The sector seems to be limping back to normalcy The competition intensity in the telecom industry has led to frequent tariff cuts, eroding operator margins. The debt-laden operators have been reporting quarter-on-quarter losses for the past couple of years, making it extremely difficult to raise fresh funds for further expansion. Now, however, the sector seems to be limping back to normalcy. In the quarter ended June 30, 2013, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular...

Green energy must be taken to the next level The telecommunications sector has been the poster-boy of India’s growth story, witnessing remarkable user penetration over the last decade. Analysts have pegged that with every 10 per cent increase in mobile penetration, there is aresultant GDP growth of 1.2 per cent– leading to the development of other business modelsand improved access to the poor. Today, with around 800 million subscribers, one can c...