DoT taking a call on relief in AGR issue: Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is taking a call on relief to telcos in respect of the payment towards AGR dues. “Meetings have taken place. DoT is taking a call. We will have to wait for the Department to take the call,” she said at an event where she met PSU bank chiefs. Telecom companies chiefs — Sunil Mittal of Airtel and Kumar Mangalam Birla of Vodafone idea have met the Minister recently seeking relief for the sector as a whole and Vodafone Idea is also seeking various measures explicitly on AGR dues related payments. (IANS)

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