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Vodafone Idea wants to increase data prices by 10 times - to cover its spectrum duesVodafone Idea has requested the Department of Telecommunication to increase the minimum base prices of data.
The telco has claimed that the price increase is important for the company to be able to pay statutory dues.
AGR: NITI Aayog does a flip-flop on minimum floor price for telcos
Amitabh Kant claimed that fixing a floor price is in "national interest" and would ensure that the sector is provided with much needed relief measures
Set floor price for phone calls, data; no other option for telecom sector: Niti CEO Amitabh Kant to TRAI
Mobile subscribers get access to 4G data at a price as low as Rs 3.5 per GB but if the floor price is fixed as demanded by telecom operators, the mobile internet prices will rise 5-10 times from the current level.
Telcos seek floor price for data for 2-3 years, oppose any ceiling
Looking at telecom industry demand to fix floor price: Trai
Trai had, in past, vehemently opposed any intervention by the regulator in setting either cap or floor tariffs, and the U-turn in its thought process came a day after Bharti Airtel head Sunil Mittal reportedly pressed Telecom Secretary for setting a floor or minimum rate for data.
Jio Seeks Data Price Hiked to Rs. 20 per GB Over 6 Months
Jio said voice tariff should continue under forbearance as before
It said said the typical Indian consumer is very price sensitive
Target floor price should be implemented in 2-3 tranches, it said
Earlier last month, Vodafone Idea proposed to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to increase data prices to ₹35 per GB, in addition to a monthly connection fee to help cover its adjusted gross revenue dues of ₹53,000 crore.
According to a report by ET Telecom, Jio proposed the minimum floor price be raised to ₹20 per GB in two to three tranches to minimize the price shock for consumers. This could result in an increase by up to 461%, which could lead to an industry-wide spike in prices.
New minimum floor price to aid the distressed telecom sector
In its letter, Jio noted that the increase in the minimum floor price will prove to be an aid to the distressed telecom sector. This should come as a pleasant surprise to Airtel and Vodafone Idea which have been hit by adjusted gross revenue dues of ₹36,000 crore and ₹53,000 crore respectively.
Jio also proposed that the new minimum floor price should be implemented uniformly across all tariffs as well as individual and corporate segments.
Jio’s 4G prices are still the lowest in the industry
While data prices have increased across the board after the tariff hike last year, Reliance Jio still offers the lowest 4G data prices in the country.
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Vodafone Idea wants to increase data prices by 10 times - to cover its spectrum duesVodafone Idea has requested the Department of Telecommunication to increase the minimum base prices of data.
The telco has claimed that the price increase is important for the company to be able to pay statutory dues.
AGR: NITI Aayog does a flip-flop on minimum floor price for telcos
Amitabh Kant claimed that fixing a floor price is in "national interest" and would ensure that the sector is provided with much needed relief measures
Set floor price for phone calls, data; no other option for telecom sector: Niti CEO Amitabh Kant to TRAI
Mobile subscribers get access to 4G data at a price as low as Rs 3.5 per GB but if the floor price is fixed as demanded by telecom operators, the mobile internet prices will rise 5-10 times from the current level.
Telcos seek floor price for data for 2-3 years, oppose any ceiling
Looking at telecom industry demand to fix floor price: Trai
Trai had, in past, vehemently opposed any intervention by the regulator in setting either cap or floor tariffs, and the U-turn in its thought process came a day after Bharti Airtel head Sunil Mittal reportedly pressed Telecom Secretary for setting a floor or minimum rate for data.
Jio Seeks Data Price Hiked to Rs. 20 per GB Over 6 Months
Jio said voice tariff should continue under forbearance as before
It said said the typical Indian consumer is very price sensitive
Target floor price should be implemented in 2-3 tranches, it said
Earlier last month, Vodafone Idea proposed to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to increase data prices to ₹35 per GB, in addition to a monthly connection fee to help cover its adjusted gross revenue dues of ₹53,000 crore.
According to a report by ET Telecom, Jio proposed the minimum floor price be raised to ₹20 per GB in two to three tranches to minimize the price shock for consumers. This could result in an increase by up to 461%, which could lead to an industry-wide spike in prices.
New minimum floor price to aid the distressed telecom sector
In its letter, Jio noted that the increase in the minimum floor price will prove to be an aid to the distressed telecom sector. This should come as a pleasant surprise to Airtel and Vodafone Idea which have been hit by adjusted gross revenue dues of ₹36,000 crore and ₹53,000 crore respectively.
Jio also proposed that the new minimum floor price should be implemented uniformly across all tariffs as well as individual and corporate segments.
Jio’s 4G prices are still the lowest in the industry
While data prices have increased across the board after the tariff hike last year, Reliance Jio still offers the lowest 4G data prices in the country.
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