Management of Bank Guarantees:-
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One of the major reforms under Telecom Reforms 2021 was Bank Guarantee Reforms
which included rationalization of BGs submitted by TSPs/operators. Subsequently,
O/o CGCA was made the Bank Guarantee Management Office (BGMO) for the centralized
licenses and was also given the task to rationalize the Bank Guarantees of TSPs
like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, BSNL etc. Accordingly, Revenue
Section, CGCA rationalized the BGs of all the TSPs which are categorized as
centralized licenses. The details of the Bank Guarantees of Centralized Licenses
in the custody of O/o CGCA as on 31.08.2026 is as below:
| Name of Licensee |
Count of BG Number |
Sum of Amount of BG (in Rs.) |
| Adani Data Networks Ltd | 18 | 174220000 |
| Aircel Ltd | 6 | 485914293 |
| Andra Pradesh State Fiber Net Limited | 6 | 196100000 |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd | 76 | 21443832090 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd | 8 | 1497506611 |
| BSNL | 22 | 440000000 |
| Dishnet Wireless Ltd | 3 | 40240000 |
| Inviolable Technology Pvt Ltd | 2 | 24000000 |
| Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd | 18 | 998550540 |
| Quadrant Televentures Ltd | 16 | 96410000 |
| Reliance Communication Ltd | 111 | 9576130843 |
| Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd | 9 | 13357780000 |
| Reliance Telecom Ltd | 54 | 4908478244 |
| Ring Central India Pvt Ltd | 50 | 558220000 |
| Satzilio Telecom Pvt. Ltd (formerly known as V.Con Mobile & Infra P Ltd) |
6 |
39262079 |
| Sistema Smart Technologies Pvt Ltd | 68 | 4242964311 |
| Tata Communications Ltd | 33 | 614199576 |
| Tata Tele Services Ltd | 42 | 1186267777 |
| Tata Tele Services Maharashtra Ltd | 3 | 231898258 |
| Telangana Fiber Grid Corporation Ltd | 2 | 24000000 |
| Videocon Telecommunication Ltd | 14 | 800987022 |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd | 108 | 21871062075 |
| Webex Communications India Pvt Ltd | 48 | 540100000 |
| ZVC India Private Ltd | 59 | 455121500 |
| Grand Total |
782 |
83803245219 |
As per the license agreement, half yearly review of bank guarantees has to be
conducted for all the centralized licensees. O/o CGCA conducted the half yearly
review for the centralized licenses in the month of October 2025 and April 2026.
Accordingly, enhanced BG asked to be submitted by the TSPs whose details are as below:
| Name of TSP |
Enhanced BG Amount as per HYR (October 2025) in Rs. |
Enhanced BG Amount as per HYR (April 2026) in Rs. |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd |
68,50,67,575 |
50,34,54,390 |
| Bharti Hexacom Ltd |
6,08,69,171 |
3,29,75,129 |
| Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd |
63,85,00,000 |
54,90,22,222 |
| Tata Communications Ltd |
66,89,630 |
1,68,71,646 |
| Tata Teleservices Ltd |
9,68,337 |
20,60,446 |
| Tata Tele Services Maharashtra Ltd |
Nil |
45,88,847 |
| Vodafone Idea Ltd |
Nil |
27,69,53,277 |
| BSNL |
Nil |
1,54,43,88,000 |
| TOTAL |
1,39,20,94,713 |
2,93,03,13,957 |
