Vi had calculated its remaining AGR dues at around Rs 21,500 crore after making a payment of Rs 7,800 crore
SBI share price skidded 3 per cent to Rs 443 on the BSE in the intra-day trade today as analysts worry that Voda Idea's precarious position may hit the lender's asset quality going ahead
Vi shares plunge 18% after ABG's offer to hand over 27% stake gratis
Vi has a debt of about Rs 1.8 trillion, including deferred spectrum obligations and AGR dues
The telecom company has sought an extension of the moratorium till April 2023 to pay over Rs 8,000 crore dues related to spectrum purchase
Telecom sector faces the risks of a duopoly
The Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues payable by telecom majors, including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, cannot be a subject matter of any future litigation, the Supreme Court has said. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao stated this while dismissing the plea of telcos seeking rectification of alleged errors in the calculation of AGR. The top court said the dispute relating to AGR has been pending in courts for a very long period of time and the dues payable by TSPs (Telecom Service Providers) cannot be the subject matter of any future litigation. It said there is no room for any doubt from the perusal of the earlier judgement dated September 1, 2020 with respect to this court entertaining any application for altering the AGR dues of the TSPs. The court said that issues concerning the ambit of proceedings under Section 18 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in relation to spectrum, the manner in which payment has to be made by and liabilities apportioned ..
The Supreme Court observed that it has said not just once, but twice and thrice that AGR demand can't be recomputed
With sufficient assets and a healthy financial condition, Bharti Airtel can clear their dues with DoT, analysts said
The rejection of telcos' pleas seeking re-calculation of AGR related dues does not bode well for a recovery in the sector
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would pass orders on applications filed by telecom majors raising the issue of alleged errors in calculation in the figure of AGR related dues payable by them.
The effort would be to firm up measures so that the telecom sector does not go down any further, an official said
Without fundraising, the company may not be able to meet its payment obligations over the next 12 months
The company trailed peers on the revenue front in Q4
Debt resolution only after clearance of govt dues, says tribunal
State-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have not cleared their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues of over Rs 10,000 crore as calculated by the Department of Telecom, according to an official source.
The Department of Telecom has filed an affidavit before Supreme Court on the status of statutory dues paid by telecom operators, a government official said on Tuesday
According to the DoT's calculations, Bharti Airtel owes the exchequer Rs 43,780 crore, of which the company has paid Rs 18,004 crore
Promoters to dilute stake post conversion
DoT says 10% of the outstanding on day of SC verdict last year has to be paid by Airtel, Vi