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Srikapardhi March 11th, 2023 8:49 PM 12 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel’s ARPU to Touch Rs 199, Bolstered by Tariff Hikes: CLSA

Bharti Airtel has been leading the Indian Telecom Sector with Tariff Hikes as the struggling sector sees a meagre investment return. Bharti Airtel selectively implemented its first tariff hike in Haryana and Odisha circles, where the telco withdrew its entry-level minimum recharge pack of Rs 99, which used to offer a validity of 28 days. After testing the response, as the results were encouraging, Bharti Airtel has progressively implemented the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 2nd, 2023 3:37 PM 17 COMMENTS

BSNL Implements Indirect Tariff Hike, Reduces Validity of 4 Prepaid Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has hiked the tariffs of four prepaid plans in an indirect manner. Instead of increasing the price of the plans, the state-run telco has reduced the benefits they came with. To be precise, BSNL has reduced the validity of these plans. The four plans which have been included in this indirect tariff hike are - Rs 107, Rs 197, Rs 397, and Rs 797. All... Read More

Tanuja K February 21st, 2023 3:26 PM 17 COMMENTS

Jio’s Poor Run at Adding Active Users Can Delay Tariff Hikes: Report

Reliance Jio has been quite slow at adding active users compared to Bharti Airtel in the last several months. November 2022 was a shock for the industry as Jio lost 2 million active users MoM (month-over-month). Along with that, in Dec 2022, when Airtel added close to 6 million active users, Jio added only 3 million active users. The slow rate at which Jio is adding active users is not... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 19th, 2023 5:00 PM 3 COMMENTS

Indian Telcos Understand the Risk of Full Scale Tariff Hike all at Once

The Indian telecom industry is looking more stable now compared to what the situation was before the pandemic period. Airtel has also started making profits, while BSNL has turned EBITDA (earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation) positive. Vodafone Idea (Vi) is still struggling, but the threat of shutting down shop is gone as the government has converted the dues into equity for itself in the company. The next step... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 10th, 2023 5:52 PM 8 COMMENTS

Tikona Broadband Offering 200 Mbps Plan at Low Price with Free Installation

Tikona Broadband, a fast-expanding internet service provider (ISP), is offering its 200 Mbps plan for a very affordable cost. None of the major players offers their 200 Mbps plan for Rs 899 per month. Along with this, the ISP is also offering free installation of the connection. The Rs 899 plan from Tikona is available in four configurations. Either you can go for this plan for 1 month, 3 months,... Read More

Aparna R February 2nd, 2023 10:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Offers the Cheapest Yearly Prepaid Plan at This Price

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-owned telecommunications company in India, offers a wide range of prepaid mobile plans to its customers. Although the telco doesn't operate in Delhi and Mumbai, its prepaid plans work on MTNL Network through a partnership. Now, as we witness Tariff Hikes in the entry-level plans, most users look for yearly plans to lock the tariff and be worry free for a year. But what's... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 27th, 2023 6:56 AM 1 COMMENTS

Will Rise in Data Prices Affect Growth of Digital Creators in India

Mobile data has been very affordable in India for the last few years. Since the time Reliance Jio made its entry into the market, Indians have started consuming several times more data than what they used to. The cost of 1GB of data has been cut down from Rs 250 (before 2016) to under Rs 10 now. All the telecom operators have made voice calling truly unlimited with most of... Read More

Tanuja K January 25th, 2023 3:45 PM 1 COMMENTS

Rising Mobile Data Prices a Concern for Proliferation of Digitisation: MoS IT

The telecom operators are planning to introduce tariff hikes on their mobile plans. Airtel has already moved ahead with the tariff hike in 9 circles by removing the base Rs 99 plan from all of them and creating Rs 155 plan, the new base tier for customers. Consumers on the Rs 99 plan will have to pay 57% more now for the Rs 155 plan. While this is a good... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 5th, 2023 6:59 AM 12 COMMENTS

BSNL Implements Indirect Tariff Hike on Three More Plans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) customers have been wondering when they will get to experience 4G for years now. In the meantime, BSNL has been hiking up the data prices for 3G plans. While BSNL is now very close to launching 4G, it is still going to infuriate customers at some levels to pay more for 3G services. In early December, TelecomTalk reported about the reduction of benefits from an... Read More

Aparna R December 4th, 2022 2:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Starlink is Reportedly Raising Satellite Internet Prices

According to a report from FT, SpaceX's Starlink is reportedly raising satellite internet prices for Ukrainian customers. The cost of the Starlink Satellite terminal has nearly doubled over the year from around $385 to $700 for new customers. The monthly subscription cost of the satellite internet service is also being revised from $60 to $75, according to a few users who shared screenshots of the emails they received on social... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 21st, 2022 12:25 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Could Benefit Immensely from Airtel’s Recent Tariff Hike

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, is losing customers to its competitors pretty fast. Vi has not been able to compete with Airtel and Jio because of capital issues. The ailing telco has not seen any success in raising funds from external investors yet. What's hurting Vi more is that the tariffs between all the operators are almost the same, and the Indian users are mainly prioritising... Read More

Srikapardhi November 21st, 2022 11:15 AM 13 COMMENTS

Airtel Tariff Hike in Haryana and Odisha a Positive Move: ICICI Securities

Bharti Airtel never shied away from Tariff Corrections, which the Industry needs for growth in need of the hour. A report from ICICI Securities now ascertains that Bharti Airtel has embarked on a market-testing tariff in two of its circles - Haryana (B Circle) and Odisha (C Circle). Let's see what ICICI Securities has highlighted in its report. Existing Concerns: ICICI Securities earlier had a concern about the depleting Free... Read More