Telecom Companies May Increase Tariffs by 20 Percent, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel

The number of subscribers of telecom companies has increased rapidly in the last few years in the country. However, India in the world is one of the few countries where there is not much tariff for telecommunication services. This situation may change soon. Large telecom companies like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel can re -increase tariffs by the end of this year.

A media Report In the international brokerage firm Bernstein, it has been quoted as saying that telecom companies can increase tariffs by 10-20 percent this year. This may be a fourth increase in tariffs in the last six years. In July last year, telecom companies raised tariffs by 25 percent. This was a major reason behind this to strengthen the 4G network and the capital needs of telecom companies for expansion of 5G networks. Recently, Bernsstein had forecast strong growth in Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel’s revenue. Along with the increase in the number of subscribers of these two companies, there has been growth in the user (ARPU) on the average revenue.

However, the financial condition of Vodafone Idea (VI) is poor. Recently, the central government increased its stake in VI from 22.6 percent to 48.99 percent. This is indicating that the government wants to maintain the structure of three companies in the telecom market. The caller name presentation (CNAP) feature is set to introduce the incoming calls of telecom companies.

This feature will require modern network infrastructure. Because of this, this feature will be available only on 4G and 5G smartphones. Reliance Jio, the country’s largest telecom company, will use its CNAP technology for this. Bharti Airtel has tied up from Nokia to provide CNAP features to its subscribers. After the commencement of this feature, telecom subscribers will be less needed by Truecaller such as third-party collar identification apps. The CNAP will be shown with the name of the subscriber present in the telecom company’s database. However, it is not known when this feature will be launched for subscribers. Under the new rules of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a penalty can be imposed on telecom companies if failed to stop spam.