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DoT Terminates Reliance Communications Spectrum Over Dues And Violations
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CNBC TV18•06-10-2026, 23:48
DoT Terminates Reliance Communications Spectrum Over Dues And Violations
- •The Department of Telecommunications terminated spectrum assigned to Reliance Communications and Reliance Telecom Ltd with immediate effect.
- •The action follows failures to comply with payment obligations for deferred spectrum instalments and roll-out obligations.
- •The spectrum assignments have been withdrawn and reverted to the Central Government.
- •RCOM stated that the termination will impact its resolution plans currently sub judice before the NCLT Mumbai Bench.
- •The company is evaluating the financial and operational implications of the order to determine appropriate legal steps.
Key Questions Answered
The Department of Telecommunications terminated the spectrum because Reliance Communications and Reliance Telecom failed to comply with Notice Inviting Applications terms, including payment defaults on deferred installments, spectrum usage charges, liquidated damages, and roll-out obligations.
The termination impacts RCOM and its subsidiary RTL's resolution plans because those plans rely on selling the right to use spectrum as an asset, and approval applications are currently sub judice before the NCLT Mumbai Bench.
The termination order issued on October 5, 2026, covered spectrum assignments acquired through auctions conducted by the Department of Telecommunications in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.
