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Govt likely to reject telcos' demand for 2-year spectrum fee moratorium
Recently, SC had upheld the government's definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) and directed telecom operators to pay up the pending dues that could add up to an estimated Rs 1.33 trillion
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AGR verdict: Clock ticking for a 2-horse race and a boost to Reliance Jio
The verdict will also provide a relief to the government, which is reeling under the problem of controlling its fiscal deficit with some extra revenue
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SC's AGR verdict will have devastating impact on telecom firms, say experts
Stakeholders upset, given India's telecom tariffs are among lowest in world
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Telecos don't want internet telephony to succeed, says Directi CEO
Internet telephony can reduce the cost of voice calls by 60 per cent but no mobile operator has launched the service because of a vested interest in protecting their top line, Bhavin Turakhia, co-founder and chief executive officer, Directi, said.He said barring Reliance Jio, R-Com and BSNL, no mobile operator has shown interest in internet telephony because it would result in cost reduction for voice traffic by up to 3 times, forcing competitive price reduction and a reduction in top line revenue of their business.Turakhia, whose firm Vmobi Solutions got a telecom service providers (TSP) licence for access services in February for the Mumbai circle, plans to launch internet telephony. But the firm is facing resistance from incumbent telecom operators that are trying to create confusion over internet telephony."The incumbent operators are not allowing internet telephony in India … and they are doing their best to bring in potential arguments to kill it permanently," Turakhia said. Mo
