The Hindu Business Line : <I>TRAI recommendations </I>

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended that the revenues accruing both direct and indirect from activities under the telecom licence should form part of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR).

Further, the Authority, which released its recommendations on components of AGR, has observed that the definition of AGR along with the "statement of revenue and licence fee" appended to the respective licence agreements would need to be brought in line by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) with the final order of TDSAT.

The Authority has said that the interest calculated on refundable deposit from subscribers, vendor credit, revenue from rent of towers and dark fibres, payments received on behalf of third parties, sale of handsets or telecom equipment bundled with telecom services and receipt on account of ADC can form part of AGR.

However, income from dividends, capital gains unless receipts have come from telecom services, reversal of provisions, gains from foreign exchange fluctuations and revenues from discernible and stand alone sale of handset or telecom equipments which is not bundled with telecom services should not form part of AGR.

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