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Tanay Singh Thakur September 26th, 2022 5:21 PM 40 COMMENTS

Airtel CEO Reiterated that Industry Tariff Hike is Unfinished: Report

Bharti Airtel Chief Executive Officer, Gopal Vittal is not worried about consumer acceptance of tariff hikes in a rising inflation environment as telecom is an essential service, said JP Morgan in a note read by ET Telecom. Airtel would be looking at tariff hikes to primarily monetise 5G services. The telco wants to increase the average revenue per user (ARPU) figure to Rs 300 in the medium-term. Since telecom services... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 4th, 2022 3:53 PM 44 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea will Go Ahead with Tariff Hikes by the end of Year

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, will go ahead with tariff hikes by the end of 2022. The telco's current CEO, Ravinder Takkar, who will soon take over as the Chairman of VIL's board, said during the investors' call that the time for a tariff hike is right. In addition to this, Takkar said that 5G plans should definitely be offered at a premium over 4G.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 2nd, 2022 7:39 PM 17 COMMENTS

Airtel, Jio, Vi High Spends on 5G Spectrum Warrant Short-Term Tariff Hike: ICICI Securities

Airtel, Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) all spent a ton of money on the 5G spectrum auctions. The telcos have made strategic purchases for the kind of money that the analysts didn't predict they would spend. But since the spectrum auctions are over now, there are many things in the clear now. The telcos aren't looking to hold back. Mostly, 5G services would arrive in India by October. Telecom operators... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 11th, 2022 8:12 PM 14 COMMENTS

TelecomTalk June 2022 Tariff Hike Poll: One-Third Users Comfortable with Higher Tariffs

TelecomTalk conducted a short survey/poll on its official Twitter handle around tariff hikes that Jio, Airtel, and Vi (Vodafone Idea) implemented. A total of 396 votes came in this short survey. After the closing of the poll, over 33.3% or one-third of the voters said that they were okay with the tariff hikes from the private telcos. But the remaining 66.7% of voters said that they weren’t okay with the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 24th, 2022 8:47 AM 11 COMMENTS

Prepaid Tariff Hikes of Another 10% to 12% Might Come by Diwali: Report

The private telecom operators in India might increase the prepaid tariffs by 10% to 12% by Diwali. This means that the tariff hikes might come by October or November 2022. Analysts believe that with this tariff hike, the average revenue per user (ARPU) figure would go up by another 10%. According to an ET Telecom report, Mayuresh Joshi, head of equity research at the Indian unit of US equity research... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 21st, 2022 6:49 PM 9 COMMENTS

Prepaid Tariff Hikes are Inevitable, What Should a Consumer Do

The telecom sector of India has been in a sort of fix for some time now. The growth is there, but just not enough for every telco to perform well. Jio and Airtel are the only profitable telecom operators right now. To get themselves in a better position and make better returns out of their huge investments, the telcos are aiming for multiple prepaid tariff hikes. One has already come... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 17th, 2022 5:14 PM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel ARPU Reaches Rs 178 on Account of Tariff Hikes

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom operator, has just announced its financial results for Q4 FY22. The telco has reported an average revenue per user (ARPU) figure of Rs 178 during the quarter. Compared to the previous quarter’s Rs 163, the jump to Rs 178 is a positive sign for the telco’s short-term goal of reaching the Rs 200 ARPU level. In the coming quarters, it is very possible for Airtel... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 26th, 2022 11:45 AM 11 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi Must Focus on Quality of Service After Multiple Tariff Hikes

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) must focus on the quality of service (QoS) they are offering to the users after multiple tariff hikes. There’s no doubt that there’s going to be another round of prepaid tariff hikes later in 2022. The private telcos are changing the market dynamics by hiking tariffs. The more the prices go up, the more it becomes about premium and quality. But the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 25th, 2022 1:03 PM 7 COMMENTS

5G is Nearby but So is 4G Tariff Hike

5G launch in India is just a matter of a few months now. We might get to see live 5G networks in multiple cities of India by the end of 2022. At the same time, one should remember that 4G tariff hikes are nearby too. Back in November 2022, every telco had announced a prepaid tariff hike. This tariff hike for the prepaid plans came after a two year period.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 12th, 2022 2:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry Debt Level to Elevate Despite Tariff Hikes: ICRA

The debt levels of the Indian telecom industry are expected to go up with the upcoming spectrum auction. While the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested a price cut for multiple spectrum bands, participation in the auction would mean an elevated debt level for the telecom industry. Ankit Jain, Assistant Vice President & Sector Head, ICRA said even modest participation in this auction would mean the debt levels... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 2nd, 2022 2:10 PM 0 COMMENTS

Active User Growth Reflects Positive Consumer Outlook Despite Prepaid Tariff Hikes: Charu Paliwal, Counterpoint Research

The active subscribers of Reliance Jio grew substantially even though the telco’s total subscriber base declined by 9.3 million. Apart from Vodafone Idea (Vi), every telecom operator in India including the state-run telco Reliance Jio added new users. This is a good sign for the industry overall as it suggests that the consumer outlook towards prepaid tariff hikes is positive only. “Jio added more than 4 million active subscribers for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 18th, 2022 8:26 AM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Did Best Amongst Vi, Jio After Tariff Hikes

Bharti Airtel’s performance was the best amongst all the private telecom operators, including Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, after the prepaid tariff hikes. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data, Airtel was the only private telco that added new subscribers in the month of December 2021. “Airtel has done fairly better among all three operators that revised mobile plans in late November. Airtel has positive subscriber addition... Read More