AGR issue: DoT issues notice to telcos on full payment of dues

With final Supreme Court hearing on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) issue scheduled for March 17, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is leaving no page unturned for SC to raise any questions against the department.

Thus, in order to get all the dues left as per its calculations, the DoT on Wednesday sent notices to telecom operators including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (VIL) and Tata Teleservices (TTSL) to pay all the balance dues ‘without any further delay’.

The DoT has also not agreed to the payment made by the telcos and said the payments were based on self-assessment, which the Department do not agree.