Telecom Sector Yet to Emerge From Woods, Govt Support a Must to Ensure Viability: Sunil Mittal
4 years, 4 months ago

Telecom Sector Yet to Emerge From Woods, Govt Support a Must to Ensure Viability: Sunil Mittal

News 18  

The government must look at rationalising levies on the telecom sector and close long standing legal disputes that are a big drag on the performance of operators, in order to ensure industry viability with 3+1 player structure, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal has said. Mittal in his message to shareholders in the company's latest annual report said, while it is clear that the "worst may be behind for India's telecom industry", it is yet to emerge from the woods. "The government must also look at rationalising the levies on the sector and close long standing legal disputes that are a big drag on performance of operators," he said. During the lockdown, Airtel's network engineers and field staff worked tirelessly on the ground to ensure that networks run seamlessly, Mittal said adding that "Airtel stepped up the game when it mattered the most" right from building digital channels for customer services to rolling our innovative peer-to-peer mobile recharges..

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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Firstpost  

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Al Jazeera  

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News 18  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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