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COAI seeks clear roadmap for resolution of issues relating telecom industry

03 Apr 2019 Evaluate

In order to ease the burden of levies on the telecom sector, and issues including cut in licence fee and spectrum charges should be taken up at the earliest, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), an industry body representing telecom companies, has said the new government post elections should set out a clear roadmap preferably in 6-9 months' timeframe. COAI stated that revenue continues to remain under pressure for the industry saddled with high debt, and for most players the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization or EBITDA generated is not enough to meet the interest expenses. 

The industry body further said that income from interest, dividend, capital gains from sale of fixed assets, gains from forex fluctuation, income from rent, insurance claims, and distributors margin should not be included in the revenue of the telecom operators for the purpose of computation of licence fee and spectrum usage charges. Moreover, revenue from sale of handsets and other subscriber terminals like routers should also be not included in the AGR. 

Besides, COAI’s Director General Rajan S Mathews has said the definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) should be reviewed to include revenue from licensed activities only ... Telecom Department should adopt the recommendations given by the regulator on the issue of determination of AGR. He added that if these outstanding issues are dealt with in the first 6-9 months by the new government post elections, it will yield sizable benefits for the industry. It will also send a clear signal to both industry and investors that the government is serious about getting the sector back on its feet.

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