Telecom War: Airtel offers ‘unlimited data for 90 days’ to counter Jio

NEW DELHI: In the wake of Reliance Jio’s free data offers. The country’s largest telecom services Airtel has announced the launch of a new 4G data pack for its customers with a 90 days free data plan priced at Rs 1,494 specifically for 4G users.

The prepaid only pack will be available at Rs 1,495 for existing users, but new users will be able to avail the offer with their first recharge of Rs 1,494.

Ajai Puri, Director Operations (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said, “At Airtel, we are focused on providing great value to customers. Customers with 4G handsets generally consume large amounts of data and this proposition is specifically aimed at them. With this pack these customers can stay online round the clock without having to worry about exhausting their data limits or going for frequent recharges.”

The new ‘special 4G data pack’ is currently available in the Delhi circle, but will be launched across other circles over the “next few days.”

The Rs. 1,495 4G plan for 30GB, works out to just under Rs. 50 per GB for 90 days, with a usage limit of 30GB, after which the unlimited 2G usage starts which is exactly the same amount that the newly launch Reliance Jio 4G network has, 20GB of data for Rs. 1,499, which has 28 days validity.

After users complete their 30GB of data, they will get access to low-speed data corresponding to 2G speeds for the remaining period with this the customers can stay online round the clock without worrying about exhausting their data limits or going for frequent recharges.