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Tanuja K February 24th, 2025 7:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reverse the Tariff Hike, NAAT asks Telecom Companies: Report

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

Tanay Singh Thakur January 3rd, 2025 1:13 PM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom Industry Tariffs to Go up by 6-10% in FY26: Ind-Ra

The Indian telecom sector is going to witness a growth in average revenue per user (ARPU) and an improvement in the ROCE (return on capital employed) due to the tariff hikes implemented recently by telcos. However, they are not enough for the telcos to achieve an ROCE of 15%. For that, they need their ARPU from Q2 FY25 to go up by 25-35%. The full impact of the tariff hike... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur December 4th, 2024 2:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

No Special Mobile Phone Plan for Non-Smartphone Users: Government

The Indian government has said that it doesn't plan to force telcos to bring special mobile plans for non-smartphone users. At the moment, with almost every private telecom operator, if you need basic service validity, you need to spend close to Rs 200. Yes, this does bring unlimited voice calling and some amount of data, but it still doesn't suit every consumer in the country. When asked about special mobile... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 28th, 2024 2:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Indian Govt Won’t Interfere with Tariff Hikes from Jio, Airtel, and Vi

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

Srikapardhi June 28th, 2024 9:51 AM 14 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Announces Revised Mobile Tariffs: Check Complete Details

Bharti Airtel has announced revised mobile tariffs across different segments in both prepaid and postpaid plans. This adjustment, or correction, in mobile tariffs comes immediately after the completion of the Spectrum Auction 2024, in which Airtel acquired the highest amount of spectrum across three bands with 97 MHz, valid for 20 years. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Acquires 97 MHz Spectrum to Enhance 4G and 5G Services ARPU Target and Financial... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 14th, 2024 7:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

Recharge with Annual Mobile Plans in India – Should You Do it Now

The mobile tariff hikes in India are pretty close to being implemented if we go by the words of analysts. For a good part of the previous year, the Indian telecom industry has awaited the summation of the central elections. The day is not far now, and India will know which political party will form the central government on June 4, 2024. Analysts expect the telcos to implement a hike... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 4th, 2024 7:00 AM 5 COMMENTS

Will Indians Stop Using Second SIM After the Next Tariff Hike

Tariff hikes are around the corner for the telecom industry in India. Some will say it is well due as the last hike came back in Dec 2021. The industry people expect the hike to be 20-25%. This would mean, keeping your SIM active will become a costlier affair. In fact, even now, Airtel and Jio have kept a minimum recharge for active validity around Rs 150, which is quite... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 11th, 2024 8:57 PM 3 COMMENTS

How Big Will the Next Tariff Hike Be?

Telecom operators in India have been waiting eagerly for the central elections or the Lok Sabha elections to be over. This is because they can only go for tariff hikes after that. The last time the Indian telecom sector witnessed a tariff hike, there was an increase of around 20-25% in the pricing of almost every plan. This time, according to an analyst (via RepublicWorld), the telcos will increase the... 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

Srikapardhi January 28th, 2023 4:39 PM 14 COMMENTS

How Tariff Hikes Can Help Improve the Telecom Industry

Telecom tariff hikes in India have been a major talking point for quite some time now. While end users get to enjoy the benefits for what so ever reasons, everyone knows these tariffs are not sustainable for the Industry, and it is not even viable to run businesses for the huge investments involved. The Telecom industry is Investment hungry, and that doesn't just stop with a thing or two. We... 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 March 19th, 2022 2:47 PM 30 COMMENTS

Indian Telecom Industry: Will Users Go Back to Using Single SIM Cards, Let’s Talk

The Indian telecom industry is going to see repeated tariff hikes in the coming years. This will specifically happen with 4G tariffs. Right now, because the prepaid mobile tariffs are very affordable, a lot of users keep more than one SIMs active at all times. This gives them the freedom of using multiple networks for staying connected with their friends, family, and colleagues. But there’s one thing that a lot... Read More