The government has set up a task force under the Department of Telecommunications for working on 6G standards.
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At present, licence fees paid by the telecom operators is calculated as 8 per cent of revenue earned from telecom services, technically called adjusted gross revenue (AGR).
Telecom operators want the government to refund input tax credit of around Rs 35,000 crore, reduce levies and waive GST on licence fees and spectrum usage in the upcoming Budget.
Telecom sector wants the government to suspend universal service obligation fund (USOF), which financially supports rollout of telecom services in the rural area, to reduce burden on the service providers.