Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) has always maintained that the mobile Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) needs to be at Rs 200 and ultimately at Rs 300, so as to provide a reasonable return on capital that allows for a financially healthy business model.
We also believe that this level of ARPU will enable the substantial investments required in networks and spectrum. Even more important, this will give Airtel the elbow room to roll out 5G in India.
Therefore, as a first step, Airtel is taking the lead in rebalancing our tariffs during the month of November. Accordingly our new tariffs as indicated below will come into effect from November 26, 2021.
Airtel’s New Prepaid Tariffs
| Current Price (Rs) | Validity | New Price (Rs) | Benefits |
| Tariffed Voice Plans | |||
| 79 | 28 days | 99 | 50% more talktime of Rs 99, 200MB data 1p/sec voice tariff |
| Unlimited Voice Bundles | |||
| 149 | 28 days | 179 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 2 GB data |
| 219 | 28 days | 265 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 1 GB/day data |
| 249 | 28 days | 299 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 1.5 GB/day data |
| 298 | 28 days | 359 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 2 GB/day data |
| 399 | 56 days | 479 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 1.5 GB/day data |
| 449 | 56 days | 549 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 2 GB/day data |
| 379 | 84 days | 455 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 6 GB data |
| 598 | 84 days | 719 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 1.5 GB/day data |
| 698 | 84 days | 839 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 2 GB/day data |
| 1498 | 365 days | 1799 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 24 GB data |
| 2498 | 365 days | 2999 | Unlimited calling, 100 SMS/day, 2 GB/day data |
| Data Top-ups | |||
| 48 | Unlimited | 58 | 3 GB data |
| 98 | Unlimited | 118 | 12 GB data |
| 251 | Unlimited | 301 | 50 GB data |
The new tariffs for all prepaid packs will be available on www.airtel.in starting November 26, 2021.
Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 480 Mn customers in 17 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated communications solutions provider and the second largest mobile operator in Africa. Airtel’s retail portfolio includes high speed 4G/4.5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music and video, digital payments and financial services. For enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that includes secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services, cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and cloud based communication.
