With this, the BSNL has recovered the entire amount due on access deficit charges from Reliance Infocomm in the call re-routing case, BSNL sources said.
When contacted Reliance Infocomm spokesperson said, "This demand pertains to the period from May 2004 to September 2004 and is an earlier demand."
He, however, declined to elaborate saying the matter was subjudice. Earlier, the private operator had paid about Rs 182 crore (Rs 1.82 billion)
to BSNL and the payment of Rs 130 crore (Rs 1.3 billion) now would clear entire demand raised by the PSU, BSNL sources said.
BSNL had raised a demand of over Rs 310 crore (Rs 3.10 billion) from Reliance Infocomm last year when the company was headed by elder brother Mukesh Ambani.
The company had also paid Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.5 billion) as penalty imposed by department of telecom after Infocomm's petition was dismissed by the TDSAT.
Although the management of the company has changed and is under the control of younger brother Anil Ambani, who has challenged, in the Supreme Court, the TDSAT order upholding DoT's decision to impose Rs 150 crore penalty for violating the licence.
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