(Reuters) -Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel reported a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a one-time gain and as tariff hikes continued to boost its per-user revenue. The company's consolidated net profit rose to 147.

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A Moneycontrol poll of seven brokerage firms had estimated Bharti Airtel's consolidated net profit to double year-on-year to Rs 5,039 crore, with revenue expected to rise nearly 16 percent to Rs 43,874 crore. A poll of six brokerages had projected the company's EBITDA margin at 54 percent.

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Adjusted for Indus Towers’ financials, Airtel’s profits rose 121.3% on-year to ₹5,514 crore, with the full impact of the June 2024 tariff hikes coming through and customers moving to higher-priced plans.

India’s No 2 wireless carrier, posted a 506% jump in net income to 147.8 billion rupees (US$1.7 billion) for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 compared with the same period last year, according to a filing Thursday. That beat the average 50.2 billion-rupee profit estimated by analysts in a Bloomberg survey.