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时间重置AGR定义更好的清晰度,吸引投资:火车的沙玛
沙玛也回绝了电信行业的需求为服务迅速设置底价,称由于咨询的过程被跟踪,监管机构将想出决定一旦运动结束。
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沙玛还回绝了电信行业的需求为服务迅速设置底价,称由于咨询的过程被跟踪,监管机构将想出决定一旦运动结束。
“现在,最高法院判决AGR问题,需要重置或澄清未来…点(电信部)必须考虑到形势和需要为投资创造一个有利的环境,”印度电信管理局(火车)主席Sharma说。
最高法院去年10月在15年争端和政府之间的电信公司通过支持点的AGR的更广泛的定义包括非核心项目。执政党离开电信公司面临许可费用和频谱使用电荷(往下)会费价值/ Rs 1, 47000卢比,引发前所未有的危机。此外,点也提出了类似要求non-telecom公共部门公司控股电信许可证,例如DMRC,印度石油国家电网公司和Railtel聚合Rs3十万的卢比的会费。
随着电信公司,电源也搬到法院的通知发布点。SC仍听到电信公司呼吁一些救济,但导演non-telecom电源分开寻求救济一个适当的论坛,这是电信法庭。
行业和法律专家已经呼吁政府重新定义AGR消除所有与电信公司的差异,不留余地的困惑,包括要求等问题对non-telcos可能已经许可非核心业务或服务。
沙玛是在数字圆桌会议由ETTelecom和塔和基础设施提供商协会(乐动娱乐招聘氹仔),他称赞期间Covid危机期间的电信行业的角色数据和语音消费激增,给网络造成压力。其他的参与者包括圆桌Akhil Gupta)鼓吹主席汉斯Raj Verma额外的首席秘书,部门,泰米尔纳德邦,哈里Ranjan Rao,联合秘书,点,Tilak Raj Dua总经理在氹仔和阿南德•阿加沃集团首席执行长斯特里特锌白铜技术。讨论被Prashant Singhal主持,TMT新兴市场领袖咨询公司)等等。
“电信公司做了什么,我们就无法维持关税纪律。这(地板价格咨询)是非常重要的和良好的一步,”古普塔说。
但Sharma说,这个过程不能加快。
“CCI(印度的竞争委员会),镍钛Aayog反对和评论…我们需要进行一个开放的房子,“高级官员表示,并补充说,监管机构已到达任何结论前看国际上的惯例做法。
他进一步的电信公司胡乱打了一枪,说他们的方法是矛盾的。
“电信服务供应商告诉我们,我们是目无法纪…请告诉我们如何成为自律。一方面,他们谈的宽松监管,另一方面,问我们如何有一个底价。”
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<\/figure>NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator RS Sharma<\/a> said that greater clarity was needed around the definition of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR<\/a>) to avoid confusion in the telecom sector like what has been seen over the years and in recent times, and attract more investments.Sharma<\/a> also rebuffed the telecom industry\u2019s demand to speedily set a floor price for services, saying due process of consultation was being followed and that the regulator will come up with its decision once the exercise is over.
\"Now, the Supreme Court has given a verdict on the AGR issue, which is needed to be reset or clarified for the future\u2026 the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) must be considering the situation and the need to create a conducive environment for investments,\" Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai<\/a>) chairman Sharma said.
<\/div><\/div>He added with greater clarity on the AGR matter, \u201cthe situation such as the DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation<\/a>) receiving a demand notice would not happen\u201d.
The top court last October settled an over 15-year dispute between the government and telcos by backing the DoT\u2019s wider definition of AGR of including non-core items. The ruling left telecom companies facing license fees and spectrum usage charge (SUC) dues worth over Rs 1,47,000 crore, triggering an unprecedented crisis. In addition, DoT raised similar demands also on non-telecom public sector companies holding telecom licenses such as DMRC, Oil India, PowerGrid<\/a> and Railtel aggregating over Rs3 lakh crore as dues.
Along with telcos, the PSUs too moved the apex court in response to the notices issued by DoT. The SC is still hearing telcos\u2019 appeal for some relief, but directed non-telecom PSUs to seek a relief separately from an appropriate forum, which is the telecom tribunal.
Industry and legal experts have since called on the government to redefine AGR to iron out all differences with the telcos, and leave no scope for confusion, including issues such as demands against non-telcos who may have taken licenses for non-core operations or services.
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The top court last October settled an over 15-year dispute between the government and telcos by backing the DoT\u2019s wider definition of AGR of including non-core items. The ruling left telecom companies facing license fees and spectrum usage charge (SUC) dues worth over Rs 1,47,000 crore, triggering an unprecedented crisis. In addition, DoT raised similar demands also on non-telecom public sector companies holding telecom licenses such as DMRC, Oil India, PowerGrid<\/a> and Railtel aggregating over Rs3 lakh crore as dues.
Along with telcos, the PSUs too moved the apex court in response to the notices issued by DoT. The SC is still hearing telcos\u2019 appeal for some relief, but directed non-telecom PSUs to seek a relief separately from an appropriate forum, which is the telecom tribunal.
Industry and legal experts have since called on the government to redefine AGR to iron out all differences with the telcos, and leave no scope for confusion, including issues such as demands against non-telcos who may have taken licenses for non-core operations or services.
Read also<\/h3><\/a><\/div>Free 5G bandwidth to augment fixedline connectivity: Bharti Infratel's Akhil Gupta<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
Sharma was speaking at a digital roundtable organised by ETTelecom and Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (Taipa<\/a>) where he lauded the telecom industry for its role during the Covid crisis during which data and voice consumption has surged, putting pressure on networks. Other participants in the round table included Akhil Gupta<\/a>, chairman of Bharti Infratel, Hans Raj Verma, additional chief secretary, Department of IT, Tamil Nadu, Hari Ranjan Rao, joint secretary, DoT, Tilak Raj Dua, director general at Taipa and Anand Agarwal, group CEO of Sterlite Technologies. The discussions were moderated by Prashant Singhal, TMT emerging markets leader at consultancy firm EY.
<\/div><\/div>Speaking at the discussions, Bharti Infratel\u2019s Gupta called on Trai to accelerate the process to bringing in floor pricing for services, saying only a financially healthy telecom industry would enable a digitally connected country.
\"Whatever telcos have done, we were not able to maintain tariff discipline. This (floor pricing consultation) is extremely an important and good step,\" Gupta said.
But Sharma said the process can\u2019t be speeded up.
\"CCI (Competition Commission of India), Niti Aayog have opposed and comments have come\u2026we need to conduct an open house,\" the top official said, adding that the regulator has to look international practices before arriving at any conclusion.
He further took a potshot at telcos, saying their approach was contradictory.
\u201cTelecom service providers are telling us that we are indisciplined\u2026 please show us how to be disciplined. On one hand, they talk of light-touch regulation and on the other hand, ask us how we can have a floor price.\u201d
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<\/a><\/div>Free 5G bandwidth to augment fixedline connectivity: Bharti Infratel's Akhil Gupta<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
Sharma was speaking at a digital roundtable organised by ETTelecom and Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (Taipa<\/a>) where he lauded the telecom industry for its role during the Covid crisis during which data and voice consumption has surged, putting pressure on networks. Other participants in the round table included Akhil Gupta<\/a>, chairman of Bharti Infratel, Hans Raj Verma, additional chief secretary, Department of IT, Tamil Nadu, Hari Ranjan Rao, joint secretary, DoT, Tilak Raj Dua, director general at Taipa and Anand Agarwal, group CEO of Sterlite Technologies. The discussions were moderated by Prashant Singhal, TMT emerging markets leader at consultancy firm EY.
<\/div><\/div>Speaking at the discussions, Bharti Infratel\u2019s Gupta called on Trai to accelerate the process to bringing in floor pricing for services, saying only a financially healthy telecom industry would enable a digitally connected country.
\"Whatever telcos have done, we were not able to maintain tariff discipline. This (floor pricing consultation) is extremely an important and good step,\" Gupta said.
But Sharma said the process can\u2019t be speeded up.
\"CCI (Competition Commission of India), Niti Aayog have opposed and comments have come\u2026we need to conduct an open house,\" the top official said, adding that the regulator has to look international practices before arriving at any conclusion.
He further took a potshot at telcos, saying their approach was contradictory.
\u201cTelecom service providers are telling us that we are indisciplined\u2026 please show us how to be disciplined. On one hand, they talk of light-touch regulation and on the other hand, ask us how we can have a floor price.\u201d
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<\/div><\/div>Speaking at the discussions, Bharti Infratel\u2019s Gupta called on Trai to accelerate the process to bringing in floor pricing for services, saying only a financially healthy telecom industry would enable a digitally connected country.
\"Whatever telcos have done, we were not able to maintain tariff discipline. This (floor pricing consultation) is extremely an important and good step,\" Gupta said.
But Sharma said the process can\u2019t be speeded up.
\"CCI (Competition Commission of India), Niti Aayog have opposed and comments have come\u2026we need to conduct an open house,\" the top official said, adding that the regulator has to look international practices before arriving at any conclusion.
He further took a potshot at telcos, saying their approach was contradictory.
\u201cTelecom service providers are telling us that we are indisciplined\u2026 please show us how to be disciplined. On one hand, they talk of light-touch regulation and on the other hand, ask us how we can have a floor price.\u201d
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\"Whatever telcos have done, we were not able to maintain tariff discipline. This (floor pricing consultation) is extremely an important and good step,\" Gupta said.
But Sharma said the process can\u2019t be speeded up.
\"CCI (Competition Commission of India), Niti Aayog have opposed and comments have come\u2026we need to conduct an open house,\" the top official said, adding that the regulator has to look international practices before arriving at any conclusion.
He further took a potshot at telcos, saying their approach was contradictory.
\u201cTelecom service providers are telling us that we are indisciplined\u2026 please show us how to be disciplined. On one hand, they talk of light-touch regulation and on the other hand, ask us how we can have a floor price.\u201d
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Dish TV was at 21.67% and Sun Direct 18.81%.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/active-pay-dth-user-base-down-2-17-in-q2-trai","seolocationalt":"Active pay DTH user base down 2.17% in Q2: Trai","url_seo":"active-pay-dth-user-base-down-2-17-in-q2-trai"},{"msid":"97584663","stname":"DoT's SUC mop-up down nearly 30% on-qtr in Q2FY23: Trai","artsyn":"The government\u2019s licence fee collections, though, rose 1.6% on-quarter to Rs 4,921 crore in July-September, latest operator performance data put out by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed Friday.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/dots-suc-mop-up-down-nearly-30-on-qtr-in-q2fy23-trai","seolocationalt":"DoT's SUC mop-up down nearly 30% on-qtr in Q2FY23: Trai","url_seo":"dots-suc-mop-up-down-nearly-30-on-qtr-in-q2fy23-trai"},{"msid":"97554027","stname":"Trai to meet telcos on Feb 17 on sevice quality, pesky calls, messages","artsyn":"The carriers are expected to follow the standards laid down in the \u2018Standards of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (wireline) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service Regulations 2009\u2019 as amended from time to time, the sector regulator said in a media release.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-to-meet-telcos-on-feb-17-on-sevice-quality-pesky-calls-messages","seolocationalt":"Trai to meet telcos on Feb 17 on sevice quality, pesky calls, messages","url_seo":"trai-to-meet-telcos-on-feb-17-on-sevice-quality-pesky-calls-messages"},{"msid":"97453465","stname":"TRAI seeks views on regulating converged digital technologies, services","artsyn":"The Department of Telecommunications had written to Trai in October 2021 seeking recommendations on amending the license regime to enable convergence of telecom and broadcasting services, and establishing a unified policy and spectrum management framework for the same.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-seeks-views-on-regulating-converged-digital-technologies-services","seolocationalt":"TRAI seeks views on regulating converged digital technologies, services","url_seo":"trai-seeks-views-on-regulating-converged-digital-technologies-services"},{"msid":"97451558","stname":"Active mobile users drop 4.5 min in Nov, trend to continue: Analysts","artsyn":"Triggered by inflationary pressures, SIM consolidation and slow down in feature phone upgrades are expected to continue for a couple more quarters, analysts added. Market leader Reliance Jio lost the most number of active subscribers, a development which analysts said could delay headline tariff hikes in the industry.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/active-mobile-users-drop-4-5-min-in-nov-trend-to-continue-analysts","seolocationalt":"Active mobile users drop 4.5 min in Nov, trend to continue: Analysts","url_seo":"active-mobile-users-drop-4-5-min-in-nov-trend-to-continue-analysts"},{"msid":"97446134","stname":"Cable operators seek level-playing field with OTT players","artsyn":"In a letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) secretary dated January 26, 2023, Kolkata-based Ideal Cable Operators Association (ICOA) said that \"OTT regulation must be framed,\" and added that the industry needed the level-playing field.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cable-operators-seek-level-playing-field-with-ott-players","seolocationalt":"Cable operators seek level-playing field with OTT players","url_seo":"cable-operators-seek-level-playing-field-with-ott-players"},{"msid":"97244252","stname":"Vodafone Idea denies reports that prepaid services were unavailable for a few hours","artsyn":"In the statement issued Sunday night, the cash-strapped telco clarified its customers in the Delhi circle about a system upgrade for a few hours on the night of January 22 to morning of January 23.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/vodafone-idea-denies-reports-that-prepaid-services-were-unavailable-for-a-few-hours","seolocationalt":"Vodafone Idea denies reports that prepaid services were unavailable for a few hours","url_seo":"vodafone-idea-denies-reports-that-prepaid-services-were-unavailable-for-a-few-hours"},{"msid":"97128317","stname":"Bihar Police instructs SPs to ensure strict enforcement of SIM card registration rules","artsyn":"\"Instruction has been issued to all SPs to ensure that guidelines of TRAI for registration of SIM cards are strictly followed by retailers and service providers. They (SPs) have been asked to monitor and inspect documents used for procuring SIM cards on a regular basis. Strict action will be initiated by police against those who are found violating TRAI's guidelines\", Additional Director General (ADG) of the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police, Nayyar Hasnain Khan, told PTI on Thursday.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/bihar-police-instructs-sps-to-ensure-strict-enforcement-of-sim-card-registration-rules","seolocationalt":"Bihar Police instructs SPs to ensure strict enforcement of SIM card registration rules","url_seo":"bihar-police-instructs-sps-to-ensure-strict-enforcement-of-sim-card-registration-rules"},{"msid":"96973731","stname":"Trai seeks views on inter-band spectrum sharing, bandwidth leasing","artsyn":"In a consultation paper issued late Friday, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said that spectrum sharing with bands, or intra-band, between two operators is already permitted.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-seeks-views-on-inter-band-spectrum-sharing-bandwidth-leasing","seolocationalt":"Trai seeks views on inter-band spectrum sharing, bandwidth leasing","url_seo":"trai-seeks-views-on-inter-band-spectrum-sharing-bandwidth-leasing"},{"msid":"96933949","stname":"3,000 villages in Andhra Pradesh lack 4G connectivity","artsyn":"Even worse, nearly 1,700 villages still lack mobile connectivity. Of these 1,700 villages, about 1,000 hamlets are located in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, which was carved out with tribal pockets of the erstwhile combined Visakhapatnam district.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/3000-villages-in-andhra-pradesh-lack-4g-connectivity","seolocationalt":"3,000 villages in Andhra Pradesh lack 4G connectivity","url_seo":"3000-villages-in-andhra-pradesh-lack-4g-connectivity"},{"msid":"96873699","stname":"Deadlines extended for feedback on data communication between aircraft and ground station by private parties","artsyn":"Keeping in view the requests of industry association for extension of time for submission of comments, it has been decided to extend the last date for submission of written comments and counter comments up to 23.01.2023 and 06.02.2023 respectively, the Ministry of Communications said in a press release.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/deadlines-extended-for-feedback-on-data-communication-between-aircraft-and-ground-station-by-private-parties","seolocationalt":"Deadlines extended for feedback on data communication between aircraft and ground station by private parties","url_seo":"deadlines-extended-for-feedback-on-data-communication-between-aircraft-and-ground-station-by-private-parties"},{"msid":"96791704","stname":"Kerala HC refuses to stay TRAI\u2019s broadcast tariff amendments","artsyn":"The MSOs, who provide cable TV service through local cable operators (LCOs), had to report the DRP (distributor retail price) of pay channels as well as the composition of bouquets of pay and FTA channels by January 1, 2023. The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has challenged the amendments notified by the TRAI on November 22.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/kerala-hc-refuses-to-stay-trais-broadcast-tariff-amendments","seolocationalt":"Kerala HC refuses to stay TRAI\u2019s broadcast tariff amendments","url_seo":"kerala-hc-refuses-to-stay-trais-broadcast-tariff-amendments"},{"msid":"96759164","stname":"Vodafone Idea needs capital, not mere dues conversion to equity: Vaishnaw","artsyn":"\u201cVodafone Idea has many requirements. It has a particular requirement of capital. How much capital, who will infuse? All those things are under discussion at this point of time,\" Vaishnaw told reporters. \"The responsibility of capital has to come from various sources \u2026 All those things are complex issues.\u201d","seolocation":"telecomnews\/vodafone-idea-equity-conversion-complex-issue-under-discussion-vaishnaw","seolocationalt":"Vodafone Idea needs capital, not mere dues conversion to equity: Vaishnaw","url_seo":"vodafone-idea-equity-conversion-complex-issue-under-discussion-vaishnaw"},{"msid":"96602156","stname":"MSO registrations should be renewed for 10 years: TRAI","artsyn":"The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had asked for the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) recommendations since the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, did not have a provision for the renewal of MSO registrations, the regulator said in a statement.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/mso-registrations-should-be-renewed-for-10-years-trai","seolocationalt":"MSO registrations should be renewed for 10 years: TRAI","url_seo":"mso-registrations-should-be-renewed-for-10-years-trai"},{"msid":"96572112","stname":"Trai suggests allotting 700 MHz band for NCR transport body","artsyn":"The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has suggested that the 700 MHz spectrum be assigned to NCRTC for 10 years instead of the 20-year allotment tenure for private carriers. 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