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Business News/ Industry / Telecom/  Telcos owe Rs54,800 crore in licence, spectrum fees: Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Telcos owe Rs54,800 crore in licence, spectrum fees: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says the amount under litigation is Rs44,380.91 crore

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New Delhi: Telecom operators owe the government 54,828.25 crore in licence fee, spectrum charges and arrears, of which 44,380.91 crore is under litigation, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

The outstanding dues also include electro magnetic radiation penalty, customer application form fine and mobile number portability testing fee arrears.

“Out of the total outstanding of 54,828.25 crore, the amount under litigation is 44,380.91 crore pertaining to major telecom service providers," telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

He said cases pending in various courts are closely monitored and suitable actions are being taken in consultations with senior law officers from time to time.

The total outstanding due against Bharti Airtel Ltd is 11,235.50 crore, followed by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd at 9,936.26 crore, Vodafone India Ltd at 9,206.03 crore, Idea Cellular Ltd at 5,435.41 crore and Reliance Communications Ltd at 6,355.43 crore.

Tata Teleservices Ltd owes 3,472.52 crore and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd 4,091.31 crore.

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Published: 11 May 2016, 11:40 PM IST
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