Meanwhile, Reliance Jio on Thursday paid Rs 195 crore to the DoT to clear all adjusted gross revenue dues till January 31, 2020, sources said. The court agreed to hear the pleas filed by Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices next week. Vodafone Idea and Airtel are worst hit by the top court’s order, facing statutory dues of Rs 53,039 crore and Rs 35,586 crore, respectively. He said parallel to discussions with the DoT, the Supreme Court has been approached on the issue. “We feel there should be no impact (of the October 24 Supreme Court ruling) on these companies,” he said.

Source: The Telegraph January 23, 2020 19:41 UTC