SC pulls up DoT for non-collection of AGR dues

The Supreme Court on Friday came down hard on the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for not taking any action or collecting a single rupee from operators such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea India (VIL) on their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.

Shortly after, Airtel said it would pay ₹10,000 crore by February 20 to the DoT.

“…in compliance with the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and their direction today, we shall deposit a sum of ₹10,000 crore (on account) by February 20, on behalf of the Bharti Group companies (Bharti Airtel, Bharti Hexacom and Telenor India),” Airtel said in a letter to the Member (Finance), DoT, Ministry of Communication, which was seen by BusinessLine.