Team News Riveting
Mumbai, November 22
A day after Bharti Airtel’s announced new tariff plan, Vodafone Idea Limited (VI) on Tuesday informed that it would raise prepaid tariff rates by 25 per cent with effect from November 25.
The new plans will start the process of ARPU improvement and help address the financial stress faced by the industry, the company said in a regulatory filing today. These tariff plans will allow VI to continue improving India’s fastest mobile network verified by Ookla, the global leader in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, it added.
The company said in line with its commitment to providing its customers with simple and convenient products, VI has curated an optimum range of feature rich plans for both voice and data.
The current Rs 79 plan will now cost Rs 99 from Thursday, a hike of over 25 per cent. The Rs 149 plan will cost Rs 179, the Rs 1,499 plan will go up to Rs 1,799 and the Rs 2,399 plan will now cost Rs 2,899.
VI further mentioned that data top ups will now cost Rs 58 (up from Rs 48), Rs 118 (Rs 98) and Rs 298 (Rs 251), respectively.
