Airtel receives ₹2.08 Lac penalty from DoT for subscriber norms

Bharti Airtel Ltd has received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Karnataka LSA, imposing a penalty of ₹2,08,000. The penalty is for alleged violation of subscriber verification norms identified during a Customer Application Form (CAF) Audit for April 2026. The DoT alleges that the company failed to ensure adequate verification of customers before enrollment, as required by the license agreement. Bharti Airtel has decided to pay the penalty and will not contest the order, limiting the maximum financial impact to the penalty amount.