Vodafone, Idea settle DoT dues of â¹7,240 cr 'under protest'
Idea Cellular and Vodafone India have made a joint payment of â¹ 7,248.78 crore "under protest" to the Department of Telecommunications for merger of their mobile business. The merger will create India's largest telecom operator, displacing Bharti Airtel. Shares of Idea, which is part of the Aditya Birla Group, surged as much as 17% on Tuesday.