BUDGET
FY26 telecom receipts seen INR 824.43 bln, down 33% from FY25
This story was originally published at 14:37 IST on 1 February 2025
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--BUDGET: FY26 telecom receipts seen at INR 824.43 bln
--BUDGET: FY25 telecom receipts revised to INR 1.234 tln
MUMBAI – The government on Saturday projected its receipts from the telecom sector at INR 824.43 billion for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), down 33.2% from the revised estimate of INR 1.23 trillion in FY25. The Budget for FY25 had projected telecom receipts, mainly consisting of licence fees and spectrum usage charges from telecom operators, at INR 1.20 trillion.
The licence fee is levied at 8% of the adjusted gross revenue of telecom companies and makes up 14-17% of the total expenditure of telecom companies such as Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea Ltd.
The government auctioned fifth-generation spectrum worth INR 113.41 billion in June. The telecom companies have the option to make payment for the spectrum bought either in two years or 20 years. End
Reported by Krity Ambey and Ashna Mariam George
Edited by Saji George Titus
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