Licensing Finance Assessment Division

  • Work allocation of Licensing Finance Assessment Division (LFA):

    1. Assessment of AGR and Licence Fee and issuing demand notices to the following Access Service Providers based on Audited AGRs, Audited Annual Accounts and Reconciliation Statements of:
      • BSNL
      • MTNL
      • Airtel Group of Companies
      • Idea Group of Companies
      • Reliance Group of Companies
      • Reliance JioInfocomm Ltd
      • Vodafone Group of Companies
      • Vodafone- Idea Group (since 31.08.2018)
    2. Loop Group of Companies (j) Etisalat DB Telecom (k) Tata Group of Companies (l) Telenor India Communications Pvt Ltd / Telewings Communications Ltd (m) Videocon (n) Loop (o) S-Tel (p) HFCL /Quadrant Televentures Ltd (p) Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (MTS) (q) Aircel Group of Companies Dealing with Parliament Questions, Parliament Assurances, JPC matters and VIP references.
    3. Furnishing information / data etc. to the Standing Committee / other Parliamentary Committees and Cabinet Secretariat; related with LFA Division.
    4. Compilation of assessment done and demand issued year wise and TSP wise
    5. Monitoring of Bank Guarantees (PBGs & FBGs) maintained by concerned CCAs.
    6. Processing of representations received from various TSPs, compilation of deduction verification reports (DVRs) received from CCA offices and issuing the guidelines and clarifications from time to time.
    7. Issues relating to LD vetting.
    8. Augmentation / modification and implementation of DoT’s existing LF & WPF software.
    9. Data compilation in respect of License Fee collections of Access Services.
    10. Administration and staff matters relating to LF - Assessment division.
    11. Budget (RE & BE) and other related work.
    12. Compilation and submission of outstanding License Fees.
    13. Providing inputs to LFP wing on assessment process and clarifications.
    14. Review of LF payments and outstanding.
    15. Supply of information / data / files etc. to Audit as and when requisitioned by them.
    16. Reply to (a) CAG (b) Internal Audit.
    17. Review of State of Work Report (LF - Assessment portions only).
    18. Inputs on Policy matters relating to LF - Assessment / Telecom Revenues. 
    19. Action under clause 22.1 of Licence Agreement.
    20. Monitoring and enforcing provisions of clause 22.2, 22.3 (a) and 22.3 (b) of Licence Department.
    21. Scrutiny under clause 22.4 of Licence Agreement.
    22. Appointment of Auditors under clause 22.5 of LA and Special Auditors under clause 22.6 of Licence Agreement.
    23. Capacity Building in respect of LF Assessment.
    24. Use of Technology (especially ICTs) for strengthening Financial Management System with reference to the redefined FA’s charter.
    25. Review of receipts of various penalties levied by other wings of DoT / Field Units and compilation of CAF & EMR penalty. 
    26. PFMS / Bharat Kosh and other related work.
    27. Monitoring of LF payments on quarterly basis through online and offline mode. 
    28. Development of MIS Report in LF software.
    29. Computerisation of LF Assessment process.

     

    Circulars issued by Licensing Finance Assessment