Shares of Vodafone Idea fell over 9 per cent after government clarified that no additional relief is being considered for its AGR dues
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The telecom department is not contemplating providing any relief to Vodafone Idea with regard to adjusted gross revenue, Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said on Monday. "We have recently converted a lot of their debt into equity. The government has done whatever we thought we could do. At this time, we do not have any discussion or plan to change anything other than what we have done," Pemmasani said. The government has become the single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea after acquiring shares worth Rs 36,950 crore in lieu of outstanding spectrum auction dues in March. Earlier, the government had acquired around 33 per cent stake in 2023 in lieu of statutory dues worth over Rs 16,000 crore. Vodafone, in its affidavit before the Supreme Court, had said that it will not be able to survive without government support. The company's AGR liability at the end of the June 2025 quarter stood at around Rs 75,000 crore. Vodafone Idea, along with other player
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"There may be some payment terms being proposed (by the company), but the question remains whether they'll be able to honour those payments," the official added
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Debt-ridden telecom firm Vodafone Idea has expanded 5G coverage to 23 more cities, including states capitals Jaipur, Kolkata, and Lucknow, the company said on Monday. Vi has already launched 5G service in five cities -- Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, and Patna. "Vi... announced the next phase of its 5G rollout, with network deployment now underway in 23 cities. These include Ahmedabad, Agra, Aurangabad, Kozhikode, Cochin, Dehradun, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai, Malappuram, Meerut, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Rajkot, Sonepat, Surat, Siliguri, Trivandrum, Vadodara and Vizag," the company said. Vi has acquired 5G spectrum in 17 out of 22 telecom circles. "Users with 5G-enabled devices in the newly announced cities will be able to access Vi 5G services as the services go live. As an introductory offer, Vi is providing unlimited 5G data on plans starting from Rs 299," Vi said. The company said it has deployed 4G on the 900 MHz band across approximately 65,000 sites an