Lok Sabha Question No. 558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Penalties Imposed on TSPs
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque, Chandan Singh, S. Jagathrakshakan, Behanan Benny, M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## PENALTIES IMPOSED ON TSPs

## 558. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether private and public sector Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) owe over Rs. 92000 cr. as licence fee penalty to the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  recent  verdict  on  the  Annual  Gross  Revenues  (AGR)  by  the  apex  court  has affected the TSPs and telecom industry and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount of money to be paid by TSPs including public sector TSP post the Supreme Court verdict on AGR, TSP-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any plan to recover the said due amount and if so, the details thereof including the steps taken/being taken by the Government to recover the due amount and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

- (a) Yes,  the  details  of  the  outstanding  amount  thereof  TSP-wise  are  enclosed  as Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
- (b) The COAI and few Telecom Service Providers have represented to the Department of  Telecom  to  express  their  apprehension  about  the  possible  adverse  effect  on  Telecom companies in view of the verdict on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) matter by the apex court.
- (c) The  TSPs-wise  outstanding  amount  after  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  Judgement  are enclosed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
- (d) The Government has directed the Licensees to make the payments in accordance with the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 24.10.2019.

Annexure I

## TSPs wise Provisional License Fee outstanding as per demand up to July-19

| S.No   | Name of the Company                                        |   Total Outstanding (Rs. Cr.) |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1      | Idea Cellular Ltd                                          |                          8485 |
| 2      | Vodafone Group of Companies                                |                         19824 |
| 3      | Bharti Airtel Group of Companies                           |                         21682 |
| 4      | Telenor India Private Ltd.                                 |                          1950 |
| 5      | Tata Group of Companies                                    |                          9987 |
| 6      | Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd.                                  |                            13 |
| 7      | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd                                   |                          2099 |
| 8      | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd                              |                          2537 |
| 9      | Aircel Group of Companies                                  |                          7853 |
| 10     | Etisalat DB Telecom Private Ltd                            |                            29 |
| 11     | Quadrant Televentures Ltd                                  |                           116 |
| 12     | S.Tel Pvt Ltd.                                             |                            42 |
| 13     | Videocon Telecommunications Ltd.                           |                          1033 |
| 14     | Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd                             |                           302 |
| 15     | Reliance Communication Ltd /Reliance Telecommunication Ltd |                         16457 |
| 16     | Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd.                                      |                           233 |
| Total  |                                                            |                         92642 |

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## Annexure-II

| Outstanding SUC* dues as on 31-10-2019   | Outstanding SUC* dues as on 31-10-2019   | (Rs. In Crores)   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Sl.No                                    | TSP                                      | Total             |
| 1                                        | Aircel Group of Companies                | 2376.77           |
| 2                                        | Allianz                                  | 0.00              |
| 3                                        | Bharti Airtel Ltd                        | 13904.01          |
| 4                                        | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd                 | 2890.46           |
| 5                                        | Dishnet                                  | 642.54            |
| 6                                        | Etisalat DB Telecom Private Ltd          | 2.81              |
| 7                                        | Idea Cellular Ltd                        | 6745.37           |
| 8                                        | Loop Telecom Private Ltd                 | 0.56              |
| 9                                        | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd            | 585.88            |
| 10                                       | Quadrant Televentures Ltd                | 53.93             |
| 11                                       | Reliance Communication Ltd               | 3887.46           |
| 12                                       | Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd                 | 47.52             |
| 13                                       | Reliance Telecommunication Ltd           | 796.32            |
| 14                                       | Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd           | 101.44            |
| 15                                       | S Tel Ltd                                | 13.67             |
| 16                                       | Spice                                    | 0.00              |
| 17                                       | Tata Teleservices Ltd                    | 3836.29           |
| 18                                       | Telewing                                 | 3.49              |
| 19                                       | Telenor                                  | 204.35            |
| 20                                       | Unitech-Wireless                         | 712.33            |
| 21                                       | Videocon Telecommunications Ltd          | 265.09            |
| 22                                       | Vodafone Group of Companies              | 17984.23          |
| Total                                    | Total                                    | 55054.51          |