Airtel and Vodafone Idea Estimates of AGR Dues Differ from DoT By Half

The estimates of the telecom companies for the dues which they have to pay in the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) matter are drastically different from what is being proposed by the DoT. The DoT had long given its estimates charting out how much dues Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel had to pay. However, the estimates given by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are pegged around 50% of the dues which are given by DoT. This new report comes from ET Telecom, and it is quite possible that the telecom companies and DoT might be on the polar ends on the issue, thus paving the way for another legal dispute between the entities.

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Dues Calculation Differing By 50% For Both Telcos

As per the Bharti Airtel estimates the dues which are to be paid sum up to be Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 18,000 crore instead of the Rs 35,500 crore as announced by DoT. On the other hand, for Vodafone Idea, the estimates in-house have been calculated to be Rs 18,000 crore to Rs 23,000 crore instead of the total Rs 53,000 crore, which was the number given by DoT. While Bharti Airtel is in a better position to pay off the dues, Vodafone Idea is only going to pay a small fraction of the total dues in the coming days. Vodafone Idea has remarked that it will only be paying Rs 2,500 crore in the coming days and it will pay an additional Rs 1,000 crore before February 21.