India, Feb. 20 -- Telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel has been slapped with penalties to the tune of nearly INR 8 Lakh by the telecom departments of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

In an exchange filing on Thursday (February 20), Bharti Airtel said that Andhra Pradesh telecom department has imposed a fine of INR 6.59 Lakh on it for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms.

The company also said that Maharashtra authorities have slapped a penalty of INR 1.37 Lakh for alleged violation of electromagnetic field (EMF) self-certification norms.

"Alleged violation of terms and conditions with respect to subscriber verification norms under the License Agreement, pursuant to Sample CAF Audit conducted by DoT for December 2024," re...