As you invest in 5G, you will stop investing in 4G because capacity creation will be done on 5G which will obviously be lower cost of producing a gigabyte, given that you have much higher spectrum in those bands, Vittal said

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Mukesh Ambani built three sector-dominating businesses under RIL and cleaned off the conglomerate's debts by raising Rs 2.89 lakh crore

A latest note by ICRA says that the sector can expect ARPU (average revenue per user) to touch Rs 220 in the medium term. ARPU is an important metric to track the performance of the telcos

The reason behind the rise in debt levels of telcos is because of the accumulation of AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) liabilities in debt, besides the proposed spectrum auctions, ICRA said in a report

The latest report by IIFL Securities indicated that tariff increase may not be immediate and instead sees a \"high likelihood of price hike in 12-18 months\"

In a recent report, Goldman Sachs analysts said that following their conversations with investors, there's a view that Jio will not raise prices and as such Airtel and Vodafone Idea may have to roll back prices if they raise them

The telco has been making losses and is aiming to ramp up its 4G network and clear the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues

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Current tariff 'unsustainable'; need telcos, TRAI to support hike: Sunil Mittal Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal has stressed on the need for a hike in telecom tariff as the current rates are \"unsustainable\". However, he said that the telecom market and regulator would have to be on the same page before Airtel can go ahead with a tariff hike. Mittal added that Airtel has taken a clear stance on the issue of tariffs and is of the view that a hike is necessary. World Bank cautions G20 ...

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Speaking at the stone laying of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra, PM Modi said the projects are an example of Uttar Pradesh fast moving on the path of development despite COVID-19

RBI has also surpassed US Federal Reserve, and European Central Bank (ECB), emerging the most popular central bank on Twitter

Sunil Mittal said that Airtel has clarified in the past that tariff hike is necessary, but the company cannot move ahead with it sans support from the rest of industry and regulator

Even though the telco said that it plans to raise about Rs 25,000 crore within two-three months, it seems that there's no way it can avoid tariff hikes at the moment

Bharti Airtel is in a sweet spot again, thanks to tariff hikes last year, digital gameplan and relentless focus on winning quality customers

Even though the postpaid market accounts for just 5 per cent subscriber base, it contributes 16 per cent to the overall mobile revenues of telcos

The OERC's decision came in response to an application by the states lone bulk electricity supplier GRIDCO (Grid Corporation of Odisha) on August 21

The agencies believe that since Airtel is not required to make lumpsum AGR payment to Department of Telecommunications, the telco can use some of its recently-raised funds to deleverage

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in May announced a Rs 90,000 crore liquidity infusion into cash-strapped discoms for payment of their dues till March 2020