- Telecom firm Bharti Airtel prepaid Rs 8,024 crore to Department of Telecom towards partial prepayment of deferred liabilities related to 2015 spectrum purchase.
- Airtel leveraged lower cost financing to prepay the liabilities that had an interest rate of 10%, boosting its financial flexibility.
- Bharti Airtel’s shares traded 0.7% lower on BSE at Rs 888.5 after the announcement.