Bharti Airtel received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Uttar Pradesh (West) LSA, regarding an alleged violation of subscriber verification norms.
The DoT imposed a penalty of ₹ 1,01,000 following a Customer Application Form (CAF) audit for April 2025.
The company is required to ensure adequate verification of customers as per the license agreement.
Airtel has opted not to contest the penalty and will pay the levied amount.
The maximum financial impact is limited to the penalty amount.