But in the telecom services segment, Bharti Airtel, the second largest operator that had 23,628 on-roll employees at the end of FY24, provided salary hikes in the range of 10-12%, people familiar with the matter said. Loss-making Vodafone Idea, with over 9,000 employees, also gave hikes of 8-11%, they said. Reliance Jio Infocomm has yet to announce the hikes for this year. It is the market leader and the largest paymaster in the telecom services space, especially in R&D roles.