Hike in prepaid plan prices to raise revenues of Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Idea: Analysts

Increase in prepaid plan prices by telecom operators will help them raise revenues and the companies may soon hike prices for postpaid plans as well, according to sector analysts. The analysts also said Reliance Jio’s plans are expected to be cheaper as compared to its rivals even after 40 per cent hike in mobile call and internet charges announced by the company.

This is the first hike over the past five years in the country’s telecom sector that is facing tariff war with voice calls becoming almost free in 2016 and steep 95 per cent fall in data prices to Rs 11.78 per GB at present from Rs 269 per GB in 2014.