Page 18 - Tariffs

Bharti Airtel surges 7%, hits over six-month high

The favourable industry structure of two players is a good enough kicker for an eventual hike in tariff as well as superior digital play in the medium to long term, an analyst said

Eye on revenue growth, Vodafone Idea revises plans for corporate customers

The new plans are aligned with those of Bharti Airtel, which tweaked its tariff last week

Trai considers survey to asses if tariff plans meet customer needs

Telecom regulator Trai is planning to conduct a consumer-facing survey to assess if tariff plans offered by operators are meeting actual requirements of varied categories of users

Jio to offer services at lower tariffs for MSMBs; eyes 50 mn MSMB customers

Telecom operator Reliance Jio on Tuesday said it will offer broadband services to the Micro, Small and Medium Businesses (MSMBs) at lower tariffs.

Dealing with tariff complaints

WTO's India review shows protectionism has alienated partners

US, UK agree to suspend tariffs, seek to end aircraft subsidy dispute

The US administration under former president Trump had imposed tariffs on an array of EU food, wine and spirits, including on Scotch whisky, which the industry says are putting its future at risk

Jio's new offer dampens tariff hike talk, adds to Vodafone Idea's worries

Reliance Jio's new offer may impact Vi's fundraise plans, say analysts

Correct course on tariffs

Union Budget must avoid failed strategy of protectionism

Donald Trump threatens to 'strike back' if EU imposes tariffs over Boeing

"If they strike back, then we'll strike back harder than they'll strike. They don't want to do it," Trump told reporters at the White House

India eyes services concessions, easier visa rules in UK trade pact

New Delhi wants proposed 'early harvest' trade pact to focus on at least 40-50 items

New entrants unlikely to impact gas distrbution players till FY23

The draft regulations requires the CGD players to provide third-party access at regulated tariffs

$200-bn worth US tariffs on China are illegal: World Trade Organisation

World Trade Organisation panel ruled that Trump administration tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods are illegal

EU urges US to solve trade disputes after aircraft tariffs kept unchanged

"The EU believes that both sides should now build on this decision and intensify their efforts to find a negotiated solution to the ongoing trade irritants"

Tariff hike in telecom 'inevitable', two rounds likely in 12-18 months: EY

The industry is talking of ARPUs going up anywhere from 60 per cent to 80 per cent over next two-three years, and that can happen by way of tariff increase

Tariffs unsustainably low, more needs to be done, says Bharti Airtel CEO

Airtel had, on Monday, reported Q4 loss at Rs 5,237 crore, mainly on account of provisioning for paying statutory dues, while its full year losses ballooned to a record Rs 32,183 crore.

Tariff on China for mishandling virus outbreak 'certainly an option': Trump

US President Donald Trump said China 'mishandled the situation" after the coronavirus outbreak in its Wuhan city, but refrained from giving a definitive answer on retaliatory measures

Why globalisation is passe

Rising nationalism and a retreat from global alliances signal a restructuring of the geopolitical order

Irdai concerned over rising hospital tariffs, plans to standardise charges

"We plan to introduce a system in which people will have the liberty to choose their TPAs," Irdai member said

China to halve tariffs on $75 billion US goods from February 14

Both nations agreed to cut tariffs on each other's' goods as part of the phase-one deal signed last month

Gold rises as US says China tariffs to stay until Phase 2 deal completion

China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States