AGR dues: DoT issues Rs 7,800cr demand notice to Tata Comm

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued a "show-cause-cum-demand notice" of about Rs 7,800 crore to Tata Communications over adjusted gross revenue dues (AGR), according to an official note by the company. The demand has been raised by DoT for AGR from 2005-06 till 2023-24, as per the note dated July 17.

"As at June 30, 2025, the company has received 'Show Cause-cum Demand Notices' from DoT aggregating to Rs 7,827.6 crore for financial years ranging from FY 2005-06 to FY 2023-24, which have been revised over a period of time," Tata Communications MD AS Lakshminarayan said.

He said the demand notices include Rs 276.7 crore towards disallowance of deductions claimed by the company on payment basis for 2010-11 under ISP licence and FY07 and FY10 under NLD licence. Lakshminarayan said the company's appeals are not covered by the apex court judgement dated Oct 24, 2019, on AGR under the old telecom licence regime called UASL. "Further, the company believes that all its licences are different from UASL, which was the subject matter of Hon'ble Supreme Court judgement of Oct 24, 2019. The company, based on its assessment and independent legal opinions, believes that it will be able to defend its position," Lakshminarayan said. agencies


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