Page 2 - Telecom Tariffs

A healthy hike

Telcos should now focus on quality of service

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Top headlines: Govt plans land sale worth Rs 600 cr, EPF to give tax info

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Trai's order paves the way for tariff hike by telecom operators

Telcos offering segmented tariff offerings has been a bone of contention for a while

Govt decision on raising tariffs fails to unite telecom companies

The telecom regulator however is unlikely to set a minimum tariff as it may be considered an anti-competitive move

Bharti Airtel revises base tariff plan for prepaid customers; stock up 5%

The company has discontinued its Rs 49 entry level prepaid recharge and will now start from the Rs 79 smart recharge and offer more value to customers

Low tariffs key hurdle in raising fresh funds, says Vodafone Idea

Vodafone-Idea has been looking to raise around Rs 25,000 crore for the last nine months

Tariff hikes by telcos set to ring in revenue growth in FY22: ICRA

ICRA expects total industry debt to remain elevated at Rs. 4.7 lakh crore as on March 31, 2022

Telecom tariff hikes to ring in improved debt metrics in next fiscal: ICRA

Telecom service providers are expected to dial in next round of tariff hikes over the next one or two quarters

Jio postpaid plans: BofA, CLSA think its not a threat to Airtel; here's why

CLSA believes that new Jio postpaid plans are bundling three leading OTTs, but with no content exclusivity, can be matched by incumbents like Bharti Airtel

Trai issues fresh tariff disclosure norms to bring in transparency

Trai has now directed telcos to publish, within 15 days, each tariff plan for postpaid and prepaid subscribers, service area wise

We are never shy of raising tariffs: Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar

In a Q&A session with journalists, Takkar says the two independent brands Vodafone and Idea will be phased out, and the legacy of the two companies will reflect in the common brand

Tariffs unsustainable at present, raising important: Vodafone Idea CEO

Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar, in a short Q&A session with the media, was emphatic that tariff rise was inevitable to sustain the telecom business. Edited excerpts

Jio unlikely to increase tariffs the way incumbent operators are thinking

Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal says that, to his mind, Average Revenue Per User or ARPUs need to hit Rs 300, or double Airtel's current figure, if the industry is to stabilize

Telecom tariffs have to rise, ARPU should be Rs 200: MD, Bharti Airtel

The last time the company revised its tariffs was in December 2019

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.

Telcos seek floor price for data, voice tariffs to be left to markets

The telcos said that data prices should be regulated keeping in mind the financial health of the sector

Telecom companies seek open court hearing in SC on AGR review pleas

The recovery of past dues by the government was based on adjusted gross revenue of about Rs 92,000 crore

Star India chairman hopes telecom tariff hike won't limit data consumption

He also hit out against branded content and in-film advertising, terming it as "crass commercialisation" which "taints" and "sullies" the experience.

Reliance Jio to reap tariff hike benefit only in Q1FY21, say analysts

Low ARPU subscribers could shift to Jio plans as they offer higher discount compared to rivals