MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- India's Supreme Court rejected a plea by mobile phone operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking a review of its previous order that ruled they must pay overdue levies and interest of almost $13 billion, dealing a setback to the cash-strapped companies.
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Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea must pay $13bn after court order
Cash-strapped wireless carriers denied review in revenue dispute
A Bharti Airtel office in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh: the wireless carrier says the payment burden "could further erode the viability of the sector as a whole." © Reuters
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