India's Vodafone Idea to pay 35 billion rupees in telecom dues this week, shares rise
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Beleaguered Indian wireless carrier Vodafone Idea will pay 35 billion rupees (376.04 million pounds) in telecoms dues to the federal government by Feb. 21, a lawyer for the company said on Monday.Hopes that Vodafone Idea could outlive the financial squeeze due to the outstanding dues payments helped its shares gain as much as 23.5% on Monday, their best intraday gain since Jan 21, after dropping more than 24% percent on Friday. "While there is a concern that Vodafone is..