DoT may impose a Rs 500 million penalty on airtel for camouflaging CLI in Madhya Pradesh

Bharti airtel is reportedly under the Department of Telecommunications? (DoT) scanner for camouflaging its calling line identification (CLI) mechanism while making promotional business calls to non-airtel customers in Madhya Pradesh.

Further, DoT may impose a Rs 500 million penalty on the company, since interfering with the CLI mechanism tantamouts to a breach of licence conditions.

DoT is currently examining similar violations in other circles as well.