As per the newly approved National Telecom Policy, Government will charge a uniform licence fee of 8% of Annual Gross Revenue (AGR) from all telecom service providers across all category of service and circles (metro A, B and C categories) as compared to the existing range of 6-10 %, from the financial year 2013-2014.
For the period from July 1, 2012 (instead of April1, 2012, as decided earlier) to March 31, 2013, the operators have to pay an annual licence fee at a rate of 9 per cent for Metro and Category A, 8 per cent for Category B and 7 per cent for Category C circles.
Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata service areas comprise of Metro circle, while circles like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu fall in Category A.
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