Want to show DoT error in AGR dues calculation: Telcos to SC

Telcos have asked the Supreme Court for permission to show the telecom department that ‘arithmetical errors’ were committed while computing their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, while asserting that they were not seeking a review of the original SC judgment.

At a hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday, Vodafone Idea, along with Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices (TTSL), highlighted errors made by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) while calculating AGR dues, which had led to inflated demands. The telcos had filed separate pleas in January, seeking a modification of the top court’s September 20, 2020 order which had declared DoT’s AGR calculations as final.