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ICRA upgrades telecom services industry outlook to 'stable': Here's why

The hike coupled with consistent upgradation of subscribers to 4G from 2G and increase in usage of telephony services is expected to result in improvement in industry ARPU

Tariff hike by telcos to improve sector's revenue, cash flow: Analysts

Indian telecom companies are now strongly focusing on improving average revenue per-user (ARPUs)

Sensex ends off day's high, up 154pts, Nifty 28pts; RIL, IT stocks gain

The broader indices lagged in trade on Monday. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 0.9 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively

Bharti Airtel rallies 9% in 3 days after tariff hike; zooms 50% in 6 months

Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday revised Bharti Airtel's ratings outlook to positive from stable.

Telecom tariff hike augurs well for Airtel, industry-wide revision likely

Analysts pointed out that further tariff hikes could come in the next 18-24 months as the aim is to hit an ARPU of Rs 300 per user per month

Airtel's earnings likely to increase 12% after tariff hike

Vi is expected to raise prices, but Jio's reaction to the hike will be critical: Experts

Bharti Airtel posts 13% rise in quarterly revenue, helped by tariff hikes

The company's consolidated revenue from operations was 283.26 billion rupees ($3.79 billion) for the quarter ended Sept. 30

Tariff hike to aid Bharti Airtel's Q2 ARPU; profit may double QoQ: Analysts

Bharti Airtel's growth during the quarter will be led by segmented tariff hikes taken in the second quarter ended September

Major tariff hikes by telcos unlikely in the short-run: Analyst

Telecom operators are likely to continue with minor tweaks in mobile plans but may avoid significant hike in broader tariffs in the short-run

Bharti Airtel revises base tariff plan for prepaid customers; stock up 5%

The company has discontinued its Rs 49 entry level prepaid recharge and will now start from the Rs 79 smart recharge and offer more value to customers

Analysts positive on telecom service providers despite delay in tariff hike

India Ratings believes increasing data usage and rising proportion of higher ARPU data customers in the overall subscriber mix hint that even without tariff hikes, the sector is structurally strong

Tariff uncertainty

Tinkering with rates will put off investment and hurt exports

Tech view: Voda Idea hikes tariffs; what does it mean for telecom stocks?

Vodafone Idea may see a rally in the direction of Rs 15 shortly if it manages to breakout above 100-WMA.

Tariff hike to depend on largest telco: Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal

Says 5G pricing must encourage investment in networks

Tariff hike needed as current rates 'unsustainable', says Airtel's Mittal

Where tariffs are concerned, the company has already taken a clear stance on the issue, he said adding that Airtel is of the firm view that tariffs need go up.

Will not shy away from tariff hike: Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar

While the telecom company's second-quarter loss narrowed to Rs 7,218 crore, its operational performance was weaker compared to its peers.

Best of BS Opinion: Open-ended tariff protection, low interest rates & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Fix a sunset date

Open-ended tariff protection will affect competitiveness

Delay in price hike, weak Q2 results may play spoilsport for Bharti Airtel

There could be earnings cuts and lower target prices if the hikes don't materialise this year

It is easy to whip up anti-Chinese emotions

However, significant policy reform would also be necessary to attract investors