<p>Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd reported its highest ever quarterly consolidated revenue on Tuesday, driven by higher tariffs and a rise in data usage from a coronavirus-fuelled shift to remote working.</p>.<p>Indian telecom operators, grappling with low tariffs due to a price war that ensued after Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio entered the space, hiked prices last year as they were ordered to pay 920 billion rupees ($12.44 billion) in dues to the government.</p>.<p>That helped the company's quarterly consolidated revenue rise 22% to 257.85 billion rupees.</p>.<p>The average revenue per user at India's second-largest telecom operator rose to 162 rupees for the quarter, from 128 rupees a year earlier.</p>.<p>The company's 4G data customers rose by 14.4 million to 152.7 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30.</p>.<p>Consolidated loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30 came in at 7.63 billion rupees, compared with a loss of 230.45 billion rupees a year earlier. </p>
<p>Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd reported its highest ever quarterly consolidated revenue on Tuesday, driven by higher tariffs and a rise in data usage from a coronavirus-fuelled shift to remote working.</p>.<p>Indian telecom operators, grappling with low tariffs due to a price war that ensued after Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio entered the space, hiked prices last year as they were ordered to pay 920 billion rupees ($12.44 billion) in dues to the government.</p>.<p>That helped the company's quarterly consolidated revenue rise 22% to 257.85 billion rupees.</p>.<p>The average revenue per user at India's second-largest telecom operator rose to 162 rupees for the quarter, from 128 rupees a year earlier.</p>.<p>The company's 4G data customers rose by 14.4 million to 152.7 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30.</p>.<p>Consolidated loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30 came in at 7.63 billion rupees, compared with a loss of 230.45 billion rupees a year earlier. </p>