The New Year has started badly for the telecom companies, with the Department of Telecom asking operators with excess spectrum to pay the one-time charges from January 1 onwards. Six incumbent operators have to pay a total of Rs 20,115 crore to the Government for holding spectrum beyond 4.4 Mhz.
FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS
Among the private players Bharti Airtel has to pay the maximum of Rs 4,281 crore, followed by Vodafone at Rs 2,969 crore.
The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd are supposed to pay Rs 9,983 crore but this may be adjusted against other payments.
The one-time fee has been calculated on the basis of the recently concluded spectrum auction. Since four circles — Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Karnataka — received no bids during the auctions, the charges levied are provisional.
They will be adjusted based on the outcome of the next round of auction scheduled for March. Similarly the one-time fee for 900 Mzh will also be adjusted once the auction gets over.
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FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS
Among the private players Bharti Airtel has to pay the maximum of Rs 4,281 crore, followed by Vodafone at Rs 2,969 crore.
The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd are supposed to pay Rs 9,983 crore but this may be adjusted against other payments.
The one-time fee has been calculated on the basis of the recently concluded spectrum auction. Since four circles — Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Karnataka — received no bids during the auctions, the charges levied are provisional.
They will be adjusted based on the outcome of the next round of auction scheduled for March. Similarly the one-time fee for 900 Mzh will also be adjusted once the auction gets over.
Read More . . . .