Vi pins hope on cashflow growth, loans, tax refunds to meet Rs 1 lakh cr cash requirementVodafone Idea plans to raise over Rs 1 lakh crore in the next three years. This will fund network upgrades and debt payments. The company e...
18 May, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
DoT trims Vodafone Idea AGR dues to Rs 64,046 crore, allows staggered paymentsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has finalised the AGR dues of Vodafone Idea Limited at ₹64,046 crore as of December 31, 2025, lo...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
Govt expects 33% on-yr fall in revenue from telecom sector in FY26The government anticipates telecom sector revenue to fall 33% to Rs 82,442.84 crore in FY26, following an unexpectedly high Rs 1,23,357.20 ...
01 Feb, 2025, 03.05 PM IST
Jio, Airtel at loggerheads again over licence fee for DTH operatorsTelecom giants Jio and Airtel clash over DTH license fee waivers. Airtel advocates for complete removal, citing parity with other platforms...
05 Dec, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
Stock Watch: Bharti Airtel shares rise as company prepays Rs 8,465 crore spectrum duesBharti Airtel Share Price: Bharti Airtel prepaid dues worth Rs 8,465 crore to the government on Monday. However, the company did not specif...
01 Oct, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
One-time spectrum fee on Vi and Airtel: DoT seeks time from SC for review on fine for delayDoT has pegged Airtel’s OTSC dues at Rs 8,414 crore. Bharti Airtel recorded Rs 1,807.5 crore charge towards OTSC in 2019-20, with the balan...
05 Oct, 2021, 12.31 PM IST
Reliance Jio alleges Tikona-Airtel deal will make government lose Rs 217 croreMukesh Ambani has alleged that Airtel's proposed acquisition of Tikona will cause a massive loss to the exchequer if the spectrum provided ...
17 May, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Airtel may have to pay Rs 436 crore for merging Qualcomm 4G armBharti Airtel may have to pay Rs 436 crore for merging Airtel Broadband Services with itself as per legal opinion received by the Departmen...
14 Jan, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Airtel-ABSPL merger: DoT seeks legal clarity on levying feeAirtel had acquired Wiresless Business Services Pvt Ltd, a company founded by US chip maker Qualcomm, and renamed it as ABSPL.
30 Nov, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Bharti Airtel-Qualcomm merger: Airtel sees charges on purchase as double feeBharti Airtel has told the telecom department that any charge for merging the operations acquired from Qualcomm will tantamount to a double...
24 Sep, 2014, 05.19 AM IST
ABWL merger: Airtel has to return excess spectrum, pay Rs 406 crore feeBharti Airtel may have to surrender 1.2 Mhz spectrum in the Mumbai circle if it wants to merge its unit Airtel Broadband Wireless (ABWL) wi...
30 May, 2014, 05.28 AM IST
Airtel may have to pay Rs 400 crore, bank surety for ABSL mergerAirtel has applied for amalgamation of ABSL, which holds wireless broadband spectrum that can be used for 4G services, in Delhi, Mumbai, Ha...
29 May, 2014, 08.36 PM IST
CAG wants DoT to slap fine of Rs 725 cr on Bharti AirtelThe national auditor has asked the telecom department (DoT) to charge Bharti Airtel a sum of about Rs 725 crore.
27 Sep, 2013, 04.24 AM IST
- Charge one-time fee on extra spectrum on prospective basis: DoT
In what could come as a relief to incumbent operators like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, the government is considering charging a one-time fe...
17 Feb, 2012, 06.11 PM IST
- GSM operators pay more than half of total 3G fees
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have contributed over 58 per cent of the total spectrum revenue realised by the government.
24 Aug, 2010, 08.58 PM IST
- Telcos owe govt Rs 452 cr as spectrum fee; Bharti Rs 152 cr
Leading telecom company Bharti Airtel owes the government Rs 152.77 crore, the highest outstanding among all operators, towards spectrum ch...
27 Jul, 2010, 04.17 PM IST
- Audit shows all payments were in order: Bharti
Bharti Airtel on Sunday welcomed the findings of the government-appointed special auditor and said the audit showed that the licence fees a...
15 Mar, 2010, 12.48 AM IST