The DOT has decided to fix the licence fee for Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) at a maximum of Rs 85 crore for a pan-India licence.

The Telecom Commission has decided that virtual operators will have to pay an entry fee which is equivalent to 10 per cent of what the unified access licence players pay, subject to a ceiling and floor price for each service area.

The maximum entry fee for Metro and Circle A states has been fixed at Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore for Circle B states and Rs 1 crore for Circle C states. The Commission has set the floor price at Rs 1 crore for Metros and Circle A states, Rs 50 lakh for B Circle states and Rs 25 lakh for C Circle regions.

Source: The Hindu Business Line : Licence fee for MVNOs capped at Rs 85 crore