{
  "id": 12585654,
  "title": "Bharti Airtel shares rise over 2% after postpaid tariff hike, Motilal Oswal retains buy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/bharti-airtel-shares-rise-over-2-after-postpaid-tariff-hike-motilal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:06:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindu BusinessLine",
    "slug": "hindu-businessline",
    "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/bharti-airtel-shares-rise-over-2-after-postpaid-tariff-hike-motilal-oswal-retains-buy/article71554810.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bharti Airtel's shares climbed 2.4 percent in Wednesday's trading after the company increased its postpaid tariffs by ₹50, introducing a revamp of its plans which include one complimentary international roaming trip annually. The revised tariff plans will go live on October 8, 2026, with existing subscribers being shifted to the closest higher plan within a month, as per Bharti Airtel's announcement. The new offering provides customers with 5GB data, 60 minutes of calls, 25 outgoing SMS, and unlimited incoming SMS for a period of five days. The complimentary international roaming package can be activated at the customer's convenience. Motilal Oswal has maintained its buy rating on Bharti Airtel, with a price target of ₹2,250, citing improved free cash flow, better debt management, and continued premiumization. The analyst expects a 15 percent rise in smartphone tariffs by December 2026 in the telecom sector and prefers Bharti Airtel due to its improved free cash flow, deleveraging, and premiumization. Bharti Airtel is also seen as having exposure to Indus Towers, Airtel Africa, data centers via Nxtra, and financial services via Airtel Money. Motilal Oswal anticipates a key re-rating catalyst for Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries with the proposed initial public offering of Jio Platforms, which is expected to have a valuation around ₹11 lakh crore ($114 billion).",
  "summary": "The new plans will come into effect on October 8, 2026, and existing postpaid subscribers will be moved to the nearest higher plan within a month, Bharti Airtel told the stock exchanges",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}