Delhi HC stays Rs 290-cr demand notice on AT&T Global Network Services

Fine was imposed for allegedly providing end-to-end managed data services without obtaining license

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed a Rs 290 crore penalty imposed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on AT&T Global Network Services India Private Limited for allegedly providing end-to-end managed data services between the years 2002-2005, without obtaining a proper license or paying the necessary license fees.

Senior advocate Rajiv Nayyar, appearing on behalf of AT&T, began Friday’s hearing by highlighting that the April 5 demand notice had been issued to AT&T Global Network Services for alleged unlicensed operations between 2002-2005, when the company itself had been incorporated only in 2005 and had received its license from the