vodafone idea Bad news can come any time for crores of customers. Yes, the company may increase the tariff rates in the coming time. A senior official of Vodafone Idea Limited on Thursday once again advocated an increase in tariff. He said that customers who use more data should pay more for the services. He said that this will enable the industry to get proper returns and ensure ‘connectivity’ to all sections of the society.
Indian wireless sector at a turning point
Let us tell you that Vodafone Idea (VIL) had announced the results for the second quarter ending September 30, 2024 on Wednesday itself. After the announcement of the company’s financial results, the telecom company’s CEO Akshay Mundra had said that the loss of customers to BSNL due to the recent increase in tariff rates is now due to the “network experience” of the government telecom company. Is turning. He said that the Indian wireless sector is at a critical juncture.
Large investments needed to support data development
CEO Akshay Mundra said that while on one hand large investments are needed to support the emergence of new technology and support data development, on the other hand there is a need to maintain tariff affordability to ensure connectivity to all sections of the society. is also needed. He said, “This is possible only when customers who use the services more will pay more, so that the industry can get a reasonable return on the huge investment made. Therefore, there is a need for further rationalization of tariffs for the industry to recover its cost of capital.”
The company has increased the tariff by 11-24 percent
Let us tell you that the company has increased the rates of mobile services by 11 to 24 percent from July 4. After increasing the tariff rates, there has been a decline in the number of 4G customers along with the total customers of the company. On a quarterly basis, the total number of subscribers of the company decreased from 21 crore to 20.5 crore and the number of 4G subscribers decreased from 12.67 crore to 12.59 crore.
