Telecom service provider Vodafone Idea (Vi) will hike its tariff plans for prepaid users by 20-25 percent. In a filing with the exchange on November 23, the company said the tariff hike will be effective from November 25, 2021.
“The new plans will start the process of ARPU improvement and help address financial stress faced by the industry,” the release said.
Vi said the new tariff plans will also help it continue “improving India's fastest mobile network”, as verified by fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications company Ookla.
“Vi remains committed to play its role in accelerating the realization of the government’s Digital India vision. In line with its commitment to providing its customers with simple and convenient products, Vi has curated an optimum range of feature rich plans for both voice and data,” it added.
This comes after Airtel on November 22 announced that it is hiking tariffs by 20-25 percent for prepaid users.
Here is the new tariff rates from November 25
Vi's New Prepaid Tariffs: | |||
Current Price (Rs) | Validity | New Price (Rs) | Benefits |
Tariff Voice Plan | |||
79 | 28 Days | 99 | 99 worth Talktime + 200 MB + 1p/sec Voice Tariff |
Unlimited Voice Bundles | |||
149 | 28 Days | 179 | Unlimited Calling, 300 SMS, 2 GB Data |
219 | 28 Days | 269 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 1 GB/day Data |
249 | 28 Days | 299 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 1.5 GB/day Data |
299 | 28 Days | 359 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 2 GB/day Data |
399 | 56 Days | 479 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 1.5GB/day Data |
449 | 56 Days | 539 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 2GB/day Data |
379 | 84 Days | 459 | Unlimited Calling, 1000 SMS, 6GB Data |
599 | 84 Days | 719 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 1.5GB/day Data |
699 | 84 Days | 839 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 2 GB/day Data |
1499 | 365 Days | 1799 | Unlimited Calling, 3600 SMS, 24 GB Data |
2399 | 365 Days | 2899 | Unlimited Calling, 100 SMS/Day, 1.5GB/day Data |
Data Top ups | |||
48 | 28 Days | 58 | 3 GB Data |
98 | 28 Days | 118 | 12 GB Data |
251 | 28 Days | 298 | 50 GB Data |
351 | 56 Days | 418 | 100 GB Data |
“We also believe that this level of ARPU will enable substantial investments required in networks and spectrum and more importantly give Airtel the elbow room to roll out 5G in India,” it said.
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