The Supreme Court has adjourned hearing in the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case till June 18 and asked the telecom companies to file their replies on how they plan to pay their remaining dues with the roadmap ahead. The Justice Arun Mishra-led bench of the court was hearing the issue of allowing ... About Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) is a term used in the telecoms sector to describe the usage and licence fees that telecom providers must pay to the Department of Telecoms. These fees are divided into two major components: Spectrum Usage Charges (SUC) are costs for using the radio frequency spectrum, which is required for mobile communication. It ranges between 3-5% of the AGR, License fees are costs paid for the right to operate telecom services. It is about 8 ... The Supreme Court has dismissed the curative petitions filed by major telecom service providers, seeking relief from the 2019 judgment regarding Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues. AGR is defined as the profits of telecommunications operators from telecommunications and non-telecom services, consisting of interest earnings, funds and dividend increases. The disagreement developed when the DoT wanted to feature revenue from non-telecom resources in the computation of AGR.
