The government has collected 93 crore rupees penalty from new telecom operators for missing the network roll-out deadline. Some operators have approached the appellate tribunal TDSAT seeking a stay on it. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters in Delhi that the total demand is 219 crore rupees. Uninor, a joint venture between Unitech and Norway's Telenor, has paid the penalty but under protest and has approached TDSAT seeking stay on such drive by the Department of Telecom saying the delay was from the government side.