Airtel hikes tariff for pre-paid plans

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced 20-25% tariff hikes for various prepaid offerings, including 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%, while for unlimited voice bundles, the increase in most cases is about 20%. 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%. — PTI