Vodafone's (VOD) Idea joint venture has been granted a five-year moratorium on 876.95 billion Indian rupees ($10.5 billion) in adjusted gross revenue sharing payments owed to the state, news outlets reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
The relief follows an Indian court decision allowing the government to consider Idea's relief request for all its AGR dues, Reuters reported.
India's CNBC affiliate also reported that the total liability has been frozen.
The company, a joint venture between Vodafone and Indian industrialist Aditya Vikram Birla's conglomerate, has warned that its survival depends on debt relief, CNBC reported.
India's government became Vodafone Idea's largest shareholder in March after converting its dues into equity, taking a stake of nearly 49%, CNBC reported.
Vodafone did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.
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