Bharti Airtel to approach telecom ministry to discuss Rs 650 crore penalty issue

27 Jun 2013 Evaluate

Bharti Airtel has written a letter to Communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal in order to sought a meeting to discuss the issue of Rs 650 crore penalty which the department of telecom (DoT) is likely to impose on the company for allegedly violating roaming norms. The telecom major has clarified that there has been no violation of the norms and it is in full compliance of the licence terms. The company claimed that DoT has made no effective communication in this regard with it since 2005.

In order to penalise Bharti Airtel for violating roaming norms in 13 service areas between 2003 and 2005, the Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has approved levying of Rs 650 crore fine on the company. The Minister has approved penalty of Rs 650 crore on subscriber local dialing (SLD) matter and the demand notice will be issued to the company this week.

An internal committee of Department of Telecom had alleged that Bharti Airtel had continued to route national and international calls as local calls (SLD) under a scheme till 2005 despite being told to stop it in 2003 causing loss to the government exchequer and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL).

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