Bharti Airtel reported a pointy decline in consolidated internet profit for the December 2025 quarter, with earnings falling about 55 per cent year-on-year to Rs 6,630.5 crore, primarily due to higher community operating costs, statutory charges and worker bills.The firm had posted a consolidated profit of Rs 14,781.2 crore within the corresponding quarter final yr, in accordance to a regulatory submitting.According to PTI, the telecom main continued to see robust income momentum at the same time as value pressures weighed on profitability.Bharti Airtel’s capital expenditure through the quarter rose about 28 per cent to Rs 11,787 crore, in contrast with round Rs 9,161 crore within the December 2024 quarter. Capital expenditure in India elevated 16 per cent to Rs 9,249.5 crore from Rs 7,979.5 crore.The firm’s outgo on licence price and spectrum fees rose about 7 per cent to Rs 3,846 crore from about Rs 3,570 crore a yr earlier. Employee bills climbed 21 per cent to Rs 1,958 crore from Rs 1,608 crore.India’s second-largest telecom operator reported quarterly income from operations of Rs 53,982 crore, up 19.6 per cent from Rs 45,129.3 crore within the year-ago interval.Revenue from India operations rose to Rs 39,226 crore, registering a 13.2 per cent year-on-year progress. India cell income elevated 9.1 per cent, supported by improved realisations and a rising subscriber base.Bharti Airtel’s total buyer base expanded 11.8 per cent to 57.6 crore through the quarter. The India buyer base grew 12.6 per cent to 41.38 crore, whereas the Africa enterprise recorded 10 per cent progress to 17.93 crore customers.The firm additionally reported enchancment in ARPU (Average Revenue Per User), a key metric for telecom companies. ARPU rose 5.7 per cent to Rs 259 through the quarter, in contrast with Rs 245 within the year-ago interval.Bharti Airtel Executive Vice Chairman Gopal Vittal mentioned the quarter mirrored continued power within the firm’s operating technique.“The third quarter marked another strong quarter, with consolidated revenue of Rs 53,982 crore, a growth of 3.5 per cent sequentially, underpinning the company’s strategy of a diversified and resilient portfolio,” Vittal mentioned.“India revenue, including passive infrastructure services, increased by 1.4 per cent sequentially. Africa delivered yet another quarter of exceptional performance with constant currency revenue growth of 5.8 per cent. One of the reasons for our stepped-up performance in Africa is the deployment of our homegrown digital stack that has sharpened our go-to-market excellence,” he added.
