Friday, November 21, 2014

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High taxes, charges limiting investment capacity, says Vodafone

Voda India
Government should get rid of charges like the USO fund, says Marten Pieters.
NEW DELHI: As it battles a massive Rs 20,000 crore tax case with the government, British mobile phone giant Vodafone has said that telecom operators in India face "financial burdens" and other charges — such as the USO Fund fee and spectrum usage charge (SUC) — which are limiting their investment capacity.

Marten Pieters,MD & CEO of Vodafone India, said the government should "get rid" of charges like the USO Fund, which he felt holds no relevance in today's times. He also said that penalties imposed for minor violations, including procedural lapses, are very high and should be softened.

The Universal Services Obligation Fund was formed to ensure telecom investments in potentially low-revenue rural and backward areas and companies have to pay nearly 5% of their adjusted gross revenues towards it. Pieters told TOI that private operators have been penetrating rural and other areas at their own initiative and there is no need for the government to charge a separate fee for the same.

"We are by far connecting one of the most rural customers within our network. Of the 174-million customer base of Vodafone, we have 92 million in rural areas. In this scenario, why should we contribute to the fund that was originally meant to connect rural customers. We should get rid of this."

Pieters said taxes, levies and charges, which are imposed on telcos, are limiting their capabilities to invest in network expansion. For example, while Vodafone has invested Rs 60,000 crore on capital expansion and spectrum acquisition over the last five years, its contribution to the exchequer in terms of taxes and other charges amounts to Rs 70,000 crore.

"The financial burden does limit the investment capability. Remember, you can invest a rupee only once. If you pay it to the government on various charges and levies, the network rollout investments may suffer."

Pieters was also critical about the SUC that operators pay to the government (it is 5% of revenues on auctioned spectrum). "When you pay for the spectrum in an auction, then where is the need to pay the SUC. In most of the countries, you pay just an administration fee."

He said the government should charge the SUC on per megahertz holding of operators rather than their revenues. "In the current set-up, operators like PSUs — who have more spectrum but low revenues — pay very little. On the other hand, companies like ours which have higher revenues even on low spectrum holdings have to pay a lot. The current system is very unfair."

Pieters also said telcos face a number of "operational issues" which makes it difficult to expand network. "Getting the right of way is very expensive and difficult to get. Getting approvals for towers is a nightmare. The central government should step in here to sort out these issues." 
 
 

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Modi Cabinet approves Rs 1 lakh crore Digital India project

Suppose Sid Harth and one Mr Pradhan Sevakji change our roles. In psychology, it is called role reversal.

Sid Harth iS Narendra Modi and Narendra Modi is Sid Harth.

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The end.

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...and I am Sid Harth
 
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Delhi: CBDT raids Sahara properties in Noida and Greater Kailash Aug 21, 2014 at 09:58am IST Modi Cabinet approves Rs 1 lakh crore Digital India project Suppose Sid Harth and one Mr Pradhan Sevakji change our roles. In psychology, it is called role reversal. Sid Harth iS Narendra Modi and Narendra Modi is Sid Harth. Namo: 'are kaun hai udhar? idhar ao. fasht fasht, jaldi jaldi.' further content was censored, here.... The end. Hare Ram! ...and I am Sid Harth


Sid Harth
Mark Zuckerberg is a phemenon in how to make money. Young as he is, he is very casual in his private and public appearances. That says all. Modi, however, wears trade mark fancy dresses, changes every five minutes or so. On his facebook page he is shown wearing differend dress when he visited USA. That is so cheap and vulgar. getting back to Modi's name dropping. Modi made no news in his Australia visit. Let me repeat it one more time. Modi did not make any news in Australia. happy now? When a cat crosses a street, Indian media does not make it a news. When Modi crosses an ocean why is it a news? ...and I am Sid Harth
Sid Harth
Modi's model village project to merge mutilple welfare schemes The scheme will dovetail funding from all existing rural development, health, sanitation, nutrition and other schemes and bring focus of delivery Nitin Sethi October 8, 2014 Last Updated at 11:19 IST This is another firecracker of an announcement. Media plays dumb, as usual. Why is such careless use of media, Mr Pradhan Sevakji? I know. You are a cheap political person. Nothing beyond playing your own drums, perhaps, dum-dumb-drums? Eh, Mr Pradhan Sevakji? ...and I am Sid Harth
Sid Harth
Narendra Modi govt promises broadband facility in every village #eGovWatch By Agencies on July 21, 2014 One of the many bombastic announcements of Modi Sarkar. I am not saying Modi has no plans. Plans have body and soul. Above news item is like a dead body, real or imaginary, paraded ceremoniously. For what purpose, Mr Modi? I know. Don't bother to answer. Cheap publicity,. Eh, Modiji? ...and I am Sid Harth
Sid Harth
Scandals come in all shapes and sizes. 2G plays and replays again. Policies change and in some cases, play to the lowest common factor, which in case of Modi supporters, his middle class. Modi is still acting as if he is a chief campaigner. We did not hear sirens bleating, when he returned from his foreign tours. The first item was his threatening, perhaps, cajoling Bihar voters. Noci going Mr Pradhan Sevak. The report says he put up a story of his 'Dakshin-Purva-Vijay. On his personal blog. Modi's behavior appears to be childish. If media has already reported, rather heavily on his vacation, not a diplomatic win, that says it all. Inviting a foreign dignitary at Republic Day has no additional value attached. Yet media is abuzz with that garbage of announcement. When is Modi to start working? I am asking Modi ditectly. ...and I am Sid Harth

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