The adjusted gross revenue (AGR) is derived from sale of telecom services and government levies, including licence fees and spectrum usage charges.
The cumulative gross revenue of telecom service providers increased by 6.9 per cent to ₹1.051 lakh crore in the March 2026 quarter, a TRAI report released on Tuesday said.The gross revenue of telecom service providers (TSPs) was ₹98,250 crore a year ago.The adjusted gross revenue (AGR) grew by 9.45 per cent on a year-over-year basis to ₹86,716 crore in the March 2026 quarter, from ₹79,226 crore in the same period a year ago.The adjusted gross revenue (AGR) is derived from sale of telecom services and government levies, including licence fees and spectrum usage charges.Access service providers, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, accounted for 83.59 per cent of total AGR in the March 2026 quarter.The AGR data published till the March 2026 quarter by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in the performance indicator report shows that Reliance Jio topped the chart with revenue of ₹32,467.88 crore.It was followed by Bharti Airtel with an AGR of ₹28,773.59 crore, and Vodafone Idea at ₹8,195.12 crore.State-run BSNL, which has turned profitable, reported a decline of 6.19 per cent year-over-year in AGR to ₹2,100.96 crore.BSNL's sister concern MTNL posted an 8.54 per cent increase in AGR on YoY basis to ₹333.71 crore.The Government's licence fees collection grew by 9.41 per cent on YoY basis to ₹6,936 crore and spectrum usage charges by 1.68 per cent to ₹1,017 crore.Published on June 23, 2026
