Residual benefit of tariff hikes to boost telcos Arpu in Q3

The impact of the recent tariff hikes will continue to boost average revenue per user (Arpu) of telecom operators – Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea – in the October-December quarter.

Analysts expect the Arpu of the operators to increase 3-5% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) during the period. With an increase in Arpu, the revenue for the three telecom operators is expected to increase by 4.3% q-o-q on an average, led by Bharti Airtel.