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AGR issue: Top FinMin, NITI, DoT officials talk relief measures for telcos

The telecom department officials remained tightlipped after the high-level meeting on Sunday

DoT's test checks on telcos AGR dues standard audit procedure: COAI

Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) also cautioned that any decision to encash bank guarantees will be "disastrous" for the telecom industry, which only has three private players

Drill oil but dial telecom

Inclusion of non-telecom income in the overall calculation means the higher the oil price, the bigger the AGR share of the government

Govt officials meet to discuss relief measures for AGR-hit telecom industry

Telecom department officials remained tightlipped after high-level government meeting on Sunday, where officials from NITI Aayog and Finance Ministry are said to have been present

Govt approves merger of Indus Towers with Bharti Infratel: Report

The combination of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers will create a pan-India tower company with over 163,000 towers, operating across all 22 telecom service areas

Govt takes a call to save telecom firms, but no relaxation likely on AGR

The Union government is of the view that there can be a debate on the quantum of payment and penalty but not on the fact that the companies have to make the payments

DoT to issue fresh notice to telcos calling for full payment of AGR dues

Won't let Tata Teleservices get away by paying only principal; Airtel and Vodafone Idea too have paid only in part; dept to seek legal advice on invoking bank guarantees

DoT still working on final AGR dues due to varying accounting practices

Telecom operators have been submitting two separate audited details of deduction towards interconnection usage charges and roaming fee to the DoT

Not just telcos, even customers are struggling with poor signals

Consumer rants about bad mobile networks are nothing new but the whole thing can assume new significance in these volatile times

Best of BS Opinion: Trump's India visit, SC blow on AGR dues, and more

From Trump's first India visit after Senate acquittal to SC blow on AGR dues, here are the opinion pieces of the day.

Oil India to move TDSAT against DoT's Rs 48,489 cr demand over past dues

State-owned Oil India is likely to move the TDSAT this week against the telecom department, seeking about Rs 48,500 crore in past dues on the surplus bandwidth capacity it had leased to third parties, its Chairman and Managing Director Sushil Chandra Mishra has said. Other non-telecom firms, which have also been slapped with similar demands, too are likely to move the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). Those likely to go to the TDSAT include gas utility GAIL India Ltd, from whom Rs 1.83 lakh crore has been sought, Power Grid Corp that has been slapped with Rs 21,953.65 crore liability and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd which faces a payout of Rs 15,019.97 crore. Following the Supreme Court ruling of October 24, 2019 that non-telecom revenues should be included for considering payments of the government dues by firms holding any sort of telecom license, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) slapped Rs 1.47 lakh crore demand on ...

Dispute between DoT and telcos over AGR definition took turn in 2007

In 2007-8, Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appelate Tribunal had narrowed the scope of AGR. Following this, the then UPA government went into an appeal

DoT's Jan 23 order issued without telecom minister, secy consent: Sources

A senior government official privy to the development said the January 23 order was issued by the DoT without the consent of the telecom minister or DoT secretary

AGR order: Are you a Voda Idea customer? Key things you should know

If firm files for bankruptcy, rules say its daily functions will continue till sale

AGR dues: DoT asks telecom operators to pay up as SC breathes fire

Telecom operators ignore midnight deadline; Bharti to pay Rs 10,000 cr by Feb 20; Voda Idea still silent

Govt approves merger of Tata Teleservices' mobile business with Airtel

Bharti Airtel on July 1 announced that the consumer mobile business of Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) has now become its part

AGR dues: Telecom firms, DoT discuss part upfront payment by March 31

The move suggested by telcos, if executed, will bring in additional revenues of Rs 22,077 crore from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and the Tatas in this fiscal year

AGR dues: No coercive action against telcos till SC hearing, says DoT

Firms had to pay AGR dues worth Rs 1.47 trillion by Jan 23

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

Oil India plans to move TDSAT over Rs 48,000-crore DoT demand notice

Following SC ruling that non-telecom revenues should be included for considering payments of government dues, the telecom department has asked OIL to pay Rs 48,000 crore