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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>Mumbai\/New Delhi: Mobile phone companies expect a 10-15% reduction in physical recharge volumes with Covid-induced restrictions imposed in several states, as more and more customers refuse to step out to physically recharge their phones.

The prepaid rechargers, who form the bulk of the Indian customer base, get most impacted when offline retail shops down their shutters. This specially impacts those who opt for small ticket recharges.

“Offline recharges have almost died out since Corona started last year, but we are dependent on online SIM deliveries now,” said a Vodafone Idea<\/a> Mini Store owner in North Delhi.

He added that mostly SIM orders are directed by the telco as per the requests received in different geographies while retailers are unable to gather customers by selling SIM cards from the store.

But
telcos<\/a> Reliance Jio<\/a>, Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Vodafone Idea (Vi) say the impact of the restrictions will be limited since their sector comes under essential service providers. They added that the restrictions will further push digital recharges to 70-75% over the next few weeks, from about 60% at present.

“Telcos come under essential services, which are allowed to remain open but in many areas in Mumbai and Delhi, shops are shutting down. This will reflect in a 10-15% drop but we should see an uptick in digital recharges,” said a senior executive in one of the three telcos.

Additional steps are being taken to ensure subscribers remain unaffected.

“We are ensuring our customers are not inconvenienced and offer a range of convenient online and offline platforms to recharge and pay bills,” said an
Airtel<\/a> spokesperson.

The telco with 307.9 million subscribers said it has Airtel Thanks app which enables single click recharges and has introduced innovations such as Ask-a-Friend to Recharge and Airtel Superstar program that allows entrepreneurs to recharge and earn a commission. “For the less digital savvy users, we have enabled recharges at ATMs and Pharmacies,” the spokesperson added.

Jio, with 410.8 million customers,and Vodafone Idea with 269.8 million customers did not respond to ET’s queries.

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Before Covid-19 hit India, 35% of a telco'srecharges were processed digitally. But after pandemic, there has been a major shift in the recharge patterns.

On Monday, New Delhi announced a week-long lockdown. Rajasthan too has imposed a 15-day lockdown, Allahabad High Court has ordered for a lockdown in some cities of Uttar Pradesh and reports state that Maharashtra may bring in more severe lockdown measures as Covid-19 numbers refuse to let up.

“This time we are more prepared since customers have already started digitally recharging their phones and also peer to peer reference schemes that were launched last year are still in use,” said another executive working for a rival telco.

Last year when India went into lockdown in March, Jio, Airtel and Vi extended the validity of plans for their low-end users and offered cashbacks and commission to users who recharged for family and friends.
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电信公司预计下降10 - 15%充电卷Covid限制

移动电话公司预计10 - 15%减少充电量与Covid-induced限制在几个州,随着越来越多的客户拒绝走出他们的手机充电。

Devina森古普塔 Himanshi Lohchab
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孟买和新德里:移动电话公司希望减少10 - 15%的物理卷充电Covid-induced限制在几个州,随着越来越多的客户拒绝走出他们的手机充电。

预付充电器,形成了大量的印度客户,得到线下零售商店这边时影响最大。这特别影响那些选择小额充电。

“离线充电电晕去年开始以来几乎灭绝了,但是我们现在依赖在线SIM交付,”说沃达丰的想法迷你店主在北德里。

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他还说,大部分SIM订单由电信根据接收到的请求在不同的地域,零售商无法收集客户通过出售SIM卡从商店。

电信公司 依赖Jio,Bharti Airtel和沃达丰的想法(Vi)说,这些限制的影响将是有限的,因为他们的行业受到必要的服务提供商。他们补充说,这些限制将进一步推动数码充电70 - 75%在接下来的几周,从目前的约60%。

“电信公司面临基本服务,这可以保持开放,但在许多地区在孟买和德里,商店是关闭的。这将反映在一个下降10 - 15%,但我们应该看到数码充电,增加一位高管表示:“在三个电信公司之一。

正在采取额外的步骤确保用户不受影响。

“我们是确保我们的客户不不便,并提供一系列的线上和线下平台充电方便,支付账单,”说附近的旅馆发言人。

3.079亿用户的电信说,已经Airtel由于应用使单击充电,如再让一位朋友给介绍了创新和Airtel巨星程序允许企业家充电和赚取佣金。”少数字精明的用户,我们在自动取款机和药店使充电,”这位发言人补充道。

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Jio,拥有4.108亿客户,和沃达丰的想法与2.698亿客户没有回应等的查询。

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Covid-19袭击之前,印度35%的电信'srecharges数字化处理。但是在大流行,充电模式的重大转变。

周一,印度宣布为期一周的封锁。拉贾斯坦邦也实施了为期15天的封锁,阿拉哈巴德高等法院已下令封锁在一些城市的北方邦和报告状态,马哈拉施特拉邦可能带来更严重的封锁措施Covid-19数字拒绝放弃。

“这一次我们更准备的,因为消费者已经开始数码充电手机还有点对点参考方案,去年推出了仍在使用,”另一个高管表示为电信的竞争对手工作。

去年印度3月份进入封锁,Jio Airtel和Vi扩展计划的有效性的低端用户,提供超市夜未眠,委员会为家人和朋友用户充电。
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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>Mumbai\/New Delhi: Mobile phone companies expect a 10-15% reduction in physical recharge volumes with Covid-induced restrictions imposed in several states, as more and more customers refuse to step out to physically recharge their phones.

The prepaid rechargers, who form the bulk of the Indian customer base, get most impacted when offline retail shops down their shutters. This specially impacts those who opt for small ticket recharges.

“Offline recharges have almost died out since Corona started last year, but we are dependent on online SIM deliveries now,” said a Vodafone Idea<\/a> Mini Store owner in North Delhi.

He added that mostly SIM orders are directed by the telco as per the requests received in different geographies while retailers are unable to gather customers by selling SIM cards from the store.

But
telcos<\/a> Reliance Jio<\/a>, Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Vodafone Idea (Vi) say the impact of the restrictions will be limited since their sector comes under essential service providers. They added that the restrictions will further push digital recharges to 70-75% over the next few weeks, from about 60% at present.

“Telcos come under essential services, which are allowed to remain open but in many areas in Mumbai and Delhi, shops are shutting down. This will reflect in a 10-15% drop but we should see an uptick in digital recharges,” said a senior executive in one of the three telcos.

Additional steps are being taken to ensure subscribers remain unaffected.

“We are ensuring our customers are not inconvenienced and offer a range of convenient online and offline platforms to recharge and pay bills,” said an
Airtel<\/a> spokesperson.

The telco with 307.9 million subscribers said it has Airtel Thanks app which enables single click recharges and has introduced innovations such as Ask-a-Friend to Recharge and Airtel Superstar program that allows entrepreneurs to recharge and earn a commission. “For the less digital savvy users, we have enabled recharges at ATMs and Pharmacies,” the spokesperson added.

Jio, with 410.8 million customers,and Vodafone Idea with 269.8 million customers did not respond to ET’s queries.

Read also<\/h4>
<\/a><\/figure>
Canada telcos regulator orders big firms to boost competition to lower bills<\/a><\/h5><\/div>
<\/a><\/figure>
Telcos may seek review of reserve price for 700Mhz spectrum<\/a><\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Before Covid-19 hit India, 35% of a telco'srecharges were processed digitally. But after pandemic, there has been a major shift in the recharge patterns.

On Monday, New Delhi announced a week-long lockdown. Rajasthan too has imposed a 15-day lockdown, Allahabad High Court has ordered for a lockdown in some cities of Uttar Pradesh and reports state that Maharashtra may bring in more severe lockdown measures as Covid-19 numbers refuse to let up.

“This time we are more prepared since customers have already started digitally recharging their phones and also peer to peer reference schemes that were launched last year are still in use,” said another executive working for a rival telco.

Last year when India went into lockdown in March, Jio, Airtel and Vi extended the validity of plans for their low-end users and offered cashbacks and commission to users who recharged for family and friends.
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