Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will see an increase in Average Revenue per User (ARPU) in 2020 as an effect of the tariff hike, which happened a few days ago. According to a report by ICICI Securities, the resolution of AGR liability will be critical for the industry if it is to comprise three private operators- Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel in the market. If there's... Read More
The top three telcos- Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel successfully hiked the prepaid tariff prices to bring some stability to the telecom sector. Airtel and Vodafone Idea customers got a big relief when the telcos announced the removal of FUP limit on off-net voice calls as Reliance Jio is still charging six paise per minute for outgoing calls to other networks post the allotted FUP limit. Despite the... Read More
The prepaid telecom industry in India right now is going through twist and turns every other day. There is no keeping a finger on the nerve of the industry right now because of the ups and downs and the radical changes that the telecom operators are making at such high frequency. The series of events started with the tariff hike which was brought forth by the private telecom operators and... Read More
After removing the FUP limit on off-net voice calls, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea introduced three new prepaid plans to the customers offering at least 1GB daily data and up to 56 days validity. The three new prepaid plans in question are Rs 219, Rs 399 and Rs 449 which are already available for recharge. The Rs 219 prepaid recharge is the same Rs 169 plan which both the telcos... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited becomes the first operator to launch new prepaid tariff plans with increased prices. As it promised a few days ago, Vodafone Idea has hiked the prepaid tariff prices and they now start at Rs 19. While Reliance Jio started charging for non-Jio voice calls, Vodafone Idea has set a FUP limit for voice calls which will be made to other networks. As part of this revision, Vodafone... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today revealed 'Telecom Subscription Data as on September 30, 2019.' Going by the latest report, the total number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,191.81 million at the end of August 2019 to 1,195.24 million at the end of September 2019, showing a monthly growth rate of 0.29%. During the same month, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea combinedly lost over five million... Read More
Bharti Airtel will also increase prices of tariff plans starting December 1, 2019. The announcement from Airtel came right after that from Vodafone Idea. Both the telcos did not dive into further details on how much the tariffs will be hiked, but analysts are expecting at least 35-40% hike. Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea posted record losses in Q2 FY20, and the decision to increase tariff prices comes at... Read More
Reliance Jio is making headlines yet again as the telco entered into battle once more with incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea regarding Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC). Earlier today, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) conducted an Open House discussion on Consultation Paper on “Review of Interconnection Usage Charges.” During this discussion, Reliance Jio urged that there are no reasons in delaying the zero-IUC regime as the voice... Read More
Vodafone Idea may soon be headed for liquidation as the condition of the merged entity is in a critical stage right now. According to Vodafone CEO Nick Read, the value for the Vodafone Idea entity in India right now is zero as the telco is facing severe price war and the recent fine on AGR has made the things even worse. Nick Read added “It’s a very critical situation,” and the... Read More
The telecom industry in India has come under undue stress since the data tariff war broke out. However, recently owing to some of the new hurdles that have come up, the companies in the telecom sector are on the verge of another major financial pit. The Supreme Court, last week, passed its decision on the matter of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), which was a pending matter since more than... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited today announced its partnership with Home Credit India which is an international consumer finance provider. According to Vodafone Idea, it's an industry-first strategic alliance that provides the customers of the telecom operator financial access to purchase a 4G smartphone. The company has confirmed that the partnership with Home Credit allows users to get a 4G smartphone at a down payment of just Rs 799. On top of... Read More
Vodafone now has a new Rs 45 All Rounder prepaid plan that joins the existing list of prepaid plans like Rs 35, Rs 65, Rs 95, Rs 145 and Rs 245. Vodafone Idea has been making some changes in recent times to retain the existing subscribers. Vodafone Idea' subscriber base over the last year or so has come down drastically, thanks to some not-so-attractive schemes from the company. Right now,... Read More
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