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Tough Times for India's Cellular Carriers
Shailaja V.R.
[HTML version] [pdf version]: The author discusses the factors underlying the current financial difficulties for India's cellular carriers. Unrealistic projections for subscriber growth and airtime usage are the primary reasons. In this article, she examines the reasons why subscriber growth and airtime usage have not developed as expected, the government response, and what the operators are doing now to survive.