Voda Idea, Airtel, Jio pay spectrum dues of over Rs 6,000 cr in March; RCom yet to pay

Telecom operators Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have paid the government about Rs 6,000 crore in spectrum dues slated for March 03, but debt-ridden Reliance Communications has so far not deposited its dues of Rs 21.5 crore, sources said.

A source privy to the development told PTI that India’s largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea has made payment of over Rs 3,042.7 crore to the Department of Telecom towards its spectrum dues (that is, deferred payment installment for spectrum bought in auctions).

The due date for the said payment was March 3, and Vodafone Idea made its payment on March 2, the source said.