The recovery of past dues by the government was based on adjusted gross revenue of about Rs 92,000 crore
He also hit out against branded content and in-film advertising, terming it as "crass commercialisation" which "taints" and "sullies" the experience.
Low ARPU subscribers could shift to Jio plans as they offer higher discount compared to rivals
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio has increased their tariffs in the range of 15% to 40%. If you are wondering how much more you will have to pay for your phone calls and data use, watch this video to know and compare the different plans of top telecom companies
All the three private telecom players Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Jio has raised their taiff plans pre-paid tariff plans and the increase has been as high as 40-50%
Telecom sector is still far from the desired stability
Analysts have also revised ARPU estimates
Tariff hike for Airtel and Vodafone will be effective from Dec 3, while for Jio the new rates will be applicable from Dec 6
According to official data, the telecom sector's gross revenue fell about Rs 41,000 crore in three years on account of a dip in mobile services rates.
Operating profit of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea to increase by Rs 7,000- 9,500 crore
Prasad said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government had inherited a high cost of the mobile internet from the UPA and turned it around.
Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have announced to raise mobile calling and data rates from December 3
The company has announced new plans for prepaid product and services with 2 days, 28 days, 84 days, 365 days validity
There have been reports of telecom companies approaching the regulator to fix the floor price or minimum tariff to be offered by them
As operators have already announced that they will increase tariffs, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will wait to see how the entire situation unfolds
Telcos have reduced their tariffs so much that they earn only Rs 75 per user per month, nationally
We will not interfere in their decision to raise tariffs but if the consumer is affected due to the increase we will intervene, says a senior DoT official
Another official said that as things stand now there is no move to initiate any consultation on floor price
Jio is waiting for the tariffs numbers announcement by the telcos duo and will react after that
We have not received anything," Sharma said when asked if the DoT has approached Telecom Regulatory Authority of India