Home BusinessBSNL revenue arrears stand at Rs 7,483 crore for 2007-08
BSNL’s revenue arrears for 2007-08 have touched Rs 7,482.81 crore, out of which Rs 4,226 crore may or may not materialise, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
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The biggest defaulters are private customers under basic services who owed Rs 4,173.63 crore as on March 31, 2008, Minister of State for telecom & IT Sachin Pilot said in a written reply.
He said the government is considering a proposal of charging a one-time entry fee for spectrum allocation beyond 6.2 Mhz of spectrum.
He said Trai is seeking penalty powers on telephone companies for violating its directives.
“Trai has sent a consolidated revised proposal to DoT to consider various amendments in the Trai Act 1997, which provides for imposition of penalty on telephone operators for violation of its directions,” he said.