Lok Sabha Question No. 2859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Outstanding Dues against Operators
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, RAMA DEVI, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MAY, 2016

## OUTSTANDING DUES AGAINST OPERATORS

†2859. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of outstanding dues against telecom operators, operator-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  cases  of  recovery  of  outstanding  dues  against  the  telecom service providers currently pending in the courts and the total value thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to strongly present its case in the courts and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to constitute an appellate mechanism for speedy disposal of disputes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) The  total  outstanding  dues  against  Major  Telecom  Service  Providers  is Rs.54828.25 Crore. The details of outstanding dues is attached at Annexure-A.
- (b) The total number of cases currently pending in the various court and amount involved in these cases is as under:-
- (c) The cases pending in various courts are closely monitored and suitable action taken in consultations with Senior/Law officers from time to time.
- (d) & (e) NIL

| Type of dues   |   No of Cases |   Amount (Rupees in Crore) |
|----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
| LF Dues        |           461 |                   19600    |
| SUC            |            15 |                   16773.6  |
| CAF            |           103 |                     709.82 |
| EMR            |            96 |                    7291.91 |
| Testing Fee    |            13 |                       5.61 |
| Total          |           688 |                   44380.9  |

## Annexure-A

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| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                                     | Operator                                                                                                                                                                                   | Outstanding L.Fee arrears                                                                                                                                                                  | dues against Spectrum Charges arrears                                                                                                                                                      | EMR Penalty arrears                                                                                                                                                                        | operators(Major)za CAF Penalty arrears                                                                                                                                                     | EMR testing Fee arrears                                                                                                                                                                    | MNP testing Fee arrears                                                                                                                                                                    | Total arrears from Companies                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                          | Aircel Ltd/ Dishnet Wireless Ltd                                                                                                                                                           | 1198.1                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1480.5                                                                                                                                                                                     | 414.02                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10.44                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.85                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3103.91                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                          | M/s Bharti Airtel /Hexacom Ltd                                                                                                                                                             | 3219.18                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6346.28                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1593.11                                                                                                                                                                                    | 74.67                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.27                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 11235.50                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                          | BSNL                                                                                                                                                                                       | 162.65                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7763.05                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1515.1                                                                                                                                                                                     | 491.9                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3.39                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.17                                                                                                                                                                                       | 9936.26                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                          | BPL ( Loop Comm.Ltd)                                                                                                                                                                       | 109.16                                                                                                                                                                                     | 672.56                                                                                                                                                                                     | 34.85                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0.14                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.37                                                                                                                                                                                       | 817.08                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                          | Idea Cellular Ltd                                                                                                                                                                          | 2054.73                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2402.99                                                                                                                                                                                    | 784.64                                                                                                                                                                                     | 101.4                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.43                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5435.41                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                          | MTNL                                                                                                                                                                                       | 735.66                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3265.62                                                                                                                                                                                    | 87.85                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.09                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.07                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4091.31                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                          | Reliance Communications Ltd                                                                                                                                                                | 2699.6                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2320.89                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1084.81                                                                                                                                                                                    | 249                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.1                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.03                                                                                                                                                                                       | 6355.43                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                          | Reliance Telecom Ltd                                                                                                                                                                       | 111.27                                                                                                                                                                                     | 382.77                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 494.04                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                          | Videocon Ltd                                                                                                                                                                               | 132.25                                                                                                                                                                                     | 31.11                                                                                                                                                                                      | 167.4                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.06                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.19                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 331.01                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                         | Vodafone Ltd                                                                                                                                                                               | 3380.47                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4718.58                                                                                                                                                                                    | 975.07                                                                                                                                                                                     | 130.39                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1.52                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 9206.03                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tata Teleservices Ltd                                                                                                                                                                      | 1112.65                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1357.85                                                                                                                                                                                    | 781.8                                                                                                                                                                                      | 219.04                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1.18                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 3472.52                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tata Teleservices Ltd ( TTML)                                                                                                                                                              | 52.1                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 52.1                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                         | Tata Communications Ltd                                                                                                                                                                    | 297.64                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                          | 297.64                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15265.3                                                                                                                                                                                    | 30742.20                                                                                                                                                                                   | 7529.37                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1278.99                                                                                                                                                                                    | 11.79                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.64                                                                                                                                                                                       | 54828.25                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-I: The License fee outstanding figures are as on 31.03.2016.                                                                                                                          |
| Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               | Note-II: The SUC collection figures are as on 31.03.2016. Note-III: The EMR penalty collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                               |
| Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          | Note-IV: The EMR testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016.                                                                                                                          |
| Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to | Note-V: The MNP testing collection figures are as on 29-02-2016. Note-VI: Out of total outstanding of Rs. 54828.25 Crore, the amounts under litigation is Rs. 44380.91 crore pertaining to |

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