As Reliance JIO is nearing the launch of its services, Bharti Airtel, on Monday, reduced the prices of its home broadband plans for all new activations by up to 30 percent, and promised speeds of upto 16 Mbps.
Airtel has also announced an exciting scheme called "Airtel Surprises" for all existing customers that offers higher speeds and extra data benefits for free. Existing Airtel Broadband customers can log on to broadbandsurprises.airtel.in to check their offers. Also, they can either choose a lower rental offer or speed upgradation free of cost.
Announcing the offers, Hemanth Kumar Guruswamy, CEO – Homes, Bharti Airtel (India) said, “As a company that has provided robust and reliable internet service to consumers, we are excited to offer additional benefits to all our customers across about 100 towns and thereby further enhance their internet experience. This is in addition to the 24X7 free voice calling offer that we had launched recently for all our customers and will together enable an unmatched home broadband experience on Airtel for each customer. Our speed capabilities, highest uptime, 24X7 customer support, faster resolutions together make Airtel the most reliable home broadband service in India today ”.
| Benefits | Existing customer | New Customer |
| Value | Under "Airtel Surprises" customers can get higher speed or additional data completely free | Reduction of up to 30% on Airtel home broadband plans |
| Speed | Free upgrade to the higher available speeds at no additional cost | Pay only for the data consumption & Airtel will offer the highest speed available in the area at no premium |
"With this, all new customers on Airtel have to just pay for data benefits and they can avail the best possible internet speed at their home at no extra cost,” the ISP said in a statement. Airtel is also offering unlimited free calls to its broadband users at free of cost, which acts like an icing on top of the cake.
