Telcos pay over Rs 8,000 crore to government in dues; DoT to write to firms questioning AGR gap

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Tuesday received about ₹8,000 crore from telcos, with Vodafone Idea (VIL), Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio paying for airwaves bought in the 2014 auctions, and Tata Teleservices paying ₹2,000 crore towards adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.

People familiar with the matter said that Vodafone Idea paid the DoT ₹3,042.80 crore and rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel paid ₹1,053 crore and ₹1,950 crore, respectively, meeting a deadline for spectrum payments.

The three telcos did not respond to ET’s queries on the same.