BUDGET
FY27 telecom receipts seen at INR 1.17 tln, dn 34% from FY26
This story was originally published at 14:12 IST on 1 February 2026
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NEW DELHI – The Union Budget for 2026-27 (Apr-Mar) has projected the government's receipts from the telecom sector at INR 1.17 trillion, down 34% from the revised estimate of INR 1.78 tillion for FY26. The Budget for FY26 had projected telecom receipts, mainly consisting of licence fees and spectrum usage charges from telecom operators, at INR 824.43 billion.
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 has not conducted any spectrum auction in the current financial year. End
Reported by Krity Ambey and Astha Oriel
Edited by Pankaj Aher
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