Trai suggests satcos pay 4% of revenue as spectrum charges

Trai suggests satcos pay 4% of revenue as spectrum charges

Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday recommended that satellite communication companies like Starlink pay 4 per cent of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as spectrum charges to the government — a rate steeper than what these firms had been lobbying for. Operators offering satellite-based broadband internet services in urban areas would have to s...


GST

Govt, gaming firms lock horns over GST in SC

The debate over how online games are taxed reached the Supreme Court on Monday, where the Centre and leading gaming firms clashed over whether games of skill like rummy, chess and bridge lose their status when money is placed on them, thereby attracting Goods and Services Tax (