TELECOM TARIFFS

Sri Lanka's parliament approved amendments to a decades-old law on Tuesday, enabling Elon Musk's Starlink, a satellite unit of SpaceX, to set up operations in the nation.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is expected to ease some of the parameters in its proposed quality of service (QoS) regulations, initially deemed too stringent by the telecom industry. This comes as TRAI emphasizes the need for tele...

Government stated it does not interfere with telecom rates, which are determined by market forces. Tariff changes are monitored by Trai. India offers some of the lowest mobile service costs globally.

The government and the telecom regulator do not plan to intervene in telecom companies' decisions to raise prices, stating that tariffs in India remain among the lowest globally. Authorities, however, want the companies to enhance the quality of ser...

India's telecom companies, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, are increasing tariffs to boost revenue and fund network expansion, following a lifeline from the Government of India for spectrum purchase. Despite high spectrum p...

The recent tariff hikes by the top three telcos in the country are expected to raise core inflation by 0.20 per cent in FY25, with analysts at Deutsche Bank revising their core inflation forecast to 3.8 per cent. The impact of the hikes is anticipat...

Voda Idea's financial health is expected to improve with a projected increase in ARPU, revenue growth, and a slowdown in market share loss after the tariff hike. Vi is seeking external debt funding to bolster network expansion and 5G rollout after a...

After announcing telecom pack price hikes of up to 25% effective July 3-4, telcos are urging subscribers to recharge long-term plans at old prices to reduce customer attrition. Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are promoting 365-da...

Reliance Jio and Airtel will raise tariffs from July 3, 2024, to boost Average Revenue per User (ARPU), impacting millions of subscribers. Prepaid users can avoid hikes by recharging before July 3. Adjustments range from 12% to 25% for Jio and 11% t...

Mobile phone bills are set to increase as Reliance Jio Infocomm announced a 12-25% hike in tariffs starting July 3. This marks the first major rate increase by a telecom company since 2021. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are expected to follow suit...

Reliance Jio and Airtel are preparing to raise tariffs from July 3, 2024, prompting prepaid users to recharge before this date to avoid higher costs. Postpaid users will face immediate price adjustments. The goal is to increase Average Revenue per U...

While Airtel and Jio - which dominate the market - say they need to improve returns after paying high prices for 5G airwaves in 2022, Vi is looking to back up its recent ₹23,000 crore equity fundraising efforts as it strives to become more competiti...

The recent hefty tariff hikes by major Indian telecom companies, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, are expected to significantly increase consumer spending on telecom services, potentially adding Rs 47,500 crore annually. These increases, aimed at boo...

Recent tariff hikes by telcos aim to boost ARPU, improve financial performance, and support tower installations for 5G rollouts. The industry seeks increased cash flows through regular tariff revisions to justify investments in new technologies like...

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio announced significant tariff hikes, impacting consumers. The industry is set to experience improved financial metrics and operating profits, allowing for deleveraging and funding capex. ICRA forecasts strong industry r...

Reliance Jio emphasizes 5G monetization and premium plans, focusing on ARPU growth. With new tariff plans boosting prices, the telco aims for strategic revenue enhancement. Balancing subscriber additions and network monetization, Jio navigates the e...

Vi’s ARPU, they said, needs to jump 2.2x to around Rs 320 by FY27—from Rs 146 now—even if the cash-strapped telco sees a 50% cut in its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liability to Rs 35,000 crore via a favourable Supreme Court verdict on its curative ...

Analysts predict Bharti Airtel's and Reliance Jio's free cash flows to rise in FY26, reaching approximately Rs 56,000 crore and Rs 38,500 crore, respectively. This growth stems from reduced capital expenditures and higher average revenue per user (A...

Macquarie Research estimates Airtel's ROCE (return on capital employed) to surge to 10-19% during FY25-28 from 2-6% in the last more than a decade, aided by tariff hikes, better subscriber mix and capex moderation. Airtel had invested $32 billion in...