TDSAT stays DoT’s demand of Rs 1,376 crore from Airtel

NEW DELHI: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) Thursday stayed and directed the Department of Telecommunications to not take any coercive steps against Airtel. The telecom department is demanding Rs 1,376 crore from the Sunil Mittal-led telco in unpaid past dues that defunct telco Videocon Telecommunications owed.

The tribunal has directed the DoT to not take any coercive steps such as invocation or encashment of bank guarantee

Videocon Telecom, which used to offer 2G services, had sold rights to use spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band in six circles to Airtel in 2016 for Rs 4,428 crore.