AGR dues: Vodafone Idea demands to fix minimum tariffs for mobile data at 8 times the current price

NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea has demanded to fix minimum tariffs for mobile data at Rs 35 per GB, around 7-8 times of current prices, and for calls at 6 paise per minute along with monthly charges from April 1 to enable it to pay statutory dues and make its business sustainable.

The loss-making telco is under pressure to clear adjusted gross revenue dues of more than Rs 50,000 crore to comply with a Supreme Court order.

The company has sought 18 years time to clear the dues, including a three-year moratorium on payment of interest and penalty, according to official sources.