After the continuous increase in the prices of petrol and diesel, the cost of your phone is going to increase. Actually, now the recharge on your phone is going to be expensive soon, due to which talking on mobile and running internet will become expensive.
After the continuous increase in the prices of petrol and diesel, the cost of your phone is going to increase. Actually, now the recharge on your phone is going to be expensive soon, due to which talking on mobile and running internet will become expensive. It is being told that from April 1 this year, the tariff plan rate can be increased and the telecom companies can soon take a big decision regarding the rate of recharge.
The special thing is that this increase in the rate of recharge can be done on behalf of Airtel, Jio, BSNL, Vodafone all. After this, the rates of existing plans of companies will also increase. By the way, let us tell you that companies can increase prices due to AGR. In such a situation, you know what the AGR is and how much it will affect your pocket from April 1…
A Business Standard report quoted the Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) as saying that companies can increase tariff plan prices from April 1 to increase their revenue. In such a situation, the pocket of phone users is going to have a direct impact. According to several reports, the average revenue per user (ARPU) on average revenue of telecom companies has improved, but now preparations are being made to increase it further. With the increase in ARPU, the profitability of companies can grow up to 38 percent in the next two years.
What is AGR?
It is being told that companies are increasing their prices due to AGR. Actually, AGR stands for Adjusted Gros Revenue. Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) is a fee charged by the telecom operators on behalf of the telecommunications department. These spectrum usage is divided between charges and licensing fees. It is decided on the basis of revenue of all companies.
Why are prices increasing from AGR?
Explain that the total AGR outstanding on telecom companies is Rs 1.69 lakh crore. At the same time, only 15 telecom companies have paid only Rs 30,254 crore. According to reports, Airtel owes about Rs 25,976 crore, Vodafone Idea owes Rs 50399 crore and Tata Teleservices about Rs 16,798 crore.
This amount is to be paid by the companies soon, its burden is being passed on to the customers. At the same time, companies have benefited greatly due to the upgrade of customers from 2G to 4G and this has increased the average revenue per customer. It is believed that by the middle of this year the user can increase the average revenue to Rs 220.
