SC asked asked RJio to furnish an undertaking to abide by the spectrum trade guidelines, to which the company said that it cannot take this risk knowing the problems faced with regard to the past dues
SC, hearing a contempt petition by Ericsson against RCom's Anil Ambani, asks latter to deposit amount in the court's registry; also issue a notice to Ambani, asks RCom to respond in 4 weeks
Reliance Communications has been urging the telecom department to grant it the 'long-awaited no-objection certificate' to comply with a Supreme Court order in 'letter and spirit'
Reliance Communications is yet to pay Ericsson
Shares of RCom fell as much as 12 per cent to Rs 13.77 apiece on BSE after a news report suggested that the DoT has told RCom and Reliance Jio Infocomm that it can't approve their spectrum deal
The two developments boosted the market capitalisation of five large listed Ambani firms by $68 million
Apex court had asked RCom to clear Ericsson dues by Dec 15, while RCom sought two more weeks
Supreme Court had on Friday asked the government to issue RCom a NoC for spectrum sale to Reliance Jio Infocomm by December 9 if it furnishes a corporate guarantee of Rs 14 billion within two days
The corporate guarantee will be issued by Reliance Realty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RCom; after this, govt will issue NOC within a week
Reliance Communications says it cannot give a bank guarantee of Rs 14 billion and that it had instead given land worth nearly Rs 14 billion as security.
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The guarantee had been demanded by DoT
A number of hearings have taken place in the matter since August 28, 2018, and the telecom tribunal announced interim relief on October 1
Anil Ambani also thanked his elder brother Mukesh Ambani, who is credited with conceptualising the undivided group's telecom foray
Last year, Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications signed a pact with Reliance Jio for sale of wireless spectrum, tower, fibre and MCN assets
RCom is also in the midst of completing its sale of airwaves, towers and fiber to a rival controlled by Ambani's older brother
RCom is currently under the debt resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC)
RCom bonds due 2020 decline to lowest since December
Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) said on Monday it had received approval from the Supreme Court to proceed with the sale of its wireless assets to Reliance Jio
Firm to use the proceeds of sale to repay loans