DCC to take call on ₹3,050-crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea on Thursday

NEW DELHI: The Digital Communications Commission in its meeting scheduled on Thursday is likely to discuss the ₹3,050 crore cumulative penalty recommended by Trai on Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular.

The telecom watchdog in October 2016 recommended imposing total penalty of ₹3,050 crore on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea for allegedly denying interconnectivity to newcomer Reliance Jio.

“DCC may discuss ₹3,050 crore cummulative penalty that Trai had recommended for Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone,” an official source told PTI.