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A+ A-New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Thursday told the Department of Telecom that it will not clear any AGR arrears until the Supreme Court hearing next week. “Airtel has written to DoT that it will not be making the AGR dues payment today and wait till next hearing of the Supreme Court on its modification petition,” the sources said. Airtel AGR dues are Rs 35,586 crore and Vodafone Idea has to pay Rs 52,039 crore. Vodafone Idea, Bharti Telecom and Tata Teleservices have to pay a total Rs 1.02 lakh crore in AGR-related dues. Last week, the court had rejected a review petition filed by the telcos on the October verdict, which widened the definition of AGR..