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New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) has postponed the spectrum auction by two weeks in view of the Lok Sabha election schedule.
The latest operator performance data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday revealed a 1.46% sequential growth in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for the telecom industry, reaching Rs 55,583 crore in the fiscal second quarter of FY24. Vi recorded the highest AGR growth at 3.30%, followed closely by Jio with 3.24%, and Airtel with 3.04%. However, in terms of absolute numbers, Jio reported the highest AGR for the quarter at Rs 24,217 crore, followed by Airtel with Rs 19,841 crore, and Vi with Rs 7,508 crore.
Vodafone Idea: ET had earlier reported that Vi had paid around Rs 77 crore towards licence fee against the nearly Rs 770 crore due in the April-June quarter. With regards to the spectrum usage charge (SUC), the company has paid around Rs 14 crore against dues of Rs 137 crore. It has sought time till October to clear the June-quarter arrears.
Jio, Airtel, Vi may increase tariffs ahead of 5G rollout in India
The rollout of the 5G spectrum is expected to start in October, and within a year or two, should have a significant presence in the country, said Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday.