‘BSNL not to disconnect Reliance's signal’
Acting on a petition from Anil Ambani Group's telecom arm Reliance Communications seeking to recover Rs 85 crore from state-run BSNL, telecom tribunal TDSAT has directed the PSU to file its reply in six weeks.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Acting on a petition from Anil Ambani Group's telecom arm Reliance Communications seeking to recover Rs 85 crore from state-run BSNL, telecom tribunal TDSAT has directed the PSU to file its reply in six weeks.
Meanwhile, TDSAT's outgoing chairman Justice N Santosh Hegde also directed BSNL not to disconnect its signal to Reliance Communications in the intervening period.
During the proceeding, Reliance Communication's counsel R S Prabhu requested the tribunal to assure them that BSNL would not disconnect its signal on this basis as the matter is sub-judice.
"They are giving us a threat of disconnection," contended Reliance.
Earlier the tribunal had issued notices to BSNL and Department of Telecommunication (DoT) on this issue.
In its appeal, Reliance had prayed for a direction from the tribunal to BSNL to settle bills (worth Rs 85 crore) raised by it and waive Rs 6.82 crore fine imposed on it.
The dispute pertains to payment of interconnect usage charge (IUC) under an agreement in January 23, 2003 for interconnectivity in different circles reached between the telecom PSU and the private company, then called Reliance Infocomm.
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