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Airtel Removes Roaming Charges On Calls, Data

Airtel to remove all roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India.

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Bharti Airtel announced the removal of all roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India as it takes on competition from newcomer Reliance Jio.

 

India's largest mobile phone service provider also said international call rates will be cut by up to 90 per cent to as low as INR 3 per minute and data charges by up to 99 per cent to INR 3 per MB across popular roaming destinations. Jio With Big Bonanza, Free Voice Calls Across Networks

 

In a press statement, 'Airtel declares War on Roaming', the company said the move will lead to "death of National Roaming" from April 1.

Airtel Removes Roaming Charges On Calls, Data

Also, it said, there will be no bill shocks while roaming overseas daily billing will be automatically adjusted to the price of basic one day pack even for customers who don't buy a roaming pack.

"With this, Airtel mobile customers will be able to carry their numbers across India and the world and stay connected all the time without having to worry about high call/data charges," it said. "Bill shocks will now be a thing of the past," reports PTI.

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Story first published: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 11:18 [IST]
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