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Rs. 652.18 bln contributed in term of telecom taxes in four years

ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (APP): Telecom sector has contributed an amount of Rs 652.18 billion to national exchequer in terms of regulatory duties and taxes during last four years. A higher contribution of Rs.243.3 billion was made during 2013-14 due to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) extraordinary deposits of Rs. 104.6 billion of total value of 3G and 4G spectrum auctions in April 2014.