DoT Defends Fresh AGR Dues Demand as Vodafone Idea Moves SC

Vodafone Idea, Airtel face new clash over AGR levies

Indian operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are preparing for a possible battle with the country’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) over a demand for additional levies totalling INR94.5 billion ($1.1 billion), The Economic Times (ET) reported. The regulator is apparently unwilling to negotiate on the latest sum, the newspaper wrote. Earlier this week Vodafone Idea filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the DoT’s adjusted …

DoT Defends Fresh AGR Dues Demand as Vodafone Idea Moves SC

Officials in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) have strongly backed a demand for additional AGR dues sent to telcos after the Supreme Court’s order on the issue in October 2019, saying the notices did not flout the ruling, according to an ETTelecom report. Earlier this week, Vodafone Idea (Vi) moved the apex court against a fresh demand of Rs 9,450 crore, arguing that the DoT’s action violated previous Supreme Court rulings that had cry…