Will send suitable clarification to DoT over show-cause notice: VodaIdea

Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) on Monday said it will be sending a “suitable clarification” to the telecom department on show-cause notice over non-payment of licence fee in seven circles, and noted that any payment not made on March 25, would be paid on April 15 with interest.

Last week, the Department of Telecom (DoT) issued a show-cause notice to VIL over non-payment of licence fee for the fourth quarter of 2020-21, with regard to circles of Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (East), Odisha , as well as national long distance.

“We will be sending suitable clarification to DoT with reference to the said show-cause notice,” VIL said in a regulatory filing.