Mumbai: The Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday adjourned until next week hearing in the one-time spectrum charge (OTSC<\/a>) case, in what may be the culmination of another battle between the government and the telcos over statutory dues.

This will be a high impact case. If the ruling is in favour of the telcos, then it can reduce their liability by more than 60% of the Rs 25,000 crore amount being demanded by the telecom department. Airtel and
Vodafone<\/a> Idea, like in the adjusted gross revenue (AGR<\/a>) will again be the most impacted by the ruling in the OTSC<\/a> case.

The OTSC dues are based on DoT rules that require a telco holding beyond 6.2 MHz\/circle between July 2008 and December 31, 2012, to pay a one-time market-linked price for the excess spectrum held. Likewise, the telcos are required to pay the market price for airwave holdings beyond 4.4 MHz\/circle between January 2013 till the expiry of their respective licences.

Airtel two quarters ago had made provisions of Rs 7,004 crore in its exceptional item, mostly on account of OTSC dues.

Vi had recognised Rs 3890 crore in its exceptional items in the March end quarter towards providing for OTSC dues.
<\/p>

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The tussle started with the government’s decision to charge telecom operators OTSC in the wake of the
Supreme Court<\/a> cancelling 122 telecom permits in 2012, under the alleged 2G scan which declared airwaves as public goods which were best utilised through an auction.

The cabinet had then decided to levy an OTSC on telcos that were allocated spectrum along with pan-India licences at Rs 1,658 crore. Under the subscriber linked criteria followed previously, telcos were given additional tranches of spectrum after they reached a certain subscriber base in a circle.

However, the UPA II government then changed the
policy<\/a> and announced that all airwaves allocated beyond 4.4 Mhz will be charged for at a market rate.

But the telcos protested this move on retrospective dues. The matter went to Telecom Disputes Appellate Tribunal (
TDSAT<\/a>) which ruled in July 2019 that the OTSC could be levied prospectively, not retrospectively.

TDSAT<\/a> had observed that demand for such dues needed to come with the option of surrendering spectrum. So while the demand notice of 2012, came in with dues retrospect from 2008, the option of surrendering airwaves was given only from 2012 onwards and not from 2008.

The DoT then moved SC and the highest court refused to stay TDSAT order.

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SC下周休会一次性频谱收费听证会

最高法院周三推迟到下周的听证会在一次性频谱电荷(OTSC)的情况下,这可能是另一个战役的高潮和政府之间的电信公司在法定会费。

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孟买:最高法院周三推迟到下周的听证会在一次性光谱(OTSC)的情况下,这可能是另一个战役的高潮和政府之间的电信公司在法定会费。

这将是一个高的影响情况。如果执政党在电信公司的青睐,那么它可以减少他们的责任,超过60%的25000卢比被电信部门要求。Airtel和沃达丰(Vodafone)想法,就像在调整收入总额(AGR)将再次成为最受统治的影响OTSC的情况。

OTSC费是根据点的规则,要求电信控股超过6.2 MHz /圆2008年7月至12月31日,2012年,支付一次性持有超额光谱那与市场挂钩的价格。同样,电信公司必须支付市场价格4.4 MHz /圈外的电波控股在2013年1月到各自的许可证期满。

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Airtel两个季度前7004卢比了规定的特殊项目,主要是由于OTSC会费。

Vi承认3890卢比在特殊项目在3月结束季度提供OTSC费。

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政府决定的争斗开始收取电信运营商OTSC之后最高法院取消122年电信许可证,2012年宣布的所谓的2 g扫描下电波作为公共产品通过拍卖是最好的利用。

然后,内阁已决定征收一个OTSC电信公司所分配的频谱连同pan-India牌照1658卢比。根据用户标准之前,有关电信公司有额外的部分后的频谱达到一定用户基础围成一个圈。

然而,UPA II政府改变了政策并宣布所有电波分配超出4.4 Mhz将市场利率收取。

但电信公司抗议此举回顾会费。这件事去电信纠纷上诉法庭(TDSAT),2019年7月裁定OTSC可能征收前瞻性,不回顾。

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TDSAT已经观察到,这样费需求需要的光谱选择投降。因此,尽管2012年的需求通知,是在与费回顾从2008年开始,选择放弃电视是只从2012年开始,而不是从2008年。

然后点SC移动,最高法院拒绝保持TDSAT秩序。

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Mumbai: The Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday adjourned until next week hearing in the one-time spectrum charge (OTSC<\/a>) case, in what may be the culmination of another battle between the government and the telcos over statutory dues.

This will be a high impact case. If the ruling is in favour of the telcos, then it can reduce their liability by more than 60% of the Rs 25,000 crore amount being demanded by the telecom department. Airtel and
Vodafone<\/a> Idea, like in the adjusted gross revenue (AGR<\/a>) will again be the most impacted by the ruling in the OTSC<\/a> case.

The OTSC dues are based on DoT rules that require a telco holding beyond 6.2 MHz\/circle between July 2008 and December 31, 2012, to pay a one-time market-linked price for the excess spectrum held. Likewise, the telcos are required to pay the market price for airwave holdings beyond 4.4 MHz\/circle between January 2013 till the expiry of their respective licences.

Airtel two quarters ago had made provisions of Rs 7,004 crore in its exceptional item, mostly on account of OTSC dues.

Vi had recognised Rs 3890 crore in its exceptional items in the March end quarter towards providing for OTSC dues.
<\/p>

Read also<\/h4>
<\/a><\/figure>
Telecom group seeks to do away with 0.5% charge on shared spectrum prospectively<\/a><\/h5><\/div>
<\/a><\/figure>
SC junks Vodafone Idea plea against OTSC levies<\/a><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The tussle started with the government’s decision to charge telecom operators OTSC in the wake of the
Supreme Court<\/a> cancelling 122 telecom permits in 2012, under the alleged 2G scan which declared airwaves as public goods which were best utilised through an auction.

The cabinet had then decided to levy an OTSC on telcos that were allocated spectrum along with pan-India licences at Rs 1,658 crore. Under the subscriber linked criteria followed previously, telcos were given additional tranches of spectrum after they reached a certain subscriber base in a circle.

However, the UPA II government then changed the
policy<\/a> and announced that all airwaves allocated beyond 4.4 Mhz will be charged for at a market rate.

But the telcos protested this move on retrospective dues. The matter went to Telecom Disputes Appellate Tribunal (
TDSAT<\/a>) which ruled in July 2019 that the OTSC could be levied prospectively, not retrospectively.

TDSAT<\/a> had observed that demand for such dues needed to come with the option of surrendering spectrum. So while the demand notice of 2012, came in with dues retrospect from 2008, the option of surrendering airwaves was given only from 2012 onwards and not from 2008.

The DoT then moved SC and the highest court refused to stay TDSAT order.

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