(Reuters) -Indian telecom carrier Bharti Airtel has made an early payment of 36.26 billion rupees ($426.4 million) to the Indian government, the company said on Thursday, settling all its liabilities for the spectrum acquired in 2016.

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Bharti Airtel, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, announced today that it has made a prepayment of Rs 3,626 crore to the Department of Telecom (Government of India), fully clearing its liabilities for the spectrum acquired in the 2016 auction.

Bharti Airtel has made an early payment of 36.26 billion rupees ($426.4 million) to the Indian government, clearing its outstanding spectrum fees from a 2016 auction, the telecom carrier said on Thursday.

Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has made a pre-payment of Rs 3,626 crore to the government for the spectrum it purchased in 2016. This payment is part of Airtel’s efforts to clear its spectrum dues with high interest costs.

Bharti Airtel prepaid ₹3,626 crores in spectrum dues, bringing its total prepayments for 2024 to ₹28,320 crores. This clears all liabilities with interest costs above 8.65%. The company's Q2FY25 net profit surged 168% YoY to ₹3,

Bharti Airtel has prepaid ₹3,626 crore to the Department of Telecom to clear all its liabilities for spectrum it had acquired in 2016, PTI quoted the company statement on Thursday. "Bharti Airtel has prepaid ₹3,

Bharti Airtel paid off ₹3,626 crore in dues to the Department of Telecom to clear all its liabilities for spectrum acquired in 2016, according to the company's BSE filing.