Mumbai: The Supreme Court will hear the case on calculation errors of adjusted gross revenue ( AGR ) by the telecom department in March. Vi has to pay Rs 58,400 crore in AGR dues, of which it has paid Rs 7,854 crore. The telco had self-assessed its dues at Rs 21,533 crore, which the top court had earlier rejected.TTSL which has sold off its consumer mobility business to Airtel, moved SC with similar grievance. It has AGR dues of Rs 16,798 crore and has paid Rs 4,197 crore and highlighted errors as well.This is not the first time though that the telcos impacted hugely by AGR dues have highlighted their grievances to both SC and DoT. Then finally in September, the top court allowed the government’s plea of AGR payment in instalments, but over 10 years, and according to the dues calculated by the DoT.

Source: Economic Times February 24, 2021 07:13 UTC