We've missed the initial bit of the concall but will be updating this post with highlights from the Q&A session. Read about the results here.: 3:04pm: In last two years have been hesitant about major elasticity in Africa. In this quarter we did check and initial results are gratifying. We did that without dropping tariff. We will start bringing in more affordability in Africa. Traffic has gone up by 20% MoU s gone up from 120 to 138. Mainly in Anglo, Nigeria. We'll launch in other markets by December. Sanjay Kapoor - On declining EBITDA trends and metrics. We do have balanced measures external and internal metrics to look at our performance in a balanced manner. As far as declining profitability- let's look at it not just from the perspective of EBITDA but from the investments we've made in India on data service. In Africa we have 60 million customers in Africa and have invested in capex. All investments have made an impact on profitability. On Bangladesh and Sri Lanka - We don't declare details but have been investing in Bangladesh and are gaining marketshare. In Sri Lanka we had gone behind a data building capability. Made investments in Eastern and Norther regin, and are gaining share in the market. On revenue increase: Difficult to crystal ball gaze RPMs. But current economics suggest that tariffs should move northwards - would be non-prudent if we don't correct prices. In future, prices need to correct themselves at a drastic level. The number…
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