While the DoT's estimate for the total AGR dues of Vodafone Idea is Rs 53,000 crore, its self-assessment estimated the total amount to be Rs 21,533 crore

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Self-assessment by the company discloses its AGR dues at Rs 21,533 crores including a principal amount of Rs 6,854 crore for the period from FY 2006-07 to FY 2018-19 and interest up to February 2020, says the company

Telco, which employees over 13,000 direct employees, has already warned that continuous pressure to pay the full pending AGR amount could render 10,000 people jobless and create chaos among its 300 million subscribers in India

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Call for tariff hike comes despite telco increasing charges by up to 50 per cent in December; Vodafone Idea believes it can only earn revenue at same level as 2016-17 if government fixes floor price for calls and data charges

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Vodafone Idea's own estimate pegs its dues at Rs 23,000 crore, the DoT has demanded more than double the amount; so far, Vodafone Idea has paid only Rs 3,500 crore worth of pending dues

Share price of Vodafone Idea declined 6.5% to day's low of Rs 3.97 against previous close of Rs 3.97 on BSE.

Share Market Update: BSE 30-share S&P Sensex closed 143 points lower at 39,745 and NSE 50-share index Nifty50 closed 45 points lower to 11,633.

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