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The Department of Telecom (DoT) has issued a show-cause-cum-demand notice to Tata Communications seeking approximately Rs 7800 crore in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues according to an official company note. The demand pertains to AGR liabilities spanning the period from 2005-06 to 2023-24 as outlined in the note dated July 17. Tata Communications On Notice Over AGR dues As at June 30 2025 the company has received Show Cause-cum Demand Notices (demand notices) from Department of Telecommunications of India aggregating to Rs 7827.55 crore for financial years ranging from FY 2005-06 to FY 2023-24 which have been revised over a period of time Tata Communications Managing Director AS Lakshminarayan said. He said the demand notices include Rs 276.68 crore towards disallowance of deductions claimed by the company on payment basis for the financial year (FY) 2010-11 under ISP (internet service provider) licence and FY07 and FY10 under NLD (national long distance) licence. Tata Communications has existing appeals relating to its ILD (International Long Distance) NLD and ISP licences that were filed in the past and are pending at the Supreme Court and telecom tribunal TDSAT. Lakshminarayan said the companys appeals are not covered by the apex court judgement dated October 24 2019 on AGR under the old telecom licence regime called UASL. Further the company believes that all its licences are different from UASL which was the subject matter of Honble Supreme Court judgement of October 24 2019. The company based on its assessment and independent legal opinions believes that it will be able to defend its position Lakshminarayan said. What Is AGR Dues Matter Of Telecom Operators? As per initial calculation by the government telecom operators had liability to pay around Rs 1.65 lakh crore in total AGR dues till FY19. The calculation as of March 2022 showed that the AGR liability on Bharti Airtel was Rs 31280 crore Vodafone Idea Rs 59236.63 crore Reliance Jio Rs 631 crore BSNL Rs 16224 crore MTNL Rs 5009.1 crore up to financial year 2018-19. The government calculation at that time did not include liability on Tata Communications.  (With Inputs From PTI)