Government working on measures to improve telecom-sector

The government is considering some long-term measures focus to improve the health of the telecom-sector, which is burdened with the debt. The measures include redefining adjusted gross revenue (AGR) which will exclude ‘non-telecom’ items and permitting telcos to give back unused spectrum for small amount of penalty.
Phasing out Bank Guarantees, reducing License fees (LF) and spectrum usage charges (SUC) are also included in the long term measures. According to the officials, the measures would require discussions with Ministry of Finance as some measures expected to impact the revenue.