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Vodafone pleads for govt relief after posting worst quarterly loss in India

Saddled with $14 billion of net debt, Vodafone Idea is fighting for survival after India's top court last month ordered it to pay fees the government said were due from prior years

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P R Sanjai | Bloomberg
After posting the worst quarterly loss in India’s corporate history, Vodafone Group Plc’s besieged local venture is appealing for urgent relief from the government to help avert a collapse.

Vodafone Idea Ltd. took a one-time charge related to a $4 billion demand from the government for overdue fees, leading to a net loss of 509 billion rupees ($7.1 billion) in the three months through September, the company reported Thursday after the market closed.

Formed by the merger of the US-based firm’s local unit with billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Idea Cellular Ltd., hasn’t reported a profit since the deal was announced in 2017.

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