India's telecom operators will post a 12-14% YoY increase in operating profit to ₹1.55 lakh crore in FY26, Crisil reported. The growth will be fuelled by rising data consumption and an improvement in average revenue per user (ARPU). ARPU levels could climb to ₹225 in FY26, driven by telcos trimming low-data plans and linking 5G access to higher data packs.