Idea has increased its prepaid tariffs in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh telecom circle since 7th Sep midnight. The tarrif which was earlier 1 paise per 2 seconds has been increased to 1.2 paisa per 2 seconds.
They are offering 1.2 paisa per 2 seconds to all the new acquisitions post 7th Sep.
dFor all the existing Idea customers, the recharge options of Rs 37 and Rs 68 have been introduced to be able to continue using the 1ps/2sec tariffs, which is revised to 1.2 paisa per 2 seconds. This comparison will help:
Per Second Tariff comparison:
IDEA
Rs 37 recharge voucher - tariff 1.2 paisa per 2 seconds - for 25 days
Rs 68 recharge voucher - tariff 1.2 paisa per 2 seconds - for 75 days
AIRTEL
Rs 37 recharge voucher - tariff 1 paisa per 2 seconds - for 30 days
Rs 65 recharge voucher - tariff 1 paisa per 2 seconds - for 90 days
This comparison shows that Idea is not only more expensive, but also the length of the benefit of 1.2 paisa per second is shorter than its closest competition by 5 days and 15 days respectively for each voucher.
The below screenshots of messages sent by Idea to its retailers will also help you understand the tariff hike. The sender code 'IY' denotes that the message is sent by Idea.
