Airtel to Present New Voice and SMS Only Prepaid Plans After TRAI Mandate, Reliance Jio

These prepaid plans will be better for such customers who do not need internet. Typically, these customers include people who own feature phones or use secondary SIM cards. a media Report According to reports, Airtel is planning to make changes to its Rs 509 voucher. It will have a validity of 84 days and will provide 900 free SMS along with unlimited voice calls. Earlier 6 GB data was also included in this plan. Airtel is making changes to its Rs 1,999 prepaid plan for longer validity. In this plan, you can get 3,600 free SMS along with unlimited voice calls for 365 days.

It has been told in this report that after the limit of free SMS is exhausted, customers may have to pay Rs 1 per local message and Rs 1.5 per STD message. However, it is not clear whether Airtel will reduce the prices of plans bundled with data first or not. Late last year, TRAI changed its rules making it mandatory for telecom companies to provide separate tariff plans for voice calls and SMS. “The service provider shall offer a minimum of one special tariff voucher for voice calls and SMS, the period of validity of which shall not exceed 365 days,” TRAI said in the amended Telecom Consumers Protection Regulations.

This will benefit those subscribers who do not use data. Along with this, TRAI had also given permission to telecom companies to provide recharge vouchers of any value. However, these companies will have to issue a recharge coupon of at least Rs 10. The telecom regulator has also taken some measures to deal with the problem of spam calls and messages. TRAI had imposed fine on big telecom companies for failing to curb this problem.