Bharti Airtel prepays Rs 8,815 crore to clear deferred liabilities for spectrum acquired in 2015

25 Mar 2022 Evaluate

Bharti Airtel has paid Rs 8,815 crore to the Department of Telecom (Government of India) towards part prepayment of deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in auction of year 2015. The prepayment is for instalments due in FY2027 and FY2028.

Over the last four months, the company has cleared Rs 24,334 crore of its deferred spectrum liabilities much ahead of scheduled maturities. These liabilities carried an interest rate of 10% and have been paid off through a combination of strong free cash generated by business, equity proceeds and significantly lower cost debt of similar tenor.

Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.

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