DoT to approve Vodafone Idea's third quarter payment plan soon: Report

Vi had earlier submitted a payment plan as it has paid only 10 per cent of the dues for the period

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will soon approve the plan proposed by Vodafone Idea (Vi) to clear its third quarter dues, including licence fee and spectrum usage charges, a report by the Economic Times (ET) said. 

The telco had earlier submitted a payment plan as it has paid only 10 per cent of the dues for the period. "They have submitted a plan saying tha the dues will be paid along with interest in a phased manner," an official told ET. 

Vi's payments for the previous two quarters averaged around Rs 600 to 800 crore for licence fee and Rs