Rajan S Mathews

The recent tariff increases by telecom operators will improve their earnings, enabling them to invest in better network infrastructure and step up service quality

Hyper-competition, leading to significantly squeezed margins, rising debt and falling revenues, is the reason behind telecom sector's acute financial distress

They can boost both GDP growth and the country's ranking in the ease of doing business index

Inability to hire new employees, train old ones could have an adverse effect on other aspects of biz