MUMBAI: With telecom operator Bharti Airtel set to announce its fiscal fourth quarter results (FY20 Q4) results later on Monday, all eyes will be on gains in average revenue per user (ARPU) as the covid-19 pandemic may have had an impact on subscriber additions.
Recharge channels of telcos were hit in the immediate aftermath of the imposition of the lockdown, on 25 March, though operators took rapid steps to address the problem. "While the company’s ARPU should benefit from higher data consumption during covid-19-related lockdown, the negative impact stemming from income hit to the migrant workforce is likely to weigh on the ARPU improvement trajectory.