Airtel Prepaid Recharge Plans Price Hike, Postpaid Plans Announced: New Tariffs Effective July 3

Airtel on Friday announced that it is revising the prices of its prepaid top-up and postpaid plans, with costs increasing by as much as 20 percent. The telecom operator said the new prices are part of its efforts to increase average mobile revenue per user (ARPU). Tariffs for prepaid and postpaid data plans will be revised next week, according to the operator. Airtel’s price hike comes hours after rival Reliance Jio announced new tariffs on Thursday, increasing the prices of its plans in the country.

Airtel price hike for prepaid plans

Once the new tariffs come into effect, Airtel’s prepaid customers will have to pay more to access the company’s data and calling plans. The telecom operator says it is aiming to increase ARPU above Rs. 300 to remain profitable while continuing to invest in spectrum and network technology.

You can refer to the table below to see the updated pricing for each plan. Annual Rs. 1799 recharge plan and Rs. 2999 plan will increase by Rs. 200 and Rs. 600, respectively. It is worth noting that all prepaid top-up plans offer unlimited voice calls and up to 100 SMS per day, except for the last three entries in the table as they are data add-ons to the packages.

Airtel postpaid package price increase

Airtel postpaid plans have also been hiked, meaning customers will have to pay a higher monthly bill starting July. Rs. 399 plan offering one connection with 40GB data and Xstream Premium subscription will soon cost Rs. 449. Meanwhile, Rs. 499 plan that offers 75GB data as well as Xstream Premium, Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime subscriptions will be increased to Rs. 549.

Two other subscription plans will also be increased, according to the telecom operator. Rs. 599 plan which offers two connections with 1005GB data will cost Rs. 699, while Rs. 999 plan offering four connections and 190GB data will soon be priced at Rs. 1,199. Both these plans offer subscriptions to Xstream Premium, Disney+ Hotstar, Airtel Wynk and Amazon Prime.

The new Airtel tariffs come into force in July

Airtel says the new tariffs for prepaid top-up plans and postpaid plans will be effective from July 3. From next week, the telecom operator will display revised prices for prepaid top-up plans on its website. Similarly, postpaid customers will see their monthly bill go up under the new plans, according to the company.