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Q4 show, tariff hike hopes push Bharti Airtel stock to all-time highs

Tariff hike hopes and market share gains in the coming quarters could help sustain stock price

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While India's mobile subscriber base growth was flattish at 283 million, there has been a robust 10 per cent growth in 4G subscriber base to 148 million

Ram Prasad Sahu Mumbai
The Bharti Airtel stock was up 11 per cent in trade on Tuesday and in the process hit record highs after it surprised the Street with a better-than-expected performance in the March quarter. 

Comments from Bharti Airtel’s management have raised expectations for an increase in tariff rates in the near term. Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO, India and South Asia, Bharti Airtel, in a post-results call indicated tariffs are unsustainably low and highlighted that the average revenue per user (ARPU) in the March quarter for Bharti Airtel at Rs 154 is inadequate. He expected the ARPU to rise to Rs 200