Private firm Airtel set to hike rates
1 Aug 2014 5:13 AM IST
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday indicated that it may cut down on discounts it offers on mobile call rates to push revenue from voice services.
‘There might be ups and downs in certain quarters, but the long-term secular opportunity for raising voice realisation remains, given the significant gap between headline tariff and the realised rates or in other words discounted tariffs,’ Bharti Airtel's Managing Director and CEO (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal said.
The first quarter has witnessed a historic trend of softening volumes with respect to voice call segment, he said in the company's earnings call on Wednesday.
‘There might be ups and downs in certain quarters, but the long-term secular opportunity for raising voice realisation remains, given the significant gap between headline tariff and the realised rates or in other words discounted tariffs,’ Bharti Airtel's Managing Director and CEO (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal said.
The first quarter has witnessed a historic trend of softening volumes with respect to voice call segment, he said in the company's earnings call on Wednesday.
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