Airtel revises prepaid plans, recharge packs to now start from ₹79. Details here
Bharti Airtel's prepaid packs will now start from the ₹79 Smart Recharge and offer up to four times more outgoing minutes of usage to customers along with double data
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the revision to its prepaid plans and a price hike for its entry-level plans. The company said that it has discontinued the ₹49 entry level prepaid recharge and thus, the prepaid packs will now start from ₹79.
''Airtel has discontinued its ₹49 entry level Prepaid recharge. The company’s Prepaid packs will now start from the ₹79 Smart Recharge and offer up to four times more outgoing minutes of usage to customers along with double data. This change is in line with the company’s focus on offering superior connectivity solutions. Airtel customers on entry level recharges can now stay connected for longer without worrying about their account balance,'' it said in a statement.
The ₹79 plan comes with a validity of 28 days, includes a talk time of 64 and brings 200 MB of data. The plan offers up to four times more outgoing minutes of usage to customers along with double data. The revision of the plan is effective from Thursday i.e., 29 July, 2021.
Shares of Bharti Airtel surged over 5% to ₹569 per share on the BSE in Wednesday's afternoon deals. Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 471 million customers in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa.
Bharti Airtel in May announced offering a recharge pack of ₹49 for free to as many as 5.5 crore low income customers to help them stay connected during the pandemic. The telecom operator said that the scheme worth ₹270 crore is covering credit of ₹49 mobile plan for 5.5 crore low income group customers. The ₹49 pack offered users 100 MB of data and ₹38 worth of talk time with a validity of 28 days.
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