Bharti Airtel makes payment of Rs 10,000 crore to DoT towards AGR dues
After
Supreme Court rap and the government's stringent deadline, Bharti
Airtel
on Monday said it has paid Rs 10,000 crore to the telecom department
towards statutory dues.
The
company said it will make payment of the balance amount after self
assessment exercise.
"The...total
amount of Rs 10,000 crore has been paid on behalf of Bharti Airtel,
Bharti Hexacom, and Telenor.
"We
are in the process of completing the self assessment exercise
expeditiously and will duly make the balance payment upon completion
of the same, before the next date of hearing in the SC," Bharti
Airtel said.
The
company said it will also submit supporting details at the time of
making balance payment.
The
telecom department on February 14 began issuing orders asking firms
such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to clear past dues
immediately.
The
DoT, which faced the ire of the Supreme Court for putting on hold
recovery of dues from telecom companies, had started issuing circle
or zone-wise demand notices to the firms. Read
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