BENGALURU (Reuters) - Bharti Airtel said on Friday it had prepaid 79.04 billion Indian rupees ($946.41 million) to the Indian government's telecom department, clearing all high-cost deferred liabilities related to spectrum acquired in the auction in 2012 and 2015.

($1 = 83.5160 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)