Airtel, Vodafone Idea to pay AGR dues after Supreme Court hearing, Jio to pay Rs 177 cr

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have communicated to the telecom department that they will not pay AGR dues of Rs 88,624 crore, the deadline for which ends on Thursday, and will wait for the outcome of modification petition listed for hearing before the Supreme Court next week, according to official sources. The apex court has set January 23 as the deadline to pay adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.

Both companies have requested the Department of Telecom (DoT) to give them time to make payment based on the outcome of their modification petition listed for hearing before the Supreme Court next week, sources said