Airtel Price Increases for Prepaid Recharge and Postpaid Plans Announced | New Tariffs Effective July 3

Airtel Price Increases for Prepaid Recharge and Postpaid Plans Announced | New Tariffs Effective July 3

Airtel's latest price increase comes shortly after rival Reliance Jio increased its costs by up to Rs. 600 on Thursday.

Airtel stated on Friday that it was changing the prices of its prepaid recharge and postpaid plans, with costs rising by up to 20%. The telecom operator noted that the higher pricing is part of its attempts to boost mobile average revenue per user (ARPU). The operator has announced that the prepaid and postpaid data plan pricing will be updated next week. The Airtel price increase comes only hours after rival Reliance Jio announced new tariffs on Thursday, raising the prices of its plans across the country.

Increase of Airtel Prepaid Plans

Once the new prices take effect, Airtel prepaid consumers must pay more to use the company's internet and voice plans. The telecom operator says it wants to grow ARPU beyond Rs. 300 to be profitable while investing in spectrum and network technology.

You can find revised prices for each plan in the table below. The annual recharge plans of Rs. 1,799 and Rs. 2,999 will increase by Rs. 200 and Rs. 600, respectively. It's worth noting that all prepaid recharge plans, except for the last three entries in the table, provide unlimited phone calls and up to 100 SMS each day.

Old Price	New Price	Data Allowance	Validity (Days)
179	199	2GB	28
455	509	6GB	84
1799	1999	24GB	365
265	299	1GB per day	28
299	349	1.5GB per day	28
359	409	2.5GB per day	28
399	449	3GB per day	28
479	579	1.5GB per day	56
549	649	2GB per day	56
719	859	1.5GB per day	84
839	979	2GB per day	84
2999	3599	2GB per day	365
19 (Data add-on)	22	1GB	1
29 (Data add-on)	33	2GB	1
65 (Data add-on)	77	4GB	Plan Validity

Increase of Airtel Postpaid Plans

Airtel postpaid tariffs have also been increased, meaning that customers will have to pay a higher monthly fee starting in July. The Rs. 399 package, which includes one connection, 40GB of data, and an Xstream Premium subscription, will shortly cost Rs. 449. Meanwhile, the Rs. 499 plan, which includes 75GB of data as well as Xstream Premium, Disney+ Hotstar, and Amazon Prime subscriptions, will be increased to Rs. 549.

Two other postpaid options will be increased, according to the telecom operator. The Rs. 599 plan, which includes two connections and 1005GB of data, will be priced at Rs. 699, while the Rs. 999 plan, which includes four connections and 190GB of data, will be priced at Rs. 1,199. 

Both of these plans include Xstream Premium, Disney+ Hotstar, Airtel Wynk, and Amazon Prime memberships.

New Airtel prices will be implemented in July

Airtel says the new prices for prepaid recharge plans and postpaid plans will take effect on July 3. Starting next week, the telecom operator's website will disclose the updated cost for prepaid recharge programs. Postpaid clients will also see an increase in their monthly payments as a result of the new programs, according to the business.