ON NOVEMBER 28TH LOCAL TIME, JIO, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR OF ***** IN INDIA, ANNOUNCED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ITS MOBILE PREPAID SERVICE FEES, RANGING FROM 19.6% TO 21.3%. THE NEW RATES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM DECEMBER 1ST.LAST WEEK, INDIA'S OTHER TWO MAJOR TELECOM OPERATORS, AIRTEL AND VODAFONE IDEA (VI), RAISED PREPAID MOBILE TARIFFS BY ABOUT 20%. THE LAST INDUSTRY WIDE TARIFF INCREASE OCCURRED IN DECEMBER 2019. AIRTEL CHAIRMAN SUNIL MITTAL STATED THAT INCREASING RATES IS THE ONLY WAY FOR THE INDUSTRY TO MOVE FORWARD. THE TARIFF INCREASE, COMBINED WITH THE RELIEF MEASURES APPROVED BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, IS EXPECTED TO PUT THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ON A HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT PATH. EXPERTS SAY THAT IN THE LONG RUN, IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE TARIFF INCREASE AND THE RECENT PACKAGE PLAN IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY WILL HELP THE INDUSTRY, BUT THE TARIFF INCREASE WILL ACCELERATE THE FINANCING PACE OF THE INDUSTRY.