Airtel and jio decrease prices for Voice and SMS plans, TRAI clarifies
Telecom giants Bharti airtel and reliance jio have currently adjusted their voice name and SMS plans, providing greater low cost alternatives for users who in general depend upon those offerings.
This pass follows a directive from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of india (TRAI).
TRAI has issued a fact check at the same time as taking it to X in a submit, to deal with misinformation circulating concerning its directive for separate voice and SMS plans goals to cater to the desires of users who in most cases rely upon those services, together with the aged, feature cellphone users, and rural residents. by means of supplying standalone voice and SMS plans, telecom operators can offer more less expensive and customized alternatives to these particular person businesses.
Jio, airtel Plans price modifications
Airtel has reduced its annual voice plan from Rs 1,999 to Rs 1,959 and its eighty four-day plan from Rs 569 to Rs 499. jio has also brought new voice-handiest plans:
Annual Plan: Rs 1,958
84-Day Plan: Rs 458
“TRAI has mandated a voucher solely for voice and SMS so that consumers now not in want of information need not pay for it. It has come to note of TRAI that currently few service providers have released voice and SMS handiest packs with a view to be pronounced to TRAI inside seven running days from the date of launch,” TRAI stated in a declaration. This comes after numerous telecom operators which include jio, Vi, and airtel increased their tariff plans for prepaid and postpaid last yr. most of the plans have included the bundled up recharge plans. the new directive by using TRAI seems to remedy the difficulty for people who don’t want to get information and might settle with voice plans.
inside the identical advisory, TRAI also clarified the misinformation concerning SIM card validity. reviews suggesting that SIM playing cards will continue to be lively for 90 days without recharge are false. TRAI clarified that current rules require a minimal stability of Rs 20 to keep a prepaid SIM card for ninety days.
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