with a net debt of around Rs 2.2 lakh crore in the second quarter and ended it with a modest gross cash balance of Rs 190 crore. The operator \u2014 India\u2019s only loss-making private telco \u2014 has been struggling to close its planned Rs 20,000 crore fundraising via a mix of equity and debt. The government though estimates the telco needs Rs 40,000-45,000 crore.
<\/div><\/div>The government wants Vodafone Idea's promoters \u2014 Vodafone Plc of UK and the Ad-itya Birla Group \u2014 to infuse adequate capital into the telco, before it converts the company\u2019s interest on accrued AGR dues into equity. This stance has stymied the telco\u2019s efforts to raise equity funding as external investors want the government to first take stake in the company. Banks have also pushed the telco\u2019s promoters to put in more funds before lending more to the debt-laden mobile phone operator.
As per rules, while telecom firms have to pay licence fee and SUC dues on self-assessment basis for the January-March quarter by March 25 every year, the amount has to be higher than what it had paid in the October-December period. \u201cIn case, Voda-fone Idea had paid the entire amount for Q3, it would have had to pay a bit higher in Q4 which would have added to its financial burden,\u201d said an official.
In case the company can\u2019t deposit its full due amount by March 25 for both Q3 and Q4, it will be straddled with a huge financial burden because DoT can then levy a penalty along with penalty on interest, which can add significantly to its statutory dues.
Currently, payment of historical statutory dues such as AGR-based ones and spectrum payments are under moratorium till FY26.
As per rules, while telecom firms have to pay licence fee and SUC dues on self-assessment basis for the January-March quarter by March 25 every year, the amount has to be higher than what it had paid in the October-December period. \u201cIn case, Voda-fone Idea had paid the entire amount for Q3, it would have had to pay a bit higher in Q4 which would have added to its financial burden,\u201d said an official.
In case the company can\u2019t deposit its full due amount by March 25 for both Q3 and Q4, it will be straddled with a huge financial burden because DoT can then levy a penalty along with penalty on interest, which can add significantly to its statutory dues.
Currently, payment of historical statutory dues such as AGR-based ones and spectrum payments are under moratorium till FY26.