Vodafone, Airtel, Jio to raise call, data tariffs

Mobile phone users across the country can expect bigger bills in the near future, as three leading service providers, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, said on Sunday, December 1, that they will raise call and data plan charges.

While the revised tariffs for Airtel and Vodafone prepaid customers have been raised by as much as 41.2 per cent and will be effective starting December 3, 2019, the new plans for Jio will come into effect from December 6 that would see a hike in its voice and data charges by up to 40 per cent.

In its first mobile tariff increase in the past four years, telecom operator Vodafone Idea announced new plans under which call and data charges will be higher for its prepaid customers by up to 41.2 per cent from December 3.