Telecom tariffs were increased by a singificant margin in July 2024. This led to an uptick in the average revenue per user (ARPU) for the telcos, which in turn meant better financial health. While the ARPUs have gone up, have they converted into any value for the customer? The network service quality that Indians recieve today has to be better than where it was a few years ago to justify... Read More
The telecom operators in Nigeria recently hiked the mobile tariffs for consumers. The scale of the hike was 50%, as per reports online. This is massive hike for the consumers. The National Assoication of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has asked the telecom companies to reverse the tariff hikes. At present, the tariff hikes are under assessment by the Nigerian government's review committee. Read More - TRAI's New Proposal Around Private 5G Could... Read More
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved tariff adjustments for telecommunications operators, capping increases at a maximum of 50 percent. This move comes in response to rising operational costs and is significantly lower than the over 100 percent increase requested by some operators. Also Read: MTN Nigeria Seeks Approval for 100 Percent Tariff Hike Amid Rising Operational Costs: Report Caps Tariff Increases at 50 Percent As previously reported, Nigerian Telecom... Read More
Reliance Jio has seen a turn-around in customer addition after losing several million users post-tariff hike. Before the tariff hikes, the telco was continuously adding new customers. The telco's Q3 FY25 results showed that new customers are now flocking in, and the overall subscriber base is now paying more money to consume mobile services. Read More - Jio Confirms VoNR Deployment for 5G Users In the report, Jio said, "Customer addition... Read More
MTN Nigeria has formally sought approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for a nearly 100 percent tariff hike, citing rising financial challenges in the telecom sector and the need for industry sustainability. The request was disclosed by MTN Nigeria's CEO, Karl Toriola, during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday. He reportedly stated that there is no way that the industry could continue to sustain itself and provide the... Read More
The Indian telecom operators have implemented tariff hikes thrice in the last five years. Once in 2019, then in 2021, and the last one very recently in July 2024. These three hikes have enabled the telecom industry's average revenue per user (ARPU) figure to almost double from Rs 98 in September 2019 to Rs 193 in September 2024. Since the returns of the industry are still pretty low considering the... Read More
The private Indian telecom operators including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) recently hiked the tariffs of prepaid and postpaid mobile plans. The tariffs moved up between 11-25% across different plans, and with that, the base plans also got more expensive. From base plans, we mean the minimum recharge plans to keep the SIM active. The Indian government has made it very clear that it won't get involved... Read More
Bharti Airtel's earnings and cash flows are expected to rise over the next 24 months, benefitting from the industry-wide raise in mobile tariffs, said S&P Global Ratings. On November 22, 2024, the global rating agency revised its rating outlook on Bharti Airtel to positive from stable. S&P Global Ratings has affirmed 'BBB-' long-term issuer credit rating on Bharti Airtel. Also Read: Bharti Global Completes Acquisition of 24.5 Percent Stake in... Read More
Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the three private telecom operators have announced their Q2 FY25 results. Looking at the results, one thing is clear, even though they lost customers, their revenues and ARPU (average revenue per user) went up. ARPU is an extremely important measure for the telcos, as it helps them determine how much they are earning from each customer. This figure, according to the telcos... Read More
A new survey of Russian telecommunications operators reveals that 95 percent of operators expect telecommunications service tariffs to rise in 2025, according to a study from the agency TelecomDaily. This marks the highest percentage since the survey began seven years ago, reflecting a 13 percentage points increase year-on-year. A majority of respondents, who were representatives of telecom operators, expect a 10-15 percent hike, as both volumes and costs are increasing,... Read More
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator in India, recently partook in the tariff hikes of mobile plans implemented in the early Q2 of FY25. The result of any tariff hike in the past has been a growth in average revenue per user (ARPU) but at the cost of the customer base. Airtel had anticipated losing customers and a downtrading of plans as the prices went up. Downtrading here means that... Read More
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced on Tuesday, October 22, that it will not raise tariffs in the near future. The company has ruled out any tariff hikes, even though all private Indian operators increased their tariffs in July 2024. BSNL's focus is on consumer satisfaction and gaining their confidence, said the Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL, according to a PTI report. Also Read: BSNL to Transition to... Read More
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