Telecom companies need another round of tariff hike, say analysts

Any tariff hike is possible only if there is collective effort on the part of all telcos, says research firm Motilal Oswal

Telecom sector needs another round of tariff hike and it is possible if all the three players, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, decide for the same, say analysts.

Lately the market construct has turned highly favourable. Nevertheless, any tariff hike is possible only if there is collective effort on the part of all telcos, research firm Motilal Oswal said.

The firm believes that each telecom company needs to go for a tariff hike for different reasons – Vodafone Idea needs to survive, Reliance Jio needs to justify its high valuations in the recent investments and Bharti Airtel needs