The Department of Telecom (DoT) is possible to set sooner than inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission six poles apart scenarios based on possible returns collision for the exchequer that are connected to changes in yearly fee to be compensated by companies on band tradition.
The DoT committee, which examined TRAI's recommendations, avowed that behind "deliberating on the substance (uniform spectrum usage charge) in entirety, a returns impartial SUC rate may be determined," sources said.
Levied per annum by the government as a fraction of profits earned by portable operators from telecom services, SUC varies from 3-8 per cent.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended implementing a standardized SUC of 3 per cent from April 1, 2014 and keeping the greater perimeter of SUC at 5 percent.
The uniform SUC, if implemented as apiece recommendations through by Telecom rigid influence of India, will supply break for mobile operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea, but will amplify rates for broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum holders as well as Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL).
The scenarios proposed to be located earlier than TC contain recognition of charging 3 per cent SUC recommended by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India opening with the obtain of airwaves in the imminent Dutch auction. It is of the observation that in this crate there should be no modify in existing slab tempo if telecom companies procure extra range.
Further, the higher chunk rate beneath this situation is 5 per cent and SUC for BWA gamut is raised to 3 per cent from existing 1 per cent, the DoT board is learnt to have said.
If this choice is accepted by government then returns from six licences that are dying in 2014 will be abridged to Rs 226 crore from Rs 426 crore that they remunerated in 2011-12 beneath the obtainable rates.
In extra circumstances, the DoT team has suggested levying 3 per cent SUC on band creature put for public sale and location up the better boundary at 6 per cent devoid of increasing SUC appropriate on BWA airwaves.
Under this choice, the SUC on BWA will be amplified to 3 per cent from one per cent at here on any additional gaining of such airwaves, sources said.
If this goes from side to side, the monetary allegation would stay put similar on the 6 licences dying in 2014. though, proceeds accruing to the government by rising charges on BWA band have not been probable up till now.
The third choice worked, a negligible alteration of the next situation is setting up the greater limit at 5 per cent.
In the fourth choice, the team has not compulsory custody SUC at 3 per cent, BWA band SUC at 1 per cent and with additional kind of gamut at 3 per cent.
In the fifth situation, the working group has not compulsory levying 3 per cent SUC for impartial auctioned band, a fee of 1 per cent for BWA if not mutual with extra airwaves.
In the sixth situation, the working group has not compulsory charging SUC at 5 per cent on every one field together with that acquired from beginning to finish public sale.
Sources said the here returns at 6 per cent SUC chunk rate is Rs 1,370 crore, CAGR is 8.29 per cent.
"Next time SUC at 5 per cent is consequently Rs 1,403 core other than applying least amount SUC beneath third choice would guide to companies pay SUC of Rs 1,370 crore. Depending on the licence period and tempo of increase, the age necessary to fetch SUC at arranged pace to present stage will differ," sources said.
Though, sources said that every one the options haggard up by the DoT can have lawful implications which are life form examined.
While GSM dramatis personae like Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Uninor have been severe execution of standardized SUC, RJIL has different any such budge.
RJIL has contrasting changes in obtainable SUC rates and said "any station facto departure in public sale regulations which extends too much profit to current operators will not situate official inspection".
