Mobile Phone Tariffs Hiked

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  Apple Said to be Considering Hiking iPhone Prices

  Apple is mulling raising prices of its upcoming iPhones in order to cushion higher costs stemming from the tariffs that have hampered global supply chains and forced the company to shift more production to India. Apple said earlier this month that tariffs were expected to add about $900 million (roughly Rs. 7,638 crore) in costs during the April-J...

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  After Jio And Airtel, Vodafone Idea Hikes Mobile Plan Tariffs From July 4

  Vodafone Idea too announced new plans for its prepaid and post-paid plans, effective from July 4.

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  As Jio Hikes Mobile Plans By 12-27%, Airtel Announces 10-21% Rise Too

  Bharti Airtel today announced a 10-21 per cent hike in prepaid and postpaid mobile tariffs, a day after larger rival Reliance Jio announced an increase in rates.

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  "People Are Consuming 30 GB Data For...": Airtel Head Says Rates To Go Up

  The company last month increased the price of its minimum recharge or the entry-level for the 28-day mobile phone service plan by about 57 per cent to Rs 155 in eight circles.

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  Bharti Airtel Rolls Out Minimum Monthly Prepaid Recharge Plan at Rs. 155

  Bharti Airtel has increased the price of its minimum recharge for 28 days mobile phone service plan by about 57 percent to Rs. 155 in Haryana and Odisha, according to the company's website and analysts. The company has stopped its minimum recharge plan of Rs. 99, under which it offered 200MB of data and calls at the rate of Rs. 2.5 paise per secon...

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  Reliance Industries Nears Rs 10 Lakh Crore Market Cap

  Reliance Industries Shares: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is within stone's throw of the Rs 10 lakh crore milestone -- hovering at Rs 9.92 lakh crore - after its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Jio announced plans to hike the mobile phone call and data charges. This tariff hike announcement comes on the heels of similar declarations by rivals,...

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  After Airtel And Vodafone-Idea, Reliance Jio To Hike Mobile Tariffs

  Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio on Tuesday said it will increase mobile phone call and data charges in the next few weeks.

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  Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel To Increase Tariffs From December 1: 10 Points

  Telecom majors Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel on Monday announced they will increase their tariffs from next month. In separate statements, the companies said the increase in mobile phone call and data charges starting December 1 was warranted for viability of their businesses. The hike in tariffs follows record losses by the companies for the qua...

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  Call Drops: Regulator to Probe Tariff Plans, Issue Draft Paper

  To check the call drops menace, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is examining whether mobile operators are minting money by inducing the phone calls to drop midway, while it also plans to launch a consultation paper to devise a broader mechanism to address this problem.

• Vodafone says telecom tariffs may increase every year

  Vodafone, India's second largest telecom operator, expects rates of phone calls and other mobile services to go up every year, indicating that low tariff regime may not be sustainable any longer for the industry.

• Bharti Airtel, Idea shares surge on call tariff hike hopes

  Shares in mobile phone network operators Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular surged on Tuesday on hopes of a rise in speculation that they may soon raise their prices for voice calls, several traders said.

• Reliance Communications shares surge on call tariff hikes

  Shares in Reliance Communications rose more than 4 per cent on Friday after the wireless carrier increased mobile phone call prices by about a quarter in four telecom zones.

• Vodafone hikes call tariffs in Mumbai by 20%

  India, the world's second-biggest mobile phone market with more than 900 million customers, is divided into 22 zones and Mumbai is one of the top zones.

• 2G spectrum could get 10 times more expensive; will telecom tariffs rise?

  Telecom regulator - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today proposed a steep minimum price for auction of 2G telecom spectrum, setting off fears of a hike in mobile phone tariffs which are at present among the cheapest in the world. The regulator, whose recommendations are not binding on the government, valued 2G spectrum at about Rs 7 ...

• Tariff hikes not to hurt subscriber growth: Idea Cellular MD

  Idea Cellular, the country’s fourth-biggest mobile phone carrier by subscribers, has made the most from the facility of the mobile number portability (MNP). The telecom service provider gained maximum number of subscribers (15.72 lakh) from other companies. The company’s share price surged close to 40 per cent and is an outperformer among peers...