SC rejects pleas by Airtel, Vodafone and Tata to recalculate dues they owe to Centre

The case is related to the government’s calculation of levies on telecom companies, which is based on the revenue generated by the firms.

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· Jul 23, 2021 · 12:56 pm

Actor Juhi Chawla moves Delhi HC against rollout of 5G networks, cites health hazards

Chawla said that the technology threated to provoke ‘serious, irreversible effects on humans and permanent damage to all of the Earth’s ecosystems’.

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· Jun 01, 2021 · 01:06 pm

Telecom spectrum auction: Reliance acquires over half of airwaves on sale for Rs 57,122 crore

The most expensive band of 700 megahertz went unsold due to high reserve prices.

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· Mar 03, 2021 · 03:13 pm

Airtel pays additional Rs 8,000 crore as dues to government

While the Centre has evaluated Bharti Airtel’s dues as over Rs 35,000 crore, the telecom company claimed that it was only Rs 13,004 crore.

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· Feb 29, 2020 · 01:19 pm

Telecom sector faces ‘unprecedented crisis’ because of payment dues, says Bharti Airtel chief

Sunil Mittal met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and sought cuts in taxes and levies for the sector.

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· Feb 20, 2020 · 08:41 pm

RBI is closely monitoring possible fallout of crisis in telecom firms, says Governor Shaktikanta Das

On Monday, Airtel, Vodafone Idea and the Tata Group paid a part of the Rs 1.47 lakh crore dues.

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· Feb 18, 2020 · 08:34 am

Tata Teleservices pays Rs 2,197 crore to telecom department to clear part of statutory dues

It owes the government Rs 14,000 crore.

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· Feb 17, 2020 · 11:14 pm

Airtel pays Rs 10,000 crore to telecom department as part of dues, days after SC raps Centre, firms

The Supreme Court refused to accept Vodafone Idea’s proposal to pay Rs 2,500 crore by Monday and Rs 1,000 crore more by Friday.

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· Feb 17, 2020 · 11:29 am

After SC order, Vodafone Idea flags concerns over continuation of business in India

The telecom major said it was assessing the amount that can be paid towards the adjusted gross revenue to the Centre before March 17.

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· Feb 15, 2020 · 08:25 pm

Telecom firms told to pay Rs 1.47 lakh crore dues by midnight, hours after SC pulls up government

Airtel has informed the telecom department it will deposit Rs 10,000 crore by February 20, and the remaining amount ‘well before’ March 17, said media reports.

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· Feb 14, 2020 · 08:31 pm

One plus one free: India’s telecom firms are selling connectivity like soap – and paying the price

Treating mobile connections like fast moving consumer goods is destroying the sector, say experts.

Sriram Iyer, qz.com

· Jan 20, 2018 · 01:30 pm