After the run away success of the 2015 Mega Telecom Spectrum Auction in 800, 900, 1800 and 2100 band, telecom tariff hike has become inevitable for Telecom Operators to expand their Network and maintain their balance sheet in black. Since the incumbents do not have major renewals of the typeContinue Reading
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reduced Termination Charges (TC) for all calls originating from and terminating to Wireless networks to INR0.14 per minute from INR0.20 per minute. In 2009, the Call Termination charges were revised from Rs 0.30 / Minute to rs 0.20 / Minute. As largerContinue Reading
An analysis of the pre-paid mobile tariffs data suggest that operators across circles continue to withdraw discounts/ free minutes. The trend is visible across the board – New Entrants like Aircel, Tata DoCoMo as well as incumbents like Airtel,Vodafone and Idea have shifted their attention to Revenue Market share. TheContinue Reading
With the end of Telecom tariff War in H2-2012, operators have been continuously reducing benefits on Pre-Paid Mobile STVs / Minutes STD Packs to boost their Revenue Per Minute. In this article I’ll illustrate few examples of how RPM has increased to operators in some cases as much as 100%Continue Reading
Tariff hikes which started as baby steps in Oct and Nov 2012 have now spread wider and are bolder. Wireless Operators have hiked mobile Call Tariffs across the board by reducing Minutes in the Minutes Pack or other benefits like Validity, SMS or Talktime on STD Packs. Airtel and VodafoneContinue Reading
Telecommunications Industry by design is a capital intensive business and with rising Spectrum Prices, the CAPEX is still higher. World over the Telecom industry operates in Lobby or in an oligarchic setup and is no different in India. One thing is certain, everybody from the GSM incumbents to potential entrantsContinue Reading
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