Earlier today, Reliance Jio made the much-awaited change to its prepaid and postpaid plans. The telco has removed the six paise per minute charges to outgoing calls made by its users to other networks. This means Jio has removed the FUP limit on non-Jio calls on the unlimited combo plans. As everyone might be aware of by now, Reliance Jio is the only telco that charged for non-Jio calls, whereas... Read More
Telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are reportedly working on to bring a new mobile identity service that will replace the current OTP verification method. Right now, customers are required to enter an OTP generated by the client on the registered mobile number to avail some services. For example, if a customer is making a bank transaction at an e-commerce website, an OTP verification is required to... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) released Telecom Subscription Data as on October 31, 2020. During the month, Bharti Airtel again managed to beat Reliance Jio in monthly subscriber additions, and the story of Vodafone Idea remains the same. According to Trai, Airtel added 3.67 million new customers in October, whereas Jio managed to add just 2.22 million users. Vodafone Idea, on the other hand, lost 2.65 million existing... Read More
Reliance Jio is known for its affordable prepaid plans in the industry. Time and again, the Mukesh Ambani-led telco proved to be the go-to operator for users looking for prepaid plans on a budget. While a lot of prepaid users recharge with either three-month plans or monthly plans, a section of users also recharges the annual plans. Reliance Jio used to offer Rs 1,299 prepaid recharge with 365 days validity,... Read More
Daily data prepaid plans have taken the Indian telecom industry by storm ever since Reliance Jio introduced them in 2017. In the past, we have seen telcos like Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea offering up to 5GB of data per day with their prepaid plans. As the going got tough in the industry, telcos started to reduce the data benefit. After the last tariff hike that happened in December 2019,... Read More
Vodafone Idea has expanded its online prepaid SIM delivery service in the country. Alongside the expansion, Vi is now offering a new Rs 399 'Digital Exclusive' prepaid plan to the customers who order a SIM card online from the company's website. The Rs 399 recharge is a unique offering from the brand because the 'First Recharge (FRC)' plans offered by Airtel and Vi are priced slightly on the higher side.... Read More
Reliance Jio, the largest wireless operator in India is required to spend Rs 28,000 crore in the upcoming spectrum auction expected to be held in March, Motilal Oswal said on Wednesday. The firm engaged in the financial services in a report said that the upcoming spectrum auction “would cater largely to the renewal of expiring spectrum coming up” in the next financial year. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the... Read More
Leading telecom operator Reliance Jio has approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asking to take 'strict action' against Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco says Airtel and Vi are running 'unethical and anti-competitive MNP campaign' touting that it will benefit from the three agricultural bills passed by the Parliament. Right after Jio writing to Trai, Bharti Airtel termed the charge by Jio as 'baseless.' Vodafone Idea,... Read More
Vodafone Idea's much-awaited 'Wi-Fi Calling' or 'VoWi-Fi' service will be available for customers starting today. The telco has confirmed this news via direct message to a reader of TelecomTalk. The Vi Wi-Fi Calling service will be available only in two circles- Maharashtra & Goa and Kolkata circles at the launch. The company will likely launch the service in other circles in a phased manner. Wi-Fi Calling from Vi has been... Read More
Vodafone Idea has now brought back the Rs 65 prepaid recharge pack under the 'combo' plan section. To recall, Vi used to offer Rs 65 Active Recharge pack in the past, but it was removed as part of the tariff hike that happened in December 2019. So it is safe to say the company has brought back the Rs 65 recharge exactly after one year of removing it. That said,... Read More
After launching the REDX Family postpaid plan, Vodafone Idea has now introduced the Entertainment Plus family postpaid plan priced at Rs 948. For the unaware, Vi has an individual Entertainment Plus postpaid plan priced at Rs 699. The new Entertainment Plus Family postpaid plan is also priced at Rs 699, however, the telco is charging additional Rs 249 for a secondary add-on which takes the overall price to Rs 948... Read More
ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank on Tuesday said in a report that 2021 “could be a year of significant industry repair” as the firm expects “another round of large tariff hikes.” The firm said that upcoming tariff hikes “may drive higher revenue growth” for the telecom operators than the previous tariff hikes. ICICI Securities in its 2021 Telecom Sector Outlook also highlighted that the upcoming year “could be... Read More
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Mmwave and 5G on every band by Jio 5G atleast. Everywhere.
Yes, Airtel has expanded really fast and Airtel fiber service and 4G service is far better than Jio to be…
Vi harming itself by providing 179 recharge to keep validity. In this way it will not survive. I think investors…
Airtel really expanded fiber network across India much faster after Jio Fiber entry. In our Village Airtel brought service first…
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