INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Airtel is likely to hike its tariffs across plans in the middle of the year
We do not need more Vodafone-type situations in the nation ..
its very essential that we have robust practical companies which can invest in brand-new technologies, go to rural areas, provide wonderful
protection and capability, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Mittal stated at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
It (tariff walking) will happen throughout the board, he stated.
Previously in February, Bharti Airtels CEO Gopal Vittal stated typical
earnings per user (ARPU) requires to rise to Rs 300-level for a decent return on capital and hoped that it will occur in due course
Telecom companies had treked tariffs throughout all slabs in 2019 and 2021.
AIRTEL, VI ARPU HIT THE LOWEST IN Q2, FY19Airtel reported an
ARPU of Rs 193 in Q3, FY23 with the widening of its 4G consumer base
The company reported ARPUs above Rs 190 6 years ago
In the third quarter of FY15 reported ARPU was Rs 202
Airtels ARPU started declining and bottomed out in the 2nd quarter of FY19
Likewise, Vodafone Ideas ARPU, too, hit its most affordable in the exact same quarter and has gained back lost ground since then.WHAT CAUSED
ARPU DECLINE
Reliance Jio interrupted the telecom sector with developments and pricing after its launch in September 2016
For the very first six months, it offered data and voice calls free
The gradual decrease and eventual ditching of interconnect use charges (charges made by one operator to another for voice calls) from
January 2021 has also affected ARPU of telecom companies
