Govt. To Verify Telecom Operators AGR Math Via Test Checks Before March 17

The telecom department will verify telecom companies’ claims of lesser Adjusted Gross Revenue dues by initiating random ‘test checks’ before March. The telecom department will verify telecom companies’ claims of lesser Adjusted Gross Revenue dues by initiating random ‘test checks’ before March 17, sources said.

The ‘test check’ will happen for all telecom firms but will start with those claiming they have already made full and final settlement towards their statutory liabilities.

The exercise will help the department assess the gap between telecom firms’ claim of what their AGR dues are and its own estimates.—Bloomberg Quint