MTNL says gets 3.68 billion rupees in tax refund

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - State-run telecommunications carrier Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd said it had received an income tax refund of 3.68 billion rupees ($61 million) on Thursday .

MTNL, which provides telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai, said the total tax refund for the assessment year 2006-07 was 6.23 billion rupees, including interest, of which 2.55 billion rupees had been adjusted against tax demands for other years.

($1 = 60.8050 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy)