Vodafone Idea gets major relief as Supreme Court allows Centre to reconsider AGR dues issueThe Supreme Court has allowed the government to review Vodafone Idea's adjusted gross revenue dues, a move that provides a significant poli...
27 Oct, 2025, 12.08 PM IST
Non-telcos' AGR bill may be Rs 82,000 crore lessThe government has been planning a financial relief package of over ₹82,000 crore for non-telecom firms impacted by the Supreme Court's 201...
21 Jan, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
Telcos seek regulation of OTT services, cut in licence fee & USO levyMost industry associations, including the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI), Assocham, and Internet and Mobile Association of...
09 Sep, 2022, 12.46 AM IST
Kumar Mangalam Birla steps down as non-exec chairman of Voda Idea“Consequently, the Board has unanimously elected Mr. Himanshu Kapania, currently a Non-Executive Director, as the Non-Executive Chairman,” ...
05 Aug, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
SC skeptical of govt’s 20-year AGR recovery plan from telcos, wants dues of PSUs waived offVodafone Idea has claimed inability to pay the dues due to its precarious financial state.
12 Jun, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Pay up, or else: How SC snuffed out telcos' last AGR hope"Exercise of self-assessment of AGR dues by telecom companies cannot be permitted even in wildest dreams," the court said in its observatio...
18 Mar, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
Telcos had small army to help assess AGR duesEven as private cellular service operators scrambled to clear the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues before the Supreme Court’s hearing on M...
17 Mar, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Airtel’s own estimate puts AGR dues at a third of DoT demandAirtel has estimated its AGR dues at Rs 13,004 cr, compared with nearly Rs 40,000 cr as calculated by DoT.
03 Mar, 2020, 08.01 AM IST
Videocon dues may jack up Airtel's AGR billBharti Airtel's adjusted gross revenue (AGR) bill is set to increase, with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) likely to add a bulk ...
19 Feb, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
Didn't appreciate Vodafone Group threat to quit India: Ravi Shankar PrasadTelecom minister assured that a monopoly was not on agenda & state-run BSNL & MTNL were important assets
17 Dec, 2019, 08.46 AM IST
Supreme Court calls telcos’ objections frivolousThe Supreme Court in its order, upheld the TDSAT's ruling that most items would be included in AGR included dividends and capital gains. Th...
25 Oct, 2019, 07.47 AM IST
A hefty phone bill? Telcos might face a total bill of Rs 90k croreET takes a look at this most contentious of issues agitating the industry.
30 Jul, 2019, 07.52 AM IST
Price wars to hurt telcos, revenues may fall up to 8%A fall in AGR means lower government revenue because telecom companies pay their licence fee and spectrum usage charges based on AGR.
09 Aug, 2018, 12.40 PM IST
Trai seeks shareholders' views on hurdles in merger and acquisitionsTrai has sought stakeholder inputs by April 11, after which it will analyse them and take a call on additional steps towards “simplificatio...
15 Mar, 2017, 12.19 AM IST
- Don't accept DoT guide on spectrum: SP
The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday asked the government not to accept the Department of Telecom’s recommendation on spectrum allocation.
04 Jul, 2008, 03.01 AM IST
- Don't accept DoT guide on spectrum: SP
The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday asked the government not to accept the Department of Telecom’s recommendation on spectrum allocation.
03 Jul, 2008, 03.22 AM IST
- Bharti Airtel moves TDSAT on AGR issue
Private cellular operator Bharti Airtel has approached TDSAT seeking enforcement of a telecom tribunal's order in which it excluded income ...
01 Nov, 2007, 07.30 PM IST