Vi has already paid more than Rs 350 crore for FY22 and FY23 in past license fees and about Rs 1,700 crore toward spectrum usage charges (SUC). The company is also in talks with potential investors for equity funding.
According to analysts, telecom operators need an average revenue per user (ARPU) in the range of Rs 270-300 over the next three years to realise the investments they are making in building 5G networks. At present ARPU in India is in the range of Rs 140-200 compared to the global average of Rs 600-850 and about Rs 580 in China.
If the financial system wants to attract these people back, then it needs to find ways of getting them better insurance products, better savings products, says the Economic Advisory Council member.