Bharti Airtel, the third-largest telecom operator in India, has requested for equal remedy from the federal government. On the earnings name of the corporate for Q3 FY26, Gopal Vittal, Government Vice Chariman of the corporate mentioned that they’ve written just a few letters to the DoT (Division of Telecommunications) for a similar. The telco desires readability on what’s occurring on this entrance from the federal government. Now a brand new report has surfaced, and it’s saying that Airtel would not care concerning the moratorium of the dues. The telco has the cash to pay the dues proper now, if it desires to. Nonetheless, if the dues of Vi (Vodafone Thought) are being reassessed, then Airtel desires a reassessment too.
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Airtel had additionally fought alongside Vi on the Supreme Court docket for a recomputation of the adjusted gross income (AGR) dues. On the earnings name, Gopal Vittal mentioned, “We’ve written just a few letters to the DoT, asking for clarification and mainly requesting parity on the remedy of the AGR dues. We’re but to listen to from the DoT. As soon as we hear from the DoT, we are going to then resolve what our subsequent steps are. So I believe that is all that we now have on info on the AGR. These letters have already been despatched and we’re awaiting their response.”
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Any adjustment or reassessment of the AGR dues for Airtel can doubtlessly scale back the dues of the telco by an enormous margin. Airtel has again and again mentioned that it desires equal remedy as Vi. It is a honest ask from the telco. However just lately, a senior authorities official was quoted saying that the choice to present a aid to Vi was primarily based on a Supreme Court docket ruling. Thus, will probably be fascinating to see if Airtel additionally will get a aid from the federal government on this entrance.
