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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel<\/a> may offer 5G<\/a> service on its high-priced tariff plans and may not charge a premium for its fast fifth-generation mobile service, having firmed up its network rollout plans for 5,000 towns, with a pan-India coverage planned by March 2024.

“My feeling is that with 5G, penetration will increase so quickly that it will be like any other offering. Anybody who has a 5G handset will get 5G. They will consume more and automatically go to a higher tariff plan. This would result in higher revenues,\" Akhil Gupta, vice-chairman of parent Bharti Enterprises was quoted as saying by Mint.

“I really don’t think there is going to be something like a pure premium 5G. At best we could start giving 5G on slightly higher plans, but let the operating people decide what they want to do,” Gupta was quoted as saying.

Users will consume more data owing to the availability of faster internet, which will, in turn, contribute to higher revenue for telcos, Gupta said, adding that tariffs continue to remain abysmally low as compared with global rates, and there is a need for tariffs to go higher.

The average revenue per user (ARPU) of all Indian telecom operators is below the Rs 200 mark, with
Airtel<\/a> reporting the highest ARPU of Rs 183 in the June quarter, followed by Jio (Rs 176), and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Rs 128).

Telcos have expressed their intent to achieve an ARPU of more than Rs 200 and gradually inch towards the Rs 300 mark. Last year in November, the Big 3 telcos hiked their prepaid tariffs by as much as 20-25%.

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Telcos in a huddle on tariff plans as Indian consumers await faster 5G<\/a><\/h2>

Just like 3G and 4G, telcos will soon announce dedicated 5G tariff plans and according to industry experts, consumers may pay more to access the 5G services on their devices.<\/p><\/div>

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel<\/a> may offer 5G<\/a> service on its high-priced tariff plans and may not charge a premium for its fast fifth-generation mobile service, having firmed up its network rollout plans for 5,000 towns, with a pan-India coverage planned by March 2024.

“My feeling is that with 5G, penetration will increase so quickly that it will be like any other offering. Anybody who has a 5G handset will get 5G. They will consume more and automatically go to a higher tariff plan. This would result in higher revenues,\" Akhil Gupta, vice-chairman of parent Bharti Enterprises was quoted as saying by Mint.

“I really don’t think there is going to be something like a pure premium 5G. At best we could start giving 5G on slightly higher plans, but let the operating people decide what they want to do,” Gupta was quoted as saying.

Users will consume more data owing to the availability of faster internet, which will, in turn, contribute to higher revenue for telcos, Gupta said, adding that tariffs continue to remain abysmally low as compared with global rates, and there is a need for tariffs to go higher.

The average revenue per user (ARPU) of all Indian telecom operators is below the Rs 200 mark, with
Airtel<\/a> reporting the highest ARPU of Rs 183 in the June quarter, followed by Jio (Rs 176), and Vodafone Idea<\/a> (Rs 128).

Telcos have expressed their intent to achieve an ARPU of more than Rs 200 and gradually inch towards the Rs 300 mark. Last year in November, the Big 3 telcos hiked their prepaid tariffs by as much as 20-25%.

\"Telcos<\/a><\/figure>

Telcos in a huddle on tariff plans as Indian consumers await faster 5G<\/a><\/h2>

Just like 3G and 4G, telcos will soon announce dedicated 5G tariff plans and according to industry experts, consumers may pay more to access the 5G services on their devices.<\/p><\/div>