Airtel announces 20-25 per cent tariffs hikes for prepaid offerings

New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced 20-25 per cent tariff hikes for various prepaid offerings, including tariffed voice plans, unlimited voice bundles and data top-ups, and said the new rates will come into effect from November 26.

The entry-level tariffed voice plan has been raised by about 25 per cent, while for unlimited voice bundles, the increase in most cases is about 20 per cent. Sunil Mittal led telco — whose India mobile customer base stood at about 323 million at the last count — has also increased the tariffs for data top-up plans by about 20-21 per cent.