The federal government ought to take a look at measures of constructing sufficient spectrum obtainable at affordable costs apart from rationalizing levies and decreasing litigation, Vodafone Thought Ltd (Vi) managing director and chief govt officer Ravinder Takkar mentioned on Thursday on the India Cellular Congress.
These steps will guarantee sustainability of the sector in the long run and allow carriers to boost the common income per person (Arpu) from the “abysmally low” ranges at current, and in flip enhance high quality of companies for shoppers, he mentioned.
“Trade gamers are speaking about first making sufficient spectrum obtainable at affordable costs at straightforward cost phrases. Second, rationalizing taxes and levies, consistent with the advice of NDCP 2018 and, third, decreasing the heavy burden of previous legacy litigation within the sector,” Takkar mentioned.
Takkar’s views resonate with recommendations by prime telecom leaders to enhance the monetary well being of the trade. Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday urged the federal government to cut back litigation within the telecom sector, together with previous instances which have been occurring for years, whereas searching for decrease levies on carriers and making spectrum extra inexpensive.
Takkar added that whereas preliminary steps have been taken to boost Arpu, extra must be performed to supply high quality service to clients. Final month, all carriers raised tariffs by 18-25%, nevertheless, some like Airtel have mentioned that Arpu must go up additional, to above Rs300 per thirty days.
Supply: Live Mint