Telcos gross revenue rises by 12.27% to ₹71,588 cr in Oct-Dec 2020: Trai

New Delhi: Telecom operators recorded 12.27 per cent rise in their total revenue at ₹71,588 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2020 on a year-on-year basis, according to data published by sector regulator Trai on Tuesday.

The gross revenue of the telecom service providers was ₹63,764 crore in the same quarter a year ago.

The adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of the service providers, on which the government levies licence fees and other charges, also increased by 16.5 per cent on year-on-year basis to ₹47,623 crore during the reported quarter from ₹40,877 crore in the corresponding period of 2019-20.

The licence fee collection of the government increased by 16.49 per cent to ₹3,809 crore from ₹3,270 crore on a year-on-year basis.