Bharti Airtel to shut 3G services as court vacates stay order

Delhi High Court on April 4 lifted the stay order on government’s notice to Bharti Airtel directing it to stop 3G services outside its licensed zones and pay a penalty of Rs. 350 crore. 

Bharti Airtel had got major relief last month with the Delhi High Court ruling that it can continue its 3G Intra-circle roaming services till its final order. The court had posted the matter for May 8 while Airtel can keep the earnings from 3G services in a separate account. The Department of Telecommunications in March had asked company to immediately stop 3G services in telecom circles where it did not win spectrum in the 2010 auction. The operator has been offering services in these circles through roaming agreements with other companies. 

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea had won licenses for 13, 9 and 11 circles, respectively in 2010. These three GSM operators then entered into agreement with each other for offering 3G services by using each other's airwaves.

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