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In an effort to raise its average income per subscriber, Bharti Airtel raised the minimum tariff by a staggering 56% from Rs 99 to Rs 155 in November last year for 2 circles then imposed the same in 15 other circles towards the end of January this year.
One of India's top telecommunications service provider, Bharti Airtel has raised the prepaid entry-level tariffs in the remaining three circles, Gujarat, Kolkata and Madhya Pradesh. With this hike, all 22 circles have now replaced the base plan of Rs 99 with Rs 155 being the base tariff.
Airtel earlier implemented the rate increases in 15 additional circles after testing them out in Haryana and Odisha circles. Only Gujarat, Kolkata and Madhya Pradesh were the only remaining 3 circles where Airtel had not increased the base price yet. This hike completes the tariff correction that started in 2022 in all the circles.
What came as a pleasant surprise for Bharti Airtel here is that its active user base saw an addition despite the tariff hike. Airtel increased the rates for its entry-level prepaid mobile recharge plan for Haryana and Odisha circles at the end of November last year. Add up in the number of active user base in December 2022 for these 2 circles was recorded at 0.1 million and 0.2 million respectively.
In an effort to raise its average income per subscriber, Bharti Airtel raised the minimum tariff by a staggering 56% from Rs 99 to Rs 155 in November last year for 2 circles then imposed the same in 15 other circles towards the end of January this year.
According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) telecom subscriber data for December 2022, number of active subscribers for Bharti Airtel rose by 6 million during the same time as opposed to 0.7 million during the previous 6 months.
With Rs 155 being the base plan, users get access to unlimited local, STD, and roaming calls as well as 300 SMS and 1 GB of data per day which has a 28-day validity period. Customers who use this recharge can additionally take advantage of Free Wynk Music and HelloTunes free of cost. All subscribers also receive access to Airtel 5G Pus services on current data plans.