COAI has requested for refund of unitilized input tax credits, low cost funding, rationalization of levies and reduction of spectrum usage charges (SUC) among others While telecom service providers have been grouped under essential services to keep businesses running during the nationwide lockdown, the Cellular operators Association of India (COAI) has written to the Finance Minister to offset the sector’s financial concerns.
The industry body that represents private telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio has requested for refund of unitilized input tax credits, low cost funding, rationalization of levies and reduction of spectrum usage charges (SUC) among others.