Lok Sabha Question No. 2129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Clearing of Dues by Telecom Companies
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2129 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  MARCH, 2020

## CLEARING OF DUES BY TELECOM COMPANIES

## 2129. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the telecom companies have cleared the dues to Department of Telecommunication as per Hon'ble Supreme Court order and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the balance amount due from each company; and
- (c) the details of the measures taken by the Government to clear the said dues?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) & (b)   Some of the telecom companies have made the payments to Department of Telecommunication  as  per  Hon'ble  Supreme  court  order.  The  TSPs-wise  payments  &  provisional balance dues are enclosed as Annexure-I.

(c) The Government has directed the Licensees to make the payments in accordance with the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 24.10.2019.

## Annexure referred to in para (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2129 for answer on 04.03.2020.

Annexure-I

## Telecom Service Providers wise balance dues (Provisional)

(Rs.in Crore)

| S.No   | Name of the Company                                        |   License Fee Dues |   Spectrum Usage Charges Dues |   Total Dues | Payment Received   |   Balance Dues |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|--------------------|----------------|
| 1      | Idea Cellular Ltd                                          |               8485 |                       6745.37 |     15230.4  |                    |       15230.4  |
| 2      | Vodafone Group of Companies                                |              19824 |                      17984.2  |     37808.2  | 3500               |       34308.2  |
| 3      | Bharti Airtel Group of Companies                           |              21682 |                      13904    |     35586    | 9500               |       26086    |
| 4      | Telenor India Private Ltd.                                 |               1950 |                        204.35 |      2154.35 | 500                |        1654.35 |
| 5      | Tata Group of Companies                                    |               9987 |                       3836.29 |     13823.3  | 2197.37            |       11625.9  |
| 6      | Reliance Jio Infocom Ltd.                                  |                 13 |                         47.52 |        60.52 | 195.18             |        -134.66 |
| 7      | Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd                                   |               2099 |                       2890.46 |      4989.46 | 0                  |        4989.46 |
| 8      | Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd                              |               2537 |                        585.88 |      3122.88 | 0                  |        3122.88 |
| 9      | Aircel Group of Companies                                  |               7853 |                       2376.77 |     10229.8  | 0                  |       10229.8  |
| 10     | Etisalat DB Telecom Private Ltd                            |                 29 |                          2.81 |        31.81 | 0                  |          31.81 |
| 11     | Quadrant Televentures Ltd                                  |                116 |                         53.93 |       169.93 | 0                  |         169.93 |
| 12     | S.Tel Pvt Ltd.                                             |                 42 |                         13.67 |        55.67 | 0                  |          55.67 |
| 13     | Videocon Telecommunications Ltd.                           |               1033 |                        265.09 |      1298.09 | 0                  |        1298.09 |
| 14     | Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd                             |                302 |                        101.44 |       403.44 | 0                  |         403.44 |
| 15     | Reliance Communication Ltd /Reliance Telecommunication Ltd |              16457 |                       4682.6  |     21139.6  | 3.96               |       21135.6  |
| 16     | Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd.                                      |                233 |                          0.56 |       233.56 | 0                  |         233.56 |
| Total  |                                                            |              92642 |                      53695    |    146337    | 15896.51           |      130440    |

Note-The due amounts may be revised once AGR figures are finalized and assessments are accordingly done and also subject to C&AG Audit / Special Audit

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