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Tanay Singh Thakur April 28th, 2020 2:54 PM 5 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Denies the Plea for Free Calls, Data and DTH Facilities

A plea was made to the Supreme Court earlier this month which requested telecom service providers to give free calls and data to the customers. The appeal was sought after to help reduce the psychological stress a person is going through because of lockdown. The petition was filed by Advocate Manohar Pratap which requested Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to ask the DTH service providers for giving free services... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj March 18th, 2020 1:10 PM 7 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Cannot Self-Asses Their AGR Dues: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court addressed the AGR issues and slammed the telcos along with DoT. As per the Supreme Bench, telcos should not have been permitted the self-assessment of their AGR dues. However, the supreme court has considered the government’s plea to allow a deferred payment mechanism to the stressed telcos. Earlier, the Supreme Court backed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and stated that AGR dues must include non-core items. The... Read More

Chakri K February 18th, 2020 3:56 PM 56 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Rejects Proposal of Vodafone Idea to Pay Part of AGR Dues, Company on the brink of Collapse

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Vodafone Idea’s proposal to pay part of their adjusted gross revenue dues and direct government not to take any coercive action against it. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Vodafone Idea said they are willing to pay Rs 2,500 crore today and another 1,000 crore by Friday, and the government shouldn’t pursue any forcible action against them. He also urged that the bank guarantees... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj January 8th, 2019 10:22 AM 1 COMMENTS

Supreme Court Seeks Response from RCom on Contempt Plea by Ericsson

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response from Reliance Communications (RCom) Chairman Anil Ambani on a contempt plea by telecom company Ericsson for its failure to pay outstanding dues of about Rs 550 crore. The top court bench of Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Vineet Saran sought response from Ambani on the contempt plea by Vishal Garg -- the authorised representative of Ericsson India -- who has contended... Read More

Sanjay April 11th, 2013 1:01 PM 73 COMMENTS

Airtel Can’t Add New 3G Customers till Final Order : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India today ruled that Bharti Airtel cannot add any new 3G customers via intra-circle roaming pact with Idea Cellular and Vodafone India, till further notice in circles which airtel did not have 3G spectrum to offer services. The court has allowed Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to be party to the 3G roaming case filed by Bharti Airtel. Supreem Court also said that that existing 3G... Read More