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Will costly spectrum auction result in tariff hike?

Sanjay Kapoor, former CEO, Bharti Airtel believes operators will perhaps have to pass on the costs to consumers, leading to higher prices, considering services cannot continue to be cheap when raw material price is so high. But, Romal Shetty, ED & national head of KPMG says new entrants will make it tough for existing players to hike prices.

first published: Feb 12, 2014 11:17 am