Call for tariff hike comes despite telco increasing charges by up to 50 per cent in December; Vodafone Idea believes it can only earn revenue at same level as 2016-17 if government fixes floor price for calls and data charges

Share price of Bharti Airtel fell up to 2.78% to Rs 520.45 compared to the previous close of Rs 535.35 on BSE

Mumbai-based United Toys Association (UTA) had alleged that the import duty hike in toys will lead up to 100 per cent surge in the MRP of existing toys in India raising burden on customer's pocket

After the price hike in December, many plans were discontinued and many new plans were introduced.

\"On the 3.5 Ghz band Trai has recommended price to Rs 50,000 crore for 100 mhz of spectrum. 5G requires a large block of spectrum. 100 Mhz spectrum for 50,000 crore, we can't afford. We believe it is too high. We will not pick it up at those prices,\" says Bharti Airtel MD and CEO Gopal Vittal

Bharti Airtel incurred a massive loss of Rs 1,035 crore in the third quarter

On a sequential basis, the company's 4G subscriber addition during the quarter at 2.1 crore was highest ever. Its average revenue per user (ARPU) stood at Rs 135.

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While Reliance Jio and Airtel's subscriber base increased 1.54 per cent and 0.51 per cent, respectively, Vodafone Idea's user base shrunk 9.77 per cent in the period

\"It will be mandatory to recharge with a voucher of Rs 45 or above every 28 days to avail services,\" Airtel said in a press release on Sunday

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Share Market Update: BSE Sensex ended 17 points lower at 41,558 and Nifty closed 14 points higher at 12,260.

While Mittal also said that there should be a balance between the investment requirements and consumers' interest, his ambitious ARPU target of Rs 300 per month has set the tongues wagging

Reliance Jio new plans: The Rs 149 plan comes with total data of 24 GB which translates to 1GB per day

Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator is offering 1,000 minutes per month (28-day cycle) of free calling every month across all plans

According to the cyber security researcher Ehraz Ahmed, the flaw existed in one of the Airtel app that allows \"to fetch sensitive user information of any Airtel subscriber.\"

For the customers looking for a long-term prepaid plan, the telecom giant's annual prepaid plan is offered at the price of Rs 2,199

Reliance Jio new recharge plans: In Jio's 'New-All-In-One Plan', the cheapest plan starts from Rs 199, whereas the costliest plan is priced at Rs 2,199

Share price of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) rose up to 1.73% or 27 points to Rs 1,579.80 compared to the previous close of Rs 1552.55 on BSE

As expected, the new All-in-One plans by Reliance Jio seem cheaper than revised tariff plans rolled out by rivals Vodafone Idea and Airtel earlier this month