Pradhan Blames ‘Communication Gap' For DoT's AGR Call To ‘Non-Core' Telcos

Oil Minister says government is in talks with telecom department to sort out issue

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The Department of Telecom’s demand seeking adjusted gross revenues (AGR) as license fee from ‘noncore’ telecom PSUs could be due to a “communication gap” Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, said here today.

Speaking at the sidelines of the National Conclave on ‘Emerging opportunities in natural gas sector’, Pradhan said that the Supreme Court order allowing the levy of this charge on telecom companies may not negatively impact oil public sector undertakings.