The Bharti Group has approached the TDSAT seeking a refund of T Rs 1.35 billion from the government. This is in lieu of the entry fee paid by the company for acquiring a licence for providing basic services after migrating to the unified access regime. With itsmigration to a UASL licence, Bharti’s basic telecom licence has become redundant. DoT has reacted by saying that the entry fee is non-refundable. There are concerns that other telecom companies too will demand compensation for surrendering their basic licences.
