Private telcos’ tariff hike call has a surprise beneficiary – BSNL

New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is believed to be an initial beneficiary of the recent tariff hikes by private telcos as many low-income as well as other prepaid subscribers are joining the state-run company, allowing it to curb the consistent net loss of customers for the past many months.

As per information shared by BSNL with ET, since July 3-4, when the hike by three private players—Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea—came into effect, some 250,000 customers have ported to the state-run firm from other operators by utilising mobile number portability (MNP).