August 4th, 2021 9:37 AM 2 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Might Join Vi In Filing Review Petition for AGR Dues Case

Bharti Airtel might move to the Supreme Court (SC) for filing a review petition for the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues matter. The telco’s plea for the rectification of ‘arithmetical’ errors made by the telecom department in the calculation of the AGR dues was rejected by the SC. It is worth noting that even Vodafone Idea might be planning to file a review petition for the same cause in the... Read More

July 30th, 2021 2:20 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel and Vodafone Idea Eye Price Hike to Lower AGR Dues Burden

Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel might soon hike the prices in the prepaid smartphone users segments to elevate the resources and increase the cash generation to cater to the upcoming AGR dues burden and other payment defaults. As reported by ET Telecom, a price hike in the prepaid smartphone user segment will be beneficial for the telcos as it generates the bulk of telco revenues. The renowned entity Goldman Sachs... Read More

July 28th, 2021 8:29 AM 3 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Sector Might Get Relief from Government Soon

The Indian government is thinking about offering relief to the ailing telecom industry. The telecom sector has seen multiple challenges in the last year owing to the increase in data consumption and rising network services demands. To fulfil the needs of the users, the operators have worked really hard and spent a lot of money on improving and expanding their network infrastructure. Adding to the high costs involved in improving... Read More

July 26th, 2021 4:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

Is Vodafone Idea Eyeing Tariff Hikes Soon?

Vodafone Idea has been facing gloomy days since the AGR dues matter started in the Indian telecom space. Over the period, Vodafone Idea has faced financial distress, funding default, subscribers loss that has weakened the backbone of the entity. It would be too early to say that Vodafone Idea will kneel down and exit from the Indian telecom space. If government jumps in and aid the telco by providing a... Read More

July 24th, 2021 9:03 PM 1 COMMENTS

SC Refuses to Rethink AGR Dues, Bad News for Financially Strapped Telcos

One of the heaviest financial burdens which the telecom companies in India face right now includes the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR). The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), after winning the fifteen-year long legal battle, had slapped these charges on the telecom companies. The older telecom companies now stand on the edge with regards to these dues as they are the ones to shoulder this burden. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Tata... Read More

July 23rd, 2021 11:46 AM 96 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Airtel Won’t Get Any AGR Relief

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, and Tata Teleservices had submitted petitions in the Supreme Court to challenge the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues amount that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had assessed. However, the SC has ruled that it won’t allow any reassessment or change in the amount of dues that was finalised in the last year’s hearing. This has put a major blow in the hopes of Vodafone Idea (Vi).... Read More

April 12th, 2021 8:00 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vi Will Clear Its Remaining LF Dues by April 15: Report

Previously, we were aware that Vodafone Idea (Vi) would clear its dues within this week, but now the D-day is announced to be April 15. Not only will Vi clear outstanding dues of Q4 of the previous FY21 by April 15, but it will also present an appropriate cause to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) show-cause notice. What Caused DoT to Show-Cause Vi And Vi's Take From It? According to... Read More

April 10th, 2021 7:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL and MTNL Are Two Other AGR Dues Payment Defaulters

The two state-run telecom operators, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) owe the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) thousands of crores in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. To be precise, BSNL and MTNL together owe around Rs 10,000 crores to the DoT for AGR dues. Individually, BSNL has dues of Rs 5,835 crores and MTNL of Rs 4,352 crores. According to a PTI report, the AGR... Read More

April 7th, 2021 9:00 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vi and Tata Tele Will Soon Have to Answer SC on AGR Dues Payments

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Tata Telecommunications had all denied paying any further adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues for FY21. The telcos believe that they have already paid more than they were supposed to. According to a PTI report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court (SC) for the non-compliance of the AGR order by the telcos. As per the SC order on... Read More

April 1st, 2021 3:00 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Airtel and Tata Tele Refrain from Paying AGR Dues to DoT

The never-ending adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues drama continue with telcos and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) standing at odds with each other. The telcos have argued that they have already paid the 10% advance on the dues while DoT says they haven’t. According to an ET Telecom report, DoT has to inform the Supreme Court (SC) about the status of the AGR dues paid by the telcos as of... Read More

March 29th, 2021 3:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Jio and Vi Pay DoT Rs 5,000 Crore: Report

India's private operators, namely Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), have all paid their dues amounting to Rs. 5000 crores towards the spectrum usage charges (SuC) and license fee (LF) for the quarter ending March 2021. The telcos should pay the dues for the January-March quarter by March 25, and if there is a small balance due, it should be paid by the end of March since it... Read More

February 24th, 2021 3:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Will Hear AGR Dues Matter in Two Weeks

The Supreme Court (SC) of India has said that it will hear on the matter of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues in two weeks. The matter was raised by the telcos earlier in January, saying that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has assessed the dues wrongly. It is worthy to note that last year, the Supreme Court had ruled that it won’t entertain the recalculation of the dues and would... Read More

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