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AGR dues: Three rating agencies downgrade Vodafone Idea in two days

According to official sources, VIL paid Rs 1,000 crore to the Department of Telecom on Thursday

DoT to bar foreign telecom vendors that exclude purchase from Indian firms

The order is part of govt's Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) order 2017 which envisages to source domestically manufactured products to encourage 'Make in India'.

What are AGR dues and how it threatens Vodafone-Idea's very existence

Shares of Vodafone Idea jumped 48 per cent to Rs 4.49 on the BSE on Wednesday on the back of heavy volumes on report that the government is unlikely to invoke bank guarantees for now

Top 10 biz headlines: Vodafone Idea on the brink, Mistry moves SC, and more

In a day of twists and turns, the government received Rs 14,697 crore from three companies out of the telecom sector's total dues linked to adjusted gross revenue estimated at Rs 1.47 trillion

Supreme Court orders telcos to clear AGR dues by Mar 17, threatens contempt

The Supreme Court on Friday said the companies and the federal Department of Telecommunications (DoT) were liable for contempt of court

Power Grid Corp moves SC against DoT demand of Rs 22,000 cr in AGR dues

The company said its revenue from telecom business was only 2% of its turnover

Communication gap behind DoT seeking Rs 3 trn from non-telco PSUs: Pradhan

He said parallel to discussions with the DoT, the Supreme Court has been approached on the issue

DoT to take no coercive action against telcos for missing AGR deadline

Bharti Airtel, Voda Idea and the Tatas are set to miuss the Jan 24 deadline as they would wait until next week, when their "modification" petition will be heard by the SC, before making AGR payments

Telcos to miss Jan 24 AGR deadline, wait for 'modification' plea hearing

Jio had not been party to the review petition and had a different stance on the matter

AGR dues: DoT talks tough on deadline, telecom companies sit on the fence

Telcos discuss giving January 24 deadline a miss

DoT to seek Trai's views on 5G; considers spectrum auction in 2020

This new 5G chunk is separate from the Rs 5.22 trillion spectrum sale plan approved by the Digital Communications Commission on Dec 20

Airtel, Voda-Idea move SC seeking review of certain directions on AGR

One of the review petitions has sought open court hearing in the matter

DoT didn't approach Trai for views on floor price for tariffs, says chief

We have not received anything," Sharma said when asked if the DoT has approached Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

DoT asks BSNL to take steps on non-payment of ITS officers' salaries

DoT asks BSNL to take steps on ITS officers' salaries

BSNL notifies voluntary retirement scheme; available for workers till Dec 3

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had recently asked BSNL to start a dialogue with its employees on the VRS

Telcos' AGR dues: CoS meets over bailout; DoT working on demand notices

The demand notices will be issued in next two weeks after an assessment in light of the court order is done

Will telcos get relief on AGR? PMO, Finance Ministry hold talks with DoT

AGR is Adjusted Gross Revenues which includes all licensed revenues of a telecom firm not necessarily originating only from mobile or landline services

DoT payment: Govt says it has exclusive power over licence conditions

In its concluding submission on AGR, the Centre said the parties have voluntarily consented to the terms of the licence agreement and are therefore bound by it

Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea pay Rs 94 cr towards spectrum dues in Sept

The government, in March last year, enhanced the number of annual instalments for spectrum payment from 10 to 16 years to provide relief to the debt-laden telecom sector

Govt will take call on Huawei with national interest in mind: Telecom secy

The telecom secretary was speaking on the sidelines of Invest Digicom 2019 event