Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) were asked to pay Rs 40,000 crore as the one-time spectrum charge (OTSC) by the Department of Telecommunications. Because of the disputes between the telcos and the government, the case had reached the Supreme Court (SC). However, the government then showed the motive of settling the issue out of the court. To that extent, the SC asked the DoT to come up with fair... Read More
One of the heaviest financial burdens which the telecom companies in India face right now includes the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR). The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), after winning the fifteen-year long legal battle, had slapped these charges on the telecom companies. The older telecom companies now stand on the edge with regards to these dues as they are the ones to shoulder this burden. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Tata... Read More
Over-the-top (OTT) platforms have become the go-to options for users seeking entertainment from their homes. Even after the re-opening of cinemas across the country, people are still scared to walk into big halls filled with other people because of the pandemic. Since OTT content is being consumed at the highest rate ever, the Supreme Court (SC) has said that some regulations should be put on the platforms distributing or availing... Read More
The Supreme Court (SC) of India has said that it will hear on the matter of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues in two weeks. The matter was raised by the telcos earlier in January, saying that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has assessed the dues wrongly. It is worthy to note that last year, the Supreme Court had ruled that it won’t entertain the recalculation of the dues and would... Read More
The Supreme Court (SC) of India has asked the government to file an affidavit on the actions it plans to take for regulating the over-the-top (OTT) platforms. When the SC asked the government how it proposes to regulate the OTT platforms, the centre replied that it is still contemplating on what needs to be done and has not finalised the steps yet. The SC didn’t take the comment light-heartedly and... Read More
Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) stand a chance to reduce their debt significantly and increase annual savings if the Supreme Court (SC) allows the reassessment of AGR dues. The telcos have appealed at SC about the arithmetical errors the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has committed while calculating the dues. As per their assessment, they have to pay much lesser than the amount DoT has come up with. The... Read More
Ailing telecom operator, Vodafone Idea, has approached the Supreme Court seeking a modification on the previous order as part of which the telco is required to pay Rs 58,400 crore towards AGR dues. Vodafone Idea urged there are 'arithmetical errors' in the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) calculations by the government. Earlier today, we reported that Bharti Airtel also moved to the Supreme Court touting the same arithmetical errors made by... Read More
The Supreme Court (SC) of India has asked both Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) to share all the details regarding segmented offers with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Two years back, in 2018, the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) had favoured telcos by allowing them not to disclose the details of their segmented offers with Trai. As per an ET Telecom report, hearing the appeal of... Read More
The Supreme Court today announced its judgement on the AGR case and allowed a ten-year payment term with 10% upfront payment for repayment of the AGR dues. For the unaware, the three telcos have t pay Rs 90,000 crore as AGR dues to the government. ICRA opined that the relatively shorter payment timeframe exerts additional pressure on the cash flows and necessitates sizeable ARPU increase and can have an impact... Read More
The Supreme Court on Friday had postponed the hearing of the AGR dues case of telcos to today. One thing that has become clear from all the past hearings is that there is no way that Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Limited’s (VIL) request of reassessment of AGR dues is going to be entertained by the apex court. SC will only decide on the period at which the dues needs... Read More
The apex court had sided with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) back on the issue of AGR (adjusted gross revenue) dues. The appeal made by DoT was that the telcos must pay AGR dues on the revenue they generate from the selling of assets and other non-telecom services in addition to the revenues they generate from telecom services. But this definition of AGR dues didn’t fall straight with the telecom... Read More
The Supreme Court of India on Monday reserved its order on the petitions filed by the telecom players in India seeking additional time for the payment of the statutory dues. The apex court in October, 2019, said that the statutory dues need to be calculated by adding the non-telecom revenues in Adjusted Gross Revenues (AGR). The judgement in October ended a 14 year battle between the operators and the government... Read More
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