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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 January 15th, 2022 1:33 PM 12 COMMENTS

Will Vodafone Idea Go for Tariff Hike Again?

Vodafone Idea (Vi) requires money from every end, be it tariff hikes, fundraise, or loans. While the telco’s debt has been effectively reduced by converting a significant part of statutory dues into equity for the government, there’s still the question of money required for 5G rollout, Rs 1.9 billion debt on the books, and the 4G network expansion. The telco has been losing customers in a bunch every quarter that... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur January 14th, 2022 12:53 PM 16 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Needs Another Tariff Hike, ARPU Needs to Increase 1.9x : Motilal Oswal

Vodafone Idea requires another tariff hike, and that too soon, to reach a sustainable level. The telco’s average revenue per user (ARPU) figure needs to grow at least 1.9x, for which another tariff hike is desperately required, says Motilal Oswal. The telco has Rs 1,945 billion in debt, for which large-scale capital support will be required. Further, Vodafone Idea would need to invest in the networks to arrest the ongoing... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 23rd, 2021 5:53 PM 54 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Advance Recharge or Multi Recharge Facility Details

Like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) also announced a prepaid tariff hike a few hours back. The cash-strapped telco is looking to improve its average revenue per user (ARPU) figure as soon as possible. This tariff hike will certainly make the investors happy. However, consumers will not feel any love for the said move any time soon. Regardless, consumers can recharge with unlimited prepaid plans in advance at the current... Read More

Bala Yogesh March 24th, 2021 5:38 PM 17 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Requires Steep Tariff Hikes for Survival, Huge Hikes Unlikely for Now

Vodafone Idea, the third largest wireless operator in India on Monday hiked its two entry-level postpaid family plans by around Rs 50. The operator on its website highlighted that the base postpaid family plan has been hiked from Rs 598 to Rs 649. Further, the third largest operator in India also hiked its second-tier postpaid family plan from Rs 749 to Rs 799. The operator had earlier restricted the price... Read More

Chakri K March 18th, 2021 9:38 AM 14 COMMENTS

Another Tariff Hike Will Set Back the Slowly Recovering Vodafone Idea

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea is recovering slowly after losing more than 150 million subscribers over the last two years. Vi has been struggling in the industry ever since Reliance Jio entered the Indian telecom market. It has been a tough ride for Vodafone Idea, to say the least, but the best part is the telecom operator is bouncing back strongly. After announcing the new brand identity in 2020, we are... Read More

Chakri K March 15th, 2021 9:28 AM 47 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Reportedly Pushes Back Tariff Hike to Q1 FY22

Vodafone Idea, which was heavily rumoured to hike tariff prices in recent months, has now reportedly postponed the plan. A new ET Telecom report says the financially struggling telecom operator has pushed back its plan of raising tariff prices to Q1 FY22. Vi might now hike the prices of prepaid and postpaid plans by the end of the April-June quarter. Initially, Vi was planning to increase tariff prices by the... Read More

Chakri K November 16th, 2020 12:13 PM 69 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Tariffs Likely to See 15-20% Hike Very Soon

Supporting earlier rumours of Vodafone Idea's tariff hike, a new report by ET Telecom now says the struggling telco might raise the tariff prices by 15-20%. The tariff hike will likely happen by the end of 2020 or early 2021, two persons aware of the matter said to the publication. While announcing the quarter results that ended on September 30, 2020, Vi officials said they would not hesitate in raising... Read More

Chakri K November 2nd, 2020 9:15 AM 42 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Will Not Hesitate in Raising Tariff Prices Ahead of Airtel and Jio

Back in December 2019, Vodafone Idea (Vi) was the first telecom operator to raise prepaid tariff prices which was followed by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio as well. A new Livemint report now states that Vi will not 'shy away' from raising tariff prices again first ahead of the top two telcos. After the post-earnings call, Ravinder Takkar, the CEO of the company, opined that the 'current price levels are... Read More

Bala Yogesh August 24th, 2020 3:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Requires 40% Tariff Hike to Meet its Cash Flow Needs

ICICI Securities on Sunday said in a report that Vodafone Idea requires more than a 40% tariff hike in the next three years to meet its cash flow needs. The firm said that Vodafone Idea requires a cash flow of Rs 320 billion to service the deferred spectrum equated monthly instalment (EMI) payment, AGR dues, capital expenditure (Capex) and interest on bank borrowings. ICICI Securities said that Vodafone Idea requires... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur June 10th, 2020 7:04 AM 17 COMMENTS

Tariff Hike: Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea to End Cheap Mobile Data and Voice Calls

The Indian telecom industry hasn’t been the same since the time Reliance Jio introduced its free voice calling and unlimited data services. Jio came to the market back in 2016 and has captured the highest market percentage. The telco has over 388 million subscribers. Right below it stands Bharti Airtel. It used to be the number one telco in India but Jio took that place. Looking at Jio, every telco... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 14th, 2020 6:33 PM 35 COMMENTS

Telcos Might Raise Tariffs in Coming Days After Paying AGR Dues

The Apex legal body Supreme Court ordered all the telcos to pay their AGR dues by 16th March. As per the report of Acuite Ratings and Research limited, settlement of AGR dues will result in operational inefficiency in telecom companies especially Vodafone Idea which will push them to increase their tariffs by 20 or 25 %. On the announcement, Suman Chowdhury, President of Acuite Ratings and Research limited noted that... Read More