A government desperate for revenue is shattering the telecom dream
When he is feeling troubled, Sanjay Kapoor allows himself a half-smile and talks of samosas. Not because the piquant snack, a health hazard as good as any, is comfort food for Bharti Airtel's head of India and South Asia, but because it is at the centre of his favourite allegory. "In 2001 and 2002, a samosa cost 40 paise and a mobile phone call Rs 8 a minute. Now a samosa costs Rs 8 and a mobile call 40 paise a minute. It should never have happened."
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