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Bharti Airtel received a penalty notice of Rs. 1,71,000 from the Department of Telecommunications, Madhya Pradesh LSA for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms. The DoT conducted a Customer Application Form (CAF) audit for March 2026 and found that the company allegedly failed to adequately verify subscribers before enrollment, contrary to license agreement requirements. The company received the notice on May 29, 2026, and has decided to pay the penalty without contesting it. The maximum financial impact is limited to the penalty amount of Rs. 1.71 lakh.
The penalty amount is negligible relative to Bharti Airtel's scale of operations and is unlikely to have any material impact on the company's financials or stock performance. The company's decision to pay without contesting suggests acceptance of the violation or a pragmatic approach to close the matter quickly.