December 31st, 2019 7:06 AM 0 COMMENTS

Prepaid Plans from Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea With Long Validity Around Rs 400 Detailed

Telecom operators announced the major tariff hike for prepaid users earlier this month. The top three telcos- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio increased tariffs by more than 40%. Before the revision, operators used to provide a 70-day validity plan at a price of just Rs 299. While those days are gone, users can still avail some long validity plans on a budget. For example, Vodafone Idea and Reliance... Read More

December 19th, 2019 5:40 PM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Introduces Angel Stores in Punjab to Ensure Women Privacy and Convenience

Vodafone Idea has now introduced new 'Angel Stores' in Punjab. These stores were announced to address the privacy and security concerns for women. According to Vodafone Idea, women customers are reluctant to visit mobile phone retail shops as they hesitate to share their mobile phones with the service staff/shop vendors. With a motive to address this major concern for women, Vodafone Idea announced women-powered Angel Stores in the Punjab state.... Read More

December 16th, 2019 11:30 AM 6 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel ARPU Likely to See an Increase of Rs 28 in 2020: Report

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will see an increase in Average Revenue per User (ARPU) in 2020 as an effect of the tariff hike, which happened a few days ago. According to a report by ICICI Securities, the resolution of AGR liability will be critical for the industry if it is to comprise three private operators- Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel in the market. If there's... Read More

December 13th, 2019 9:40 AM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone Idea Customer Still Have to Perform Minimum Recharges to Keep Their Prepaid Account Active

The top three telcos- Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel successfully hiked the prepaid tariff prices to bring some stability to the telecom sector. Airtel and Vodafone Idea customers got a big relief when the telcos announced the removal of FUP limit on off-net voice calls as Reliance Jio is still charging six paise per minute for outgoing calls to other networks post the allotted FUP limit. Despite the... Read More

December 9th, 2019 6:40 AM 26 COMMENTS

Airtel and Vodafone Idea Finally Manages to Beat Jio With Latest Prepaid Plans

The prepaid telecom industry in India right now is going through twist and turns every other day. There is no keeping a finger on the nerve of the industry right now because of the ups and downs and the radical changes that the telecom operators are making at such high frequency. The series of events started with the tariff hike which was brought forth by the private telecom operators and... Read More

December 8th, 2019 12:24 PM 20 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Introduce 3 New Prepaid Plans With At least 1GB Daily Data

After removing the FUP limit on off-net voice calls, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea introduced three new prepaid plans to the customers offering at least 1GB daily data and up to 56 days validity. The three new prepaid plans in question are Rs 219, Rs 399 and Rs 449 which are already available for recharge. The Rs 219 prepaid recharge is the same Rs 169 plan which both the telcos... Read More

December 1st, 2019 2:12 PM 127 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Increases Prepaid Plan Prices: FUP Limit on Off-Net Calls, 2 Annual Plans and More

Vodafone Idea Limited becomes the first operator to launch new prepaid tariff plans with increased prices. As it promised a few days ago, Vodafone Idea has hiked the prepaid tariff prices and they now start at Rs 19. While Reliance Jio started charging for non-Jio voice calls, Vodafone Idea has set a FUP limit for voice calls which will be made to other networks. As part of this revision, Vodafone... Read More

November 20th, 2019 11:10 AM 16 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Lost Over 5 Million Subscribers Together in September: Trai Data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) today revealed 'Telecom Subscription Data as on September 30, 2019.' Going by the latest report, the total number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,191.81 million at the end of August 2019 to 1,195.24 million at the end of September 2019, showing a monthly growth rate of 0.29%. During the same month, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea combinedly lost over five million... Read More

November 19th, 2019 9:25 AM 38 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Follow Vodafone Idea in Raising Tariff Prices This December

Bharti Airtel will also increase prices of tariff plans starting December 1, 2019. The announcement from Airtel came right after that from Vodafone Idea. Both the telcos did not dive into further details on how much the tariffs will be hiked, but analysts are expecting at least 35-40% hike. Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea posted record losses in Q2 FY20, and the decision to increase tariff prices comes at... Read More

November 15th, 2019 7:57 PM 27 COMMENTS

Jio Wants Trai to Reduce 6 Paise IUC Charges If Not a Complete Removal

Reliance Jio is making headlines yet again as the telco entered into battle once more with incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea regarding Interconnect Usage Charges (IUC). Earlier today, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) conducted an Open House discussion on Consultation Paper on “Review of Interconnection Usage Charges.” During this discussion, Reliance Jio urged that there are no reasons in delaying the zero-IUC regime as the voice... Read More

November 13th, 2019 3:59 PM 82 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Headed for Liquidation Unless the Indian Government Provides Relief: Vodafone CEO

Vodafone Idea may soon be headed for liquidation as the condition of the merged entity is in a critical stage right now. According to Vodafone CEO Nick Read, the value for the Vodafone Idea entity in India right now is zero as the telco is facing severe price war and the recent fine on AGR has made the things even worse. Nick Read added “It’s a very critical situation,” and the... Read More

October 29th, 2019 7:06 PM 38 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Jio Could Raise Tariffs Very Soon as Trai Considers Floor Pricing

The telecom industry in India has come under undue stress since the data tariff war broke out. However, recently owing to some of the new hurdles that have come up, the companies in the telecom sector are on the verge of another major financial pit. The Supreme Court, last week, passed its decision on the matter of the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), which was a pending matter since more than... Read More

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