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New Delhi, Sep 3: revenue, as there would be no takers for NLD/ILD licences.
This is because while ISPs providing only Internet services pay a token licence fee of Re 1, those who provide Internet telephony do not pay any entry fee but pay 6% of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as revenue share licence fee to the government. “Not levying any entry licence fee on ISPs providing Internet telephony would kill the NLD/ILD sector and there may not be any takers for these licences. The government would also lose by way of revenue”, said a DoT official.
While formulating USL, DoT would also take a final view on the need of de-linking start-up spectrum from the licence fee, which is bundled at present....
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