AGR for Spectrum Charges
Clause in License Agreement
• 18.3 – Radio Spectrum charges
• 18.3.1- The Licensee shall pay spectrum
charges in addition to the License Fees on
revenue share basis as notified separately
from time to time by the WPC Wing. However,
while calculating ‘AGR’ for limited purpose of
levying spectrum charges based on revenue
share, revenue from wire line subscribers shall
not be taken into account.
• Two type of cases– 1) Licensee having the Wire line Revenue- AGR for
the purpose of Spectrum charges will be
calculated after deduction of the revenue from
wire line subscriber.
– 2) Licensee without Wire line Revenue- AGR will
be same as of LF wing of DoT.
Clarification
• i) The revenue mention at Sl. No. 1A(Revenue
from Wire line Subscriber) of the ‘Statement
of Revenue and License Fee’ shall only
continue to be deducted while calculating the
‘AGR’ for the limited purpose of levying of
spectrum charges in respect of the UAS
licensees using single technology(GSM or
CDMA)
Clarification- Dual Technology
• ii) In respect of the UAS licensees using dual
technology(GSM & CDMA),
– (a) the revenue mentioned at Sl. No.1A (Revenue from
Wire line Subscriber) & at Sl. No. 1D(a) ( Revenue from
GSM based Mobile Services) shall only be deducted
while calculating the ‘AGR’ for the limited purpose of
levying of CDMA spectrum charges; and
– (b) the revenue mentioned at Sl. No. 1A( Revenue
from Wire line Subscriber) & at Sl. No. 1D(b) (Revenue
from CDMA based Mobile Services) shall only be
deducted while calculating the ‘AGR’ for the limited
purpose of levying of GSM spectrum charges.