Airtel Hikes Prepaid Mobile Tariffs By Up To Rs 2.85 Per Day, Details Here
Bharti Airtel has announced revised tariff plans for its mobile subscribers. In a statement dated December 1, Airtel announced higher tariffs and revised benefits for 10 of its prepaid plans which will come into effect from Tuesday. These plans - priced from Rs 19 to Rs 1,699 - come with a validity period ranging from two days to 365 days. The tariff hike was to the tune of 50 paise-Rs 2.85 per day, according to the company statement. As part of the revision, Bharti Airtel kept the price and validity of its Rs 19 plan unchanged while adding 100 SMS as an additional benefit, according to the telecom company's statement. (Also read: All you need to know about Airtel's new plans)
Here are details of the revised tariffs as announced by Airtel for these prepaid plans:
| Old Plans | New Plans | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Validity | Benefits | Price | Validity | Benefits | Price Increase Per Day |
| 19 | 2 | Unlimited calling, 150 MB data | 19 | 2 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS, 150 MB data | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | Rs 26.66 talktime, 100 MB data | 49 | 28 | Rs 38.52 talktime, 100 MB data | 50 paise |
| 65 | 28 | Rs 130 talktime, 200 MB data | 79 | 28 | Rs 63.95 talktime, 200 MB data | 50 paise |
| 129 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 300 SMS, 2 GB | 148 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 300 SMS, 2 GB | 71 paise |
| 169 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 1 GB per day | 248 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 1.5 GB per day | Rs 1.75-2.85 |
| 199 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 1.5 GB per day | 248 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 2 GB per day | Rs 1.75-2.85 |
| 249 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 2 GB per day | 298 | 28 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 2 GB per day | Rs 1.75 |
| 448 | 82 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 1.5 GB per day | 598 | 84 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 1.5 GB per day | Rs 1.66 |
| 499 | 82 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 2 GB per day | 698 | 84 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 2 GB per day | Rs 2.22 |
| 998 | 336 | Unlimited calling 3600 SMS, 12 GB | 1498 | 264 | Unlimited calling, 3,600 SMS, 24 GB | Rs 1.49 |
| 1,699 | 365 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 1.5 GB per day | 2398 | 2 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS per day, 1.5 GB per day | Rs 1.64 |
| *Fair-usage-policy applies on unlimited calling from Airtel to other networks. All calls beyond FUP limit to be charged @ 6 paise/minute | ||||||
Airtel said its new plans offer generous data and calling benefits.
The company also announced additional benefits as part of its Airtel Thanks platform.
Airtel Thanks enables "access to premium content from Airtel Xstream (10,000 movies, exclusive shows, and 400 TV channels), Wynk Music, device protection, anti-virus protection and much more", the company said.
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