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唯一办法防止穆克什Ambani-dominated双头垄断了世界上最痛苦的电信市场
国有化应排名高的几个可行的方案值得考虑,尽管国家进入驾驶座上的民营企业在过去创建僵尸在永恒的纳税人的支持,比如印度航空有限公司。
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爱立信通过捷普集团在印度提高产量为5 g部署,产生就业2000人
爱立信印度浦那还将建立一个技术中心和生产能力的扩张,它将创造就业机会在浦那多达2000人,印度,据该公司的一份声明。
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世界上最便宜的成本已经在印度创造了奇迹的数据帮助传播互联网之外的一个小的好处,城市富裕阶层。但是有一个问题:历届政府都受到电信运营商与古怪的金融需求。现在事情已经走得太远。沃达丰的想法有限公司,私营部门的三个竞争对手离开站在过去的12个球员,非常接近其300亿美元债务的重压下摇摇欲坠。有效地将无线市场的14亿人口的国家变成一个双头垄断。
也许不是立即,但消费者的收益可以逆转,因为缺乏竞争。(一个国际调查显示印度数据计划还是很实惠的,尽管他们不再一样便宜的世界一流的去年9美分/ gb)。数字化经济的步伐可能会放缓。避免这种情况下要求一些创造性思维。
本周在一份研究报告中,德意志银行(Deutsche Bank AG)的电信分析师彼得•米利肯和曹副贝提出他们所面临的严峻的选择描述为“最痛苦的市场我们有遇到经营电信。“总理纳伦德拉•莫迪的政府,他们说,“需要打电话——双头垄断或国家控制沃达丰的想法。”
它已经因为已长达20年之久的收入是如何被定义的争议执照费和频谱使用费用。从核心的电信服务运营商认为只有收据必须共享;政府想要一张从租金、股息和利息收入利润固定资产的销售。印度最高法院支持政府的需求在2019年,英国与印度亿万富翁的沃达丰的合资企业Kumar Mangalam贝拉为5840亿卢比(合78亿美元)。
电信去年时避免破产法庭允许支付超过10年。但救援是短暂的。与司法最近拒绝沃达丰(Vodafone)和它的竞争对手Bharti AirtelLtd .)请求纠正他们所说的是政府的错误计算,英国运营商合资企业的生存能力再次受到质疑。
它的两个合作伙伴在2018年合并各自的无线运营商承受巴尼的冲击,也使他的弟弟破产安尼尔•安巴尼的电信。但是现在,他们可能做的花冤枉钱。“我们试图给他们非常实际的支持是一个非常具有挑战性的情况,但这并不延伸到额外股本集团”沃达丰集团首席执行官尼克最近表示了解印度的合资企业。据当地媒体报道,沃达丰(Vodafone)和金属大亨贝拉准备放弃控制权,如果战略投资者。
有许多猜测,但实际上没有白骑士出现。只要安巴尼依赖Jio Infocomm有限公司继续控制数据价格赢得市场份额——这五年来积累了4.4亿用户——经济不太可能改善。
作为一个新进入者,依赖Jio躲避子弹的特大号back-payments给政府。手持股票从Facebook Inc .和字母Inc .,安巴尼是构建一个电子商务企业补充移动运输。依赖不久将开始销售新的android智能手机,合作开发的字母表的谷歌。如果有吸引力的定价JioPhone下使其成为一个受欢迎的入门级选择,沃达丰的努力留住客户可能最终崩溃。即使它能保持一段时间的灯,它将如何支付5 g谱?
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“私人投资者非常可能拯救公司,鉴于历届政府看到电信资本作为目标,"德意志银行分析师写道。唯一可行的解决方案对印度保持沃达丰的想法作为一个持续经营”是政府将债务转换为股权。“承运人的股票市场价值33亿美元的超过10的债务。所以即使有一些贷款一笔勾销,现有股东将获得大量稀释。但是,他们不可能在别处拿到更好的价。
迄今为止,政府的意向参与,虽然有一些无利可图,臃肿,国营电信公司在一个更糟的地方。国有化沃达丰合并他们的想法可以节省宝贵的就业机会和资本。管理专业的,它可能是一个可信的第三个球员可以私有化债务变得可持续。
无论是好是坏,中国打击技术部门正在寻求重新调整国家和私营部门之间的力量平衡。两匹马的竞赛在印度电信将失去任何这样的宏伟计划。如果第三大服务关闭,客户匆匆Jio和Bharti,很难看到印度将收回款项,或者住下来,被公认为世界上最危险的电信市场。
(免责声明:在本专栏中表达的观点的作家。这里的事实和观点并不反映www.economictimes.com的观点。)
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<\/figure>By Andy Mukherjee<\/strong>
The world\u2019s cheapest data costs have done wonders for India by helping spread the benefits of the internet beyond a tiny, urban, affluent class. But there\u2019s a problem: Successive governments have hounded telecom operators with outlandish financial demands. Now things have gone too far. Vodafone Idea<\/a> Ltd., one of the three private-sector competitors left standing in what used to be a field of a dozen players, is very close to crumbling under the weight of its $30 billion debt. That will effectively turn the wireless market in the nation of 1.4 billion people into a duopoly.
Maybe not immediately, but the gains to consumers could be reversed because of lack of competition. (An international survey shows Indian data plans to still be highly affordable, though they\u2019re no longer as inexpensive as the world-beating 9 cents per gigabyte last year.) The pace of digitization of the economy could slow. Avoiding this scenario calls for some creative thinking.
<\/div><\/div>Nationalization should rank high among the few viable options worthy of consideration, even though the state getting into the driver\u2019s seat of private enterprise has in the past created zombies on perpetual taxpayer support, such as Air India Ltd.
In a research note this week, Deutsche Bank AG\u2019s telecom analyst Peter Milliken and associate Bei Cao laid out the stark choice facing what they describe as \u201cthe most painful market we have come across to operate a telecom.\u201d Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government, they say, \u201cneeds to make a call \u2014 duopoly or state control of Vodafone Idea.\u201d
It has come to this because of a two-decade-old dispute over how revenue is to be defined for license fee and spectrum usage charges. Operators thought only receipts from core telecom services had to be shared; the government wanted a piece of everything from rent, dividend and interest income to profit on sales of fixed assets. India\u2019s Supreme Court upheld the government\u2019s demand in 2019, putting U.K.-based Vodafone\u2019s joint venture with Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla on the hook for 584 billion rupees ($7.8 billion).
The telco avoided bankruptcy when the court last year allowed the payments to be made over 10 years. But the relief was short-lived. With the judiciary recently rejecting Vodafone and its larger rival Bharti Airtel<\/a> Ltd.\u2019s plea to rectify what they say are errors in the government\u2019s calculations, the viability of the British operator\u2019s joint venture is again in doubt.
In a research note this week, Deutsche Bank AG\u2019s telecom analyst Peter Milliken and associate Bei Cao laid out the stark choice facing what they describe as \u201cthe most painful market we have come across to operate a telecom.\u201d Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government, they say, \u201cneeds to make a call \u2014 duopoly or state control of Vodafone Idea.\u201d
It has come to this because of a two-decade-old dispute over how revenue is to be defined for license fee and spectrum usage charges. Operators thought only receipts from core telecom services had to be shared; the government wanted a piece of everything from rent, dividend and interest income to profit on sales of fixed assets. India\u2019s Supreme Court upheld the government\u2019s demand in 2019, putting U.K.-based Vodafone\u2019s joint venture with Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla on the hook for 584 billion rupees ($7.8 billion).
The telco avoided bankruptcy when the court last year allowed the payments to be made over 10 years. But the relief was short-lived. With the judiciary recently rejecting Vodafone and its larger rival Bharti Airtel<\/a> Ltd.\u2019s plea to rectify what they say are errors in the government\u2019s calculations, the viability of the British operator\u2019s joint venture is again in doubt.
<\/div><\/div>Finances are tight even for tycoon Sunil Mittal<\/a>\u2019s Bharti, which this week raised the minimum price for a prepaid subscription by 60%. But then Mittal isn\u2019t bleeding customers like Vodafone Idea, which has lost a third of its formerly 400-million-plus subscribers in three years. At the same time, aggressive pricing strategies adopted by Mukesh Ambani<\/a>, India\u2019s richest man, for his five-year-old 4G service has kept revenue per user depressed. Vodafone Idea is unable to garner the operating profit it needs to pay interest on bloated debt.
Its two partners had merged their separate wireless carriers in 2018 to withstand Ambani\u2019s onslaught, which also bankrupted his younger brother Anil Ambani\u2019s telco. But now, they\u2019re probably done throwing good money after bad. \u201cWe try to give them very practical support in what is a very challenging situation, but that does not extend to additional equity from group,\u201d Vodafone Group Plc<\/a> Chief Executive Officer Nick Read said recently about the India venture. According to local media reports, both Vodafone and metals tycoon Birla are ready to cede control if a strategic investor comes in.
There has been much speculation, but no white knight has actually emerged. As long as Ambani\u2019s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.<\/a> continues to keep a lid on data prices to win market share \u2014 it has amassed 440 million subscribers in five years \u2014 the economics are unlikely to improve.
As a new entrant, Reliance Jio<\/a> has dodged the bullet of outsize back-payments to the government. Armed with equity from Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc., Ambani is building a digital commerce enterprise to supplement mobile carriage. Reliance<\/a> will soon start selling a new Android-based smartphone, developed in partnership with Alphabet\u2019s Google. If attractive pricing of JioPhone Next<\/a> makes it a popular entry-level choice, Vodafone\u2019s struggle to retain customers may finally collapse. Even if it can keep the lights on for a while longer, how will it pay for 5G spectrum?
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Its two partners had merged their separate wireless carriers in 2018 to withstand Ambani\u2019s onslaught, which also bankrupted his younger brother Anil Ambani\u2019s telco. But now, they\u2019re probably done throwing good money after bad. \u201cWe try to give them very practical support in what is a very challenging situation, but that does not extend to additional equity from group,\u201d Vodafone Group Plc<\/a> Chief Executive Officer Nick Read said recently about the India venture. According to local media reports, both Vodafone and metals tycoon Birla are ready to cede control if a strategic investor comes in.
There has been much speculation, but no white knight has actually emerged. As long as Ambani\u2019s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.<\/a> continues to keep a lid on data prices to win market share \u2014 it has amassed 440 million subscribers in five years \u2014 the economics are unlikely to improve.
As a new entrant, Reliance Jio<\/a> has dodged the bullet of outsize back-payments to the government. Armed with equity from Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc., Ambani is building a digital commerce enterprise to supplement mobile carriage. Reliance<\/a> will soon start selling a new Android-based smartphone, developed in partnership with Alphabet\u2019s Google. If attractive pricing of JioPhone Next<\/a> makes it a popular entry-level choice, Vodafone\u2019s struggle to retain customers may finally collapse. Even if it can keep the lights on for a while longer, how will it pay for 5G spectrum?
Read also<\/h3><\/a><\/div>Airtel\u2019s tariff tweaks may not bring near-term ARPU benefit, but good for market repair: Analysts<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>As payments loom, survival of Vodafone Idea at risk: DoT officials<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>\u2018Jio user additions to be strong, but per-user revenue a worry\u2019<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>Birlas not planning to raise Vodafone Idea stake<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
\u201cPrivate investors are extremely unlikely to save the company, given successive governments seeing telecom capital as something to target,\u201d the Deutsche analysts write. The only viable solution for India to keep Vodafone Idea as a going concern \u201cis for the government to convert its debt into equity.\u201d The carrier\u2019s stock market value of $3.3 billion comes to just over a 10th of the debt. So even with some borrowings written off, existing shareholders will get diluted heavily. But then, they may not get a better deal elsewhere.
The government has so far shown no inclination to get involved, though it has a couple of unprofitable, overstaffed, state-run telcos in a worse spot. Merging them with a nationalized Vodafone Idea could save jobs and precious capital. Managed professionally, it could be a credible third player that can be privatized once the debt has become sustainable.
For better or worse, China\u2019s crackdown on its tech sector is seeking to recalibrate the power balance between the state and the private sector. A two-horse telecom race in India will be bereft of any such grand design. If the third-largest service shuts, and customers scurry off to Jio and Bharti, it\u2019s hard to see how India will recoup its payments \u2014 or live down the reputation of being the world\u2019s most treacherous telecom market.
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the writer. The facts and opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of www.economictimes.com.)<\/em><\/strong>
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<\/a><\/div>Airtel\u2019s tariff tweaks may not bring near-term ARPU benefit, but good for market repair: Analysts<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>As payments loom, survival of Vodafone Idea at risk: DoT officials<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>\u2018Jio user additions to be strong, but per-user revenue a worry\u2019<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>Birlas not planning to raise Vodafone Idea stake<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
\u201cPrivate investors are extremely unlikely to save the company, given successive governments seeing telecom capital as something to target,\u201d the Deutsche analysts write. The only viable solution for India to keep Vodafone Idea as a going concern \u201cis for the government to convert its debt into equity.\u201d The carrier\u2019s stock market value of $3.3 billion comes to just over a 10th of the debt. So even with some borrowings written off, existing shareholders will get diluted heavily. But then, they may not get a better deal elsewhere.
The government has so far shown no inclination to get involved, though it has a couple of unprofitable, overstaffed, state-run telcos in a worse spot. Merging them with a nationalized Vodafone Idea could save jobs and precious capital. Managed professionally, it could be a credible third player that can be privatized once the debt has become sustainable.
For better or worse, China\u2019s crackdown on its tech sector is seeking to recalibrate the power balance between the state and the private sector. A two-horse telecom race in India will be bereft of any such grand design. If the third-largest service shuts, and customers scurry off to Jio and Bharti, it\u2019s hard to see how India will recoup its payments \u2014 or live down the reputation of being the world\u2019s most treacherous telecom market.
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the writer. The facts and opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of www.economictimes.com.)<\/em><\/strong>
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<\/a><\/div>As payments loom, survival of Vodafone Idea at risk: DoT officials<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>\u2018Jio user additions to be strong, but per-user revenue a worry\u2019<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div>Birlas not planning to raise Vodafone Idea stake<\/h4><\/a><\/div><\/div>
\u201cPrivate investors are extremely unlikely to save the company, given successive governments seeing telecom capital as something to target,\u201d the Deutsche analysts write. The only viable solution for India to keep Vodafone Idea as a going concern \u201cis for the government to convert its debt into equity.\u201d The carrier\u2019s stock market value of $3.3 billion comes to just over a 10th of the debt. So even with some borrowings written off, existing shareholders will get diluted heavily. But then, they may not get a better deal elsewhere.
The government has so far shown no inclination to get involved, though it has a couple of unprofitable, overstaffed, state-run telcos in a worse spot. Merging them with a nationalized Vodafone Idea could save jobs and precious capital. Managed professionally, it could be a credible third player that can be privatized once the debt has become sustainable.
For better or worse, China\u2019s crackdown on its tech sector is seeking to recalibrate the power balance between the state and the private sector. A two-horse telecom race in India will be bereft of any such grand design. If the third-largest service shuts, and customers scurry off to Jio and Bharti, it\u2019s hard to see how India will recoup its payments \u2014 or live down the reputation of being the world\u2019s most treacherous telecom market.
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the writer. The facts and opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of www.economictimes.com.)<\/em><\/strong>
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\u201cPrivate investors are extremely unlikely to save the company, given successive governments seeing telecom capital as something to target,\u201d the Deutsche analysts write. The only viable solution for India to keep Vodafone Idea as a going concern \u201cis for the government to convert its debt into equity.\u201d The carrier\u2019s stock market value of $3.3 billion comes to just over a 10th of the debt. So even with some borrowings written off, existing shareholders will get diluted heavily. But then, they may not get a better deal elsewhere.
The government has so far shown no inclination to get involved, though it has a couple of unprofitable, overstaffed, state-run telcos in a worse spot. Merging them with a nationalized Vodafone Idea could save jobs and precious capital. Managed professionally, it could be a credible third player that can be privatized once the debt has become sustainable.
For better or worse, China\u2019s crackdown on its tech sector is seeking to recalibrate the power balance between the state and the private sector. A two-horse telecom race in India will be bereft of any such grand design. If the third-largest service shuts, and customers scurry off to Jio and Bharti, it\u2019s hard to see how India will recoup its payments \u2014 or live down the reputation of being the world\u2019s most treacherous telecom market.
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