Streamline audits by multiple agencies for ease of biz: COAI

Cellular operators' body COAI today hoped that Trai's review of bottlenecks in the telecom sector will help iron out the outstanding issue of computation of gross revenue and streamline multiple audits that companies face.

"Multiple agencies conduct audits...Trai of billing systems and tariffs, the Telecom Department conducts audit on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and eKYC...then there are CAG audits for AGR. Sebi audits for compliance on audited financial statements.

"The audit process by multiple agencies in areas like revenue, billing accuracy and customer acquisition costs can be streamlined," COAI Director General Rajan Mathews told

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