The government may soon take steps to improve the condition of Vodafone Idea. It is important for the telecom sector to maintain the existence of Vodafone Idea, which is burdened with heavy debt. This will maintain the competitive spirit in the sector. Because this directly indicates that there should be at least three private players along with the government company BSNL.

Talking about the relief measures taken by the government recently, Kila said that no action has been taken on the delay in payment of AGR dues and spectrum payments. This is a sign of relief.

What is going to happen next? He said, I think a very important milestone will be around next year. Or maybe a little earlier than that, because a lot of moratorium periods will end between June and December 2025. I think we will probably expect the government to take further steps to support Vodafone Idea. In a setback to Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, the Supreme Court dismissed their curative petition, which talked about relief in the calculation of AGR dues of more than Rs 1 lakh crore. Will prices increase? Kila said that India's telecom industry has experienced tariff hikes three times in the last four and a half years. Although he felt there was scope for further increase in tariffs, he said that the increase may not be as high or fast as before. “We think it will be important for operators to start differentiating prices,” Kila said. He suggested a model in which more premium services such as roaming and exclusive content would come at a higher cost, allowing operators to make additional revenue without imposing a uniform rate hike on all users. In the coming months, all eyes will be on the government to see if it takes further measures to support Vodafone Idea. But AGR will remain unchanged -  In a development that may worsen the prospects for Bharti Airtel and especially Vodafone Idea, telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia firmly said that “the AGR decision stands here.