Reliance pays Rs 84.7cr to BSNL

As directed by the Supreme Court, Reliance Infocomm has paid Rs 84.7 crore to BSNL towards access deficit charge (ADC) that it allegedly
evaded by routing incoming international calls as local ones.

Reliance deposited the amount on January 7, thereby clearing the dues of Rs 182.7 crore it owed to BSNL till October 2004, BSNL officials said, adding the total amount pending on Reliance was Rs 263 crore till date.

The Supreme Court had, on January 3, directed the private telecom operator to pay the balance amount within a week failing which BSNL would be free to disconnect the services.