Tatas make additional payment of Rs 2,000 crore towards AGR dues: Report

The DoT is set to write fresh letters to telecom companies questioning them about the variation in AGR dues assessed by firms themselves and its own calculations

Tata Teleservices on Tuesday paid an additional amount of about Rs 2,000 crore to the telecom department on ad hoc basis towards their AGR liabilities, PTI reported. The additional payment of over and above Rs 2,197 crore it has already submitted to the government, is aimed at covering any reconciliation differences. 

The government estimated Tata's dues at about Rs 14,000 crore. Earlier, Tata Teleservices had paid Rs 2,197 crore as its AGR dues to the DoT, saying it was the company’s full and final payment. 

Meanwhile, the DoT is set to write fresh letters to telecom companies questioning them about