Bharti Airtel Limited has informed the Exchange about Action(s) taken or orders passed
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Bharti Airtel received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Madhya Pradesh LSA imposing a penalty of Rs. 1,71,000 for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms. The DoT conducted a Customer Application Form (CAF) audit for March 2026 and found the company failed to adequately verify customers before enrolling them as subscribers, as required under the telecom license agreement. The company has decided to pay the penalty and not contest it. The maximum financial impact is limited to the penalty amount.
The penalty amount of Rs. 1.71 lakh is immaterial for Bharti Airtel given its scale. However, the admission of violation through non-contest could have minor reputational implications with regulators. The stock is unlikely to be impacted by this disclosure given the negligible financial quantum.