DoT to serve show-cause notice on Vodafone Idea over licence fee delay

Telco claims dues paid for first quarter

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is in the process of issuing a show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea (Vi) for delaying the payment of licence fee.

Companies pay 8 per cent of their adjusted gross revenue as licence fee. This also includes a universal service obligation levy. The fee is collected from each of the 22 telecom circles in the country on a quarterly basis. The department issues notice, even if there is a single day’s delay in payment.

“Vi has paid its licence fee dues for the first quarter of 2021-22,” a spokesperson for the company said, without divulging further.