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, Maharashtra LSA imposing a penalty of Rs. 1,57,000 for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms. The DoT conducted a Customer Application Form (CAF) audit for March 2026 and found non-compliance with subscriber verification requirements under the company's license agreement. The company received the notice on May 26, 2026. Bharti Airtel has decided to pay the penalty rather than contest it, indicating the company accepts the finding.
The penalty amount of Rs. 1,57,000 is negligible for a company of Bharti Airtel's scale and will not have any material financial or operational impact. However, it highlights regulatory scrutiny on telecom subscriber verification compliance, which investors should monitor for future occurrences.