Department of Telecom to ask telcos to submit supporting papers on AGR self-assessment

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will ask mobile operators to submit supporting documents along with self-assessment calculations related to adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, so that the amount can be rechecked by it. In case of any variance, the operators will be asked to explain. The move comes after operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices said they are doing self assessments and will deposit AGR dues based on the calculations.

Vodafone Idea, which has dues worth Rs 53,039 crore, has so far paid Rs 3,500 crore. Tata Teleservices, which has dues worth Rs 13,823 crore, has made a payment of Rs 2,197 crore. Company sources have maintained that this is the amount due from them as per their calculations and they do not have anything more to pay.