Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
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Bharti Airtel has received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications (Andhra Pradesh LSA) imposing a penalty of Rs. 6,83,000 for alleged violations of subscriber verification norms. The notice follows a Customer Application Form (CAF) Audit conducted by DoT for January 2026 under the terms of the company's telecom License Agreement. The alleged violations relate to insufficient verification of customers before enrolling them as subscribers. The company has decided not to contest the order and will pay the penalty. The financial impact is limited strictly to the penalty amount.
The penalty is very small (under Rs. 7 lakh) and immaterial to Bharti Airtel's overall financials, so the stock price is unlikely to be affected. This appears to be a routine regulatory compliance matter.