Bharti Airtel Does Away With International Roaming Activation Fee for Prepaid and Postpaid Users

Bharti Airtel has once again followed the footsteps of Reliance Jio by removing international roaming activation fee for all the customers. Airtel, which used to charge Rs 99 as international roaming activation charges, today revealed that it’s doing away with the charges, same as Jio. For the unaware, Airtel currently charges Rs 99 every month as activation charges for international roaming, but going forward, that’s not the case as consumers can travel abroad without any hassle. Last year, when Jio introduced its postpaid plan of Rs 199, it stated that there wouldn’t be any activation charges for international roaming. It’s also expected that Vodafone Idea will come out with something similar very soon. This news is confirmed by CEO of Bharti Airtel, Gopal Vittal in an email sent out to the customers moments back.

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Bharti Airtel Removes International Roaming Activation Charges

These days, a lot of consumers are travelling abroad for work/vacation purpose. To make use of the same Indian SIM card in another country, they’re supposed to activate an international roaming plan. But before that, customers are required to activate international roaming capability on their SIM card. For Airtel prepaid users, it’s pre-activated, meaning if you travel to another country, it will be activated of its own, and a monthly charge of Rs 99 will be levied on the mobile number.

For Airtel postpaid users, it has to be done manually. But with the latest development, there’s no requirement for activating the international roaming service on your mobile number as you’re just required to activate a roaming plan to enjoy services. Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio introduced this scheme last year, and Bharti Airtel has followed the same now.