New Delhi: Bharti Airtel Limited has received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Karnataka, imposing a penalty of Rs 2.06 lakh for alleged violations of subscriber verification norms. The notice was served on January 19, 2026, following a Customer Application Form (CAF) audit conducted by DoT for November 2025.
The audit is part of the standard regulatory checks to ensure that telecom operators properly verify subscribers before activation, as per licensing terms. DoT alleged that Airtel did not fully comply with certain subscriber verification requirements.
Airtel has stated that it will not contest the notice and will pay the penalty, noting that the financial impact is limited to the amount of the penalty and does not affect its overall operations.
The disclosure has been made under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and Airtel has assured that all information is accurate to the best of its knowledge.