Surjewala flays hike in telecom tariff; says move to put additional annual burden of Rs 34,824 crore on common man

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala has criticised the recent tariff hike by private cellular companies, stating that the move is set to burden the common man with an additional annual expense of Rs 34,824 crore.

Surjewala highlighted that from July 3, 2024, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, which collectively hold a 91.6% market share, have raised their tariffs by an average of 15 per cent. This hike will affect 109 crore out of the 119 crore cellphone users in the country.