Tariff hike sufficient for Bharti, not so for Voda Idea: Nitin Soni, Fitch Ratings

While the effective tariff hike is 25-35%, the actual tariff hike will depend on the preference of users on whether they go with the higher data allocation or want to pay higher tariff over the short to medium term, says Nitin Soni, Director, Corporates, Fitch Ratings. Excerpts from an interview with ETNOW.

What are you making of the tariff hike by the telecom companies?Are they now going to see some stability now?

From the announcement of Bharti, Vodafone-Idea and Jio, it seems the effective tariff increase is 25-35%. The actual tariff hike will depend on the preference of users on whether they go with the higher data allocation or they want to pay higher tariff over the short to medium term.