Vodafone Idea pays Rs 1,000 cr to telecom dept towards dues: Source

Vodafone Idea on Thursday paid Rs 1,000 crore more to Department of Telecommunications (DoT) towards its statutory dues, a senior official said. company h paid Rs 2,500 crore to government towards justed gross revenue (AGR) dues on Monday. In all, it owes Rs 53,000 crore to telecom department.

DoT source said that tices will also be sent to Tata Teleservices for recovery of full dues in a day or two. company h paid Rs 2,197 crore to government on Monday, while DoT's calculations peg outstanding amount at over Rs 14,000 crore.