Bharti Airtel Limited Receives Penalty Notice from Department of Telecommunications
New Delhi, March 17, 2026 – Bharti Airtel Limited announced today that it received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in Andhra Pradesh, imposing a penalty of Rs. 6,83,000. The penalty is related to alleged violations of subscriber verification norms.According to the DoT, Bharti Airtel Limited is required to adhere to subscriber verification guidelines as stipulated in its license agreement and related instructions. The notice follows a Customer Application Form (CAF) Audit conducted by the DoT for January 2026, which identified alleged violations of the licensing terms and conditions.The potential financial impact for Bharti...