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Tanay Singh Thakur March 29th, 2021 12:00 PM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Has to Push for Tariff Hikes Earlier Than Jio, Airtel: Analysts

The much-anticipated tariff hikes have been delayed by the telecom sector owing to multiple reasons. According to the analysts, the possibility of a higher subscriber churn rate, indirect inflation, and the amount of money spent on the 4G spectrum auctions are key reasons for the industry to not go for the tariff hikes right away. Tariff hikes will directly impact the market share growth of the telcos. While Jio and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 21st, 2021 8:00 PM 16 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Should Delay Tariff Hikes For As Long As Possible

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest, or rather, the poorest performer amongst all the private operators in the country, should delay introducing tariff hikes for as long as possible. Vi hasn’t seen good days since the month of October in 2019. That was the last time the telco displayed a net gain in addition of mobile subscribers. We are not counting the latest report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur March 3rd, 2021 2:44 PM 52 COMMENTS

Jio and Airtel Will Look to Gain Market Share Delaying Tariff Hikes: Analysts

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel will look to gain more market share instead of hiking the tariffs after investing in the spectrum. Both the telcos want more subscribers, and that is why they have invested thousands of crores in purchasing spectrum. A statement from Mukesh Ambani saying that the spectrum bought will help Jio in catering to ‘300 million more subscribers’ is a hint about it being focused on adding... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur February 28th, 2021 1:45 PM 34 COMMENTS

Prepaid Plans You Should Get Before Tariff Hikes Kick-In

Tariff hikes might be introduced by the operators next quarter or the quarter after that. If your prepaid pack is about to expire soon or you want to safeguard yourself from the tariff hike, you can recharge with a prepaid plan right now. It would be a better option to go for a long-term prepaid pack since that would eliminate the need for recharging again anytime soon after the tariff... Read More

Bala Yogesh December 9th, 2020 2:17 PM 2 COMMENTS

Tariff Hikes Should Come Anytime: ICICI Securities

ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank on Tuesday said in a report that 2021 “could be a year of significant industry repair” as the firm expects “another round of large tariff hikes.” The firm said that upcoming tariff hikes “may drive higher revenue growth” for the telecom operators than the previous tariff hikes. ICICI Securities in its 2021 Telecom Sector Outlook also highlighted that the upcoming year “could be... Read More

Bala Yogesh October 10th, 2020 7:02 AM 55 COMMENTS

Telecom Operators Likely to Make Quick Call for Tariff Hikes

ICRA, a credit rating agency on Thursday said that the hike in the telecom tariff is “on the cards” as the telecom operators in India are “required to make sizeable payouts” to the government. The firm highlighted that the telecom operators are required to pay for their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities, auction installments and regular revenue share to the government. The Supreme Court in early September provided a 10-year... Read More