Telecom industry AGR falls 10.18% in 2018: TRAI

The adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of the telecom industry declined 10.18 per cent in 2018 to Rs 1.44 lakh crore, compared with Rs 1.60 lakh crore in 2017.

Similarly, spectrum usage charges (SUC) were down by 17.74 per cent to Rs 4,186 crore, against Rs 5,089 crore last year. The licence fee was down 10.29 per cent to Rs 11,641 crore, compared to Rs 12,976 crore.

All the mobile operators witnessed a fall in AGR for access services except Reliance Jio, which saw an over three-folds growth. The access service AGR for Reliance Jio stood at Rs 31,097 crore for 2018, against Rs 7,466 crore in 2017.