Intentar ORO - Gratis
Airtel prepays ₹5,985 crore, clears 2024 spectrum dues
Mint Mumbai
|March 27, 2025
Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's second largest telecom operator, on Wednesday said it has prepaid an additional ₹5,985 crore to the department of telecommunications (DoT), thereby clearing its bill for the spectrum it purchased in 2024.
The telecom operator had acquired spectrum worth ₹6,857 crore in the auction last year.
With this, the telecom operator has prepaid ₹25,981 crore of high-cost spectrum liabilities in fiscal year 2025 (FY25) towards the spectrum acquired in previous auctions. The company has cumulatively prepaid spectrum liabilities of ₹66,665 crore as on date, it said in a release.
Notably, Airtel has cleared all its spectrum liabilities barring spectrum acquired in 2021 and 2022.
Excluding the liability on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) front, Airtel has an outstanding spectrum liability of ₹52,000 crore, payable in annual instalments till FY 2042.
Esta historia es de la edición March 27, 2025 de Mint Mumbai.
Suscríbete a Magzter GOLD para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9000 revistas y periódicos.
¿Ya eres suscriptor? Iniciar sesión
MÁS HISTORIAS DE Mint Mumbai
Mint Mumbai
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
On November 20th American statisticians released the results of a survey. Buried in the data is a trend with implications for trillions of dollars of spending.
4 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
360 One, Steadview, others to invest in Wakefit ahead of IPO
A clutch of firms, including 360 One, Steadview Capital, WhiteOak Capital and Info Edge, is expected to invest in home-furnishings brand Wakefit Innovations Ltd just ahead of its initial public offering (IPO) next month, three people familiar with the matter said.
3 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
I-T dept to nudge taxpayers to declare foreign wealth
The department was able to collect 30,000 crore disclosed in the previous Nudge drive
2 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
Catamaran to boost manufacturing bets
Catamaran is focused on a few areas in manufacturing, such as aerospace
2 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
India, UAE review trade agreement to ease market access
Officials of India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met on Thursday to review how the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is working, and remove frictions that may be impeding trade between the two nations.
1 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
Beyond the stock slump-Kaynes' $1 bn aim is just the start
Shares of Kaynes Technology India Ltd have fallen about 25% from their peak of 7,705 in October, amid a management reshuffle and the expiry of the lock-in period for pre-IPO shareholders.
1 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
How Omnicom’s IPG buy will change Indian advertising
Two of the advertising world’s Big Four holding companies—Interpublic Group and Omnicom—officially merged this week.
2 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
Why TCS is walking a tightrope
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd recently outlined an ambitious multi-year $6-7 billion investment plan to build artificial intelligence (AI)-focused data centres and is already making progress in that area.
2 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
It's a multi-horse Street race now as Smids muscle in
For years, India’s stock market ran on the shoulders of a few giants. Not anymore.
3 mins
November 28, 2025
Mint Mumbai
Telecom firms flag hurdles in data privacy compliance
Operators need to comply with the data protection norms within 12-18 months
1 mins
November 28, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size

