<p>The telecom sector's gross revenue fell about Rs 41,000 crore in three years on account of a dip in mobile services rates, said Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Gross revenue of the telecom sector in 2016-17 was Rs 2.65 lakh crore, which had reduced to Rs 2.46 lakh crore a year later and then to Rs 2.24 lakh crore in 2018-19, Prasad said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>"Due to fierce competition in the telecom sector over the recent years, telecom service providers (TSPs) have revised their tariff downwards. As a result, gross revenue (GR) and adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of all TSPs have declined for last three financial years," minister said.</p>.<p>AGR, on which the government earns revenue, also declined by around Rs 46,000 crore.</p>.<p>According to the data shared by Prasad, AGR declined from Rs 1.85 lakh crore in 2016-17 to Rs 1.5 lakh crore a year later and Rs 1.39 lakh crore in 2018-19.</p>.<p>"Accordingly, licence fee, which is 8 per cent of AGR, and spectrum usage charges, which are 3 to 5 per cent of AGR, have also decreased," Prasad said.</p>.<p>The minister said that to remain competitive in the market, BSNL has also reduced tariff and the same has been reflected in the financial statements.</p>.<p>"Despite increase in the subscriber base, revenue earned from mobile services has declined in the last three years," he said.</p>.<p>According to data shared by Prasad, BSNL's revenue from mobile services more than halved to Rs 4,708.63 crore in 2018-19 from Rs 11,271.95 crore in 2016-17. </p>
<p>The telecom sector's gross revenue fell about Rs 41,000 crore in three years on account of a dip in mobile services rates, said Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Gross revenue of the telecom sector in 2016-17 was Rs 2.65 lakh crore, which had reduced to Rs 2.46 lakh crore a year later and then to Rs 2.24 lakh crore in 2018-19, Prasad said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>"Due to fierce competition in the telecom sector over the recent years, telecom service providers (TSPs) have revised their tariff downwards. As a result, gross revenue (GR) and adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of all TSPs have declined for last three financial years," minister said.</p>.<p>AGR, on which the government earns revenue, also declined by around Rs 46,000 crore.</p>.<p>According to the data shared by Prasad, AGR declined from Rs 1.85 lakh crore in 2016-17 to Rs 1.5 lakh crore a year later and Rs 1.39 lakh crore in 2018-19.</p>.<p>"Accordingly, licence fee, which is 8 per cent of AGR, and spectrum usage charges, which are 3 to 5 per cent of AGR, have also decreased," Prasad said.</p>.<p>The minister said that to remain competitive in the market, BSNL has also reduced tariff and the same has been reflected in the financial statements.</p>.<p>"Despite increase in the subscriber base, revenue earned from mobile services has declined in the last three years," he said.</p>.<p>According to data shared by Prasad, BSNL's revenue from mobile services more than halved to Rs 4,708.63 crore in 2018-19 from Rs 11,271.95 crore in 2016-17. </p>