Fee arrears: More trouble for telcos in Panchkula

Sanjay Bumbroo

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, September 21

Troubles are increasing continuously for telecommunication companies, which are not depositing the arrears of the fee of mobile towers installed in the city.

A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal today. He directed MC officials to disconnect the connections of three to five mobile towers daily from Wednesday. If the companies still fail to deposit the money with the corporation, connection of 10 towers should be disconnected daily after a week.

There are 290 mobile towers in the corporation area, but the money has been deposited for only 40 towers. A sum of around Rs40 crore is to be recovered from various companies. He said crores of rupees were pending with mobile companies as arrears, adding that the recovery would be done on a priority basis.

He informed Municipal Commissioner Dharambir Singh and Joint Commissioner Sanyam Garg that he was personally monitoring the entire campaign and no employee would be spared for any laxity.

According to information, the Municipal Corporation disconnected the connections of two mobile towers in Ward No. 20 on Monday, following which representatives of tower companies came to meet the Commissioner and the Mayor today. They assured the Mayor of depositing the requisite amount.

A sum of around Rs1 crore was deposited by various companies for laying cables today.

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