Airtel unveils Rs 399 plan to counter Jio
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 14
Airtel has launched a new pre-paid plan where customers can avail of 70 GB data plus unlimited local and STD calls for Rs 399.
The above-mentioned plan is also available for Rs 244 for users with a 4G smartphone and subscriber identity module (SIM) card.
Under the Rs 399 plan, users will get 1 GB data per day only if they have a 4G smartphone and SIM card. The free calls incentive comes with a 3,000 minutes cap for a 70-day period.
When the minutes gets exhausted, users will be charged Rs 0.10 a minute. For Airtel-Airtel calls, the limit is 300 minutes per day, but 1,200 minutes is the maximum consumption per week.
In the Rs 345 plan, from 1 GB data per day, Airtel is now offering 2 GB data for the same amount. Similar to the Rs 399 plan, users get the same free calls benefit with a cap.
Airtel is also offering a Rs 244-plan where the 4G smartphone and 4G SIM card users can get 1 GB date per day for 70 days under fair usage policy.
These would be effective after April 15 as the new recharges plan is still under processing. If one recharges prior to that, it will get activated after Saturday.
The deadline for the new Airtel plan available for eligible customers is June-end. Customers will have to login to Airtel’s official website or MyAirtel app to confirm their eligibility.
