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Telcos find some relief in lockdown, revenues rise 15% as usage picks pace

Top line gets boost in March qtr as more people work from home

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Telcos estimate that they will end the current financial year with revenue growth of 10-12 per cent as data usage continues to grow

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
Revenues of telecom companies are estimated to have grown by 15 per cent in the quarter ended March 31 compared with the previous quarter, thanks to a surge in data consumption as a large number of office workers shifted to work from home and people were forced to stay indoors owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Based on feedback from its members, which include Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio, among others, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said the average revenue per user in