AGR dues: Bharti Airtel asks DoT to wait for SC’s hearing next week, before demanding payment

Bharti Airtel has written to the telecom department, asking it to await the Supreme Court’s directions on the modification plea before taking any action on the payment of statutory dues.

The telco follows Vodafone Idea in informing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that although it will comply with the apex court’s orders , it would request the government to hold on till the next hearing before demanding payment.