The telecom<\/a> department has received about Rs 5,000 crore from Reliance Jio<\/a> , Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Vi) in license fee and spectrum usage charges for the January-March quarter.
“The three telcos<\/a> have made their payments and there has been no delay, which is a good sign. The January-March quarter dues need to come in by March 25. If there is a small balance, that is paid by the end of March since it is the financial year closing,” said an industry<\/a> executive aware of the development.
Cash strapped Vi had delayed its payment in the earlier quarters, but has paid on time this time around.
In the latest set of dues, each circle makes its payments depending on the revenue for the three months and although the final amount is yet to be added up by the Department of Telecommunications<\/a> (DoT), the payments are similar to what telcos paid last quarter.
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