(a) the names of the cell phone operators providing mobile
phones in different parts of the country;
(b) the licence fee paid by each operator during the last two
years;
(c) whether some companies are not paying licence fee as per
their agreement; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against
these companies?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD)
(a) The names of cell phone operators providing mobile phones are given in Annexure-I.
(b) The details of licence fee paid by various operators
during the last two financial years (i.e. 2002-2003 and 2003-
2004) are given in Annexure-II.
(c) & (d): The details of licensees who have not paid
licence fee as per licence agreement are given in Annexure-
III. The Department of Telecommunications have served notices
to these licensees for making payment of outstanding dues
towards licence fee.
Annexure I
List of Mobile Operators (As on 31.07.2004) - Service area wise
Sl. Service Area Name of Licensee No. (Metro City/ Telecom Circle) 1 DELHI Bharti Cellular Ltd. Hutchison Essar Telecom Ltd. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. Idea Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 2 MUMBAI BPL Mobile Communication Ltd. Hutchison Max Telecom Pvt. Ltd. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 3 KOLKATA Bharti Cellular Ltd. Hutchinson Telecom East Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Reliable Internet Services Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 4 CHENNAI RPG Cellular Services Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Hutchison Essar South Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 5 Andhra Pradesh Idea Cellular Ltd. Bharti Mobile Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Hutchison Essar South Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 6 Assam Reliance Telecom (P) Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Dishnet DSL Ltd. 7 Bihar Reliance Telecom (P) Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Dishnet DSL Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. 8 Gujarat Fascel Ltd. Idea Cellular Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 9 Haryana Escotel Mobile Communications Ltd. Aircel Digilink India Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 10 Himachal Bharti Cellular Ltd. Pradesh Reliance Telecom (P) Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Escorts Telecommunications Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Dishnet DSL Ltd. 11 J & K Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Dishnet DSL Ltd. 12 Karnataka Spice Communications Ltd. Bharti Mobile Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Hutchison Essar South Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 13 Kerala BPL Mobile Cellular Ltd. Escotel Mobile Communications Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 14 Maharashtra BPL Mobile Cellular Ltd. Idea Cellular Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd. 15 Madhya Pradesh BTA Cellcom Ltd. Reliance Telecom (P) Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Bharti Infotel Ltd. 16 North East Reliance Telecom (P) Ltd. Hexacom India Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Dishnet DSL Ltd. 17 Orissa Reliance Telecom (P) Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Dishnet DSL Ltd. 18 Punjab Spice Communications Ltd. Bharti Mobile Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Hutchison Essar South Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. HFCL Infotel Ltd. 19 Rajasthan Aircel Digilink India Ltd. Hexacom India Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Escorts Telecommunications Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Shyam Telelink Ltd. 20 Tamilnadu BPL Mobile Cellular Ltd. Aircel Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. 21 UP(W) Escotel Mobile Communications Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Hutchison Essar South Ltd. 22 UP(E) Aircel Digilink India Ltd. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Escorts Telecommunications Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. 23 A&N & West Reliance Telecom (P) Ltd. Bengal Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Reliance Infocomm Ltd. Tata Teleservices Ltd. Dishnet DSL Ltd. Hutchison Essar South Ltd. Bharti Cellular Ltd. Annexure II Licence Fee paid by various operators during FYs 2002-03 & 2003-04 Amount in Rs. (Crores) S.No Name of the Operator Amount Amount Paid Paid during during the the FY FY 2003-04 2002-03 1 Aircel Digilink India Ltd. 11.75 13.31 2 Aircel Ltd. 23.39 25.14 3 Bharti Cellular Ltd. 135.20 197.24 4 Bharti Mobiles Ltd. 65.43 100.18 5 BTA Cellcom Ltd. 7.66 10.69 6 BPL Mobile Cellular Ltd 50.34 34.16 7 BPL Moblie Comm. Ltd 34.81 39.82 8 Escorts Telecom Ltd 0.03 0.00 9 Escotel Mob Comm Ltd 41.94 32.15 10 Fascel Limited 33.47 54.41 11 Hexacom Ltd 8.29 11.81 12 Hutch Essar South Ltd 6.63 26.67 13 Hutch East Kolkatta 16.98 28.64 14 Hutch Essar Tele Ltd 30.15 68.65 15 Hutch Max Tele Ltd 56.02 91.47 16 Idea Cellular Ltd 107.49 113.91 17 Reliance Telecom Ltd 36.94 27.95 18 RPG Cell Ltd(Aircel ) 17.24 17.03 19 Spice Comm Ltd 64.76 28.36 20 Tata Teleservices Ltd 31.54 69.34 21 Tata Teleservices 76.36 48.46 (Maharashtra) Ltd 22 Bharti Telenet (Now 78.86 130.51 Bharti Infotel) 23 HFCL Infotel 12.19 12.56 24 Shyam Telelink Ltd 6.41 6.39 25 Reliance Infocomm Ltd 0.02 178.71 26 MTNL 483.35 655.17 27 BSNL 3,244.86 3,093.58 Note : 1. The above include amounts adjusted on account of implementation of the judgement of Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.5050 of 2002 and other TDSAT judgements. 2. The operators from Sl no. 1 to 19 are CMTS operators (many of whom have now migrated to UASL). 3. The operators from Sl.no.20 to 25 are basic operators who have migrated to UASL. 4. The license fee paid by M/s Bharti Infotel, Reliance Infocomm, BSNL and MTNL includes license fee in r/o other services like NLD, ILD, VSAT etc. as such licences are also held by these operators. Annexure III Details of Licencees who have not paid the Licence Fee as per their Licence agreement (Amount in Rs.Crores) S.N. Name of the Licencee Amount Due Remarks 1 Spice Communications Ltd. 11.43 The amount pertains to Karnataka and Punjab Service Areas. The Licencee has been served a notice for payment. 2 Aircel Ltd 0.28 These amounts pertain to account finalisation intimated to licencees in May/June, 2004. Notices served. 3 Bharti Cellular Ltd 7.43 4 Bharti Mobile Ltd 3.19 5 Escotel Mob Comm Ltd 2.86 6 Hexacom Ltd 4.25 8 Idea Cellular Ltd. 3.02 9 Reliance Telecom Ltd. 0.33 10 Bharti Telenet (now Bharti Infotel) 0.37 11 HFCL Infotel 0.18 12 MTNL 293.87 13 BSNL 557.38 Under correspondence Note :- 1. Operators from Sl 1 to 9 are CMTS operators (many of whom have migrated to UASL). 2. In respect of MTNL, the dues include dues from Basic service operations also. 3. In respect of BSNL, the dues include those from Basic services, NLD, VSAT etc. 4. In respect of Bharti Telenet Ltd, the dues include those from ILD, NLD and VSAT.