Telecom service providers` AGR grows 18% to Rs 60,530 crore in April-June 2022: Trai
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in its report has said that telecom service providers' adjusted gross revenue (AGR) grew 17.91 per cent on a year-over-year basis to Rs 60,530 crore in April-June 2022. The AGR of telecom service providers was Rs 51,335 crore in June 2021 quarter. The government collects it share of revenue from telecom service providers based on their AGR.
The report said access services (mobile phone, broadband services for end consumers) contributed 80.95 per cent of the total adjusted gross revenue of telecom services. The sector's gross revenue (GR) grew by 17.91 per cent to Rs 76,408 crore from Rs 64,801 crore a year ago. The GR, however, declined marginally on a quarter-over-quarter basis from Rs 76,420 crore in March 2022 quarter.
It further said government's share of revenue, which is calculated based on AGR, grew by about 19 per cent to Rs 6,843 crore, comprising Rs 4,844 crore as licence fees and Rs 1,999 crore as spectrum usage charges (SUC). The licence fee collection grew by 18.05 per cent to Rs 4,844 crore from Rs 4,103 crore and SUC grew 21.47 per cent to Rs 1,999 crore from Rs 1,646 crore year on year.
