DoT imposes penalty of around Rs 4 lakh on Bharti Airtel

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has imposed a penalty of around Rs 4 lakh on Bharti Airtel for violation of subscriber verification norms in Delhi and Bihar circles. The Department of Telecommunications, Delhi circle, has issued a notice imposing a penalty of Rs 2.55 lakh for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms. The department’s Bihar circle has given a notice to the company, imposing a Rs 1.46 lakh fine. For Bihar circle, the notice has been issued ‘pursuant to Sample CAF Audit conducted by DoT for January 2024. 

Bharti Airtel is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations across Asia and Africa.