Bharti Airtel Ltd.

Bharti Airtel has filed a plea against Department of Telecom’s (DOT) order to stop offering 3G roaming in areas where it does not have spectrum within 72 hours, with the Delhi High Court. The DoT issued the order to the mobile operator on March 15, 2013 after which the company approached the Delhi High Court.

This case is expected to come up for hearing on March 18, 2013 before the 72-hour deadline set by DoT expires. Telecom operator has also been asked to pay a penalty for violating the license condition by offering 3G services in places where it does not own spectrum.