DoT, telcos may clash over AGR dues calculation again

A fresh battle appears to be brewing between private telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea and the telecommunications department on the issue of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.

Officials in the department of telecommunications (DoT) have strongly backed a demand for additional AGR dues, sent to telcos after the Supreme Court pronounced its order on the issue in October 2019, saying they did not flout the ruling.