India’s largest telecom operator Reliance Jio announced on Sunday, November 28 an increase in prepaid mobile tariff rates by 20%. Upholding the JIO’s promise of providing the best quality service. At the lowest price globally, Jio customers will continue to be the biggest beneficiaries. In its announcement of new unlimited plans that will be available from 1st December this year for its customers. following similar actions by competitors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) earlier this month. Reliance Jio has followed Airtel and Vodafone’s Idea to increase the prices of select prepaid plan offerings. A price hike of up to Rs. 480 has been introduced on its unlimited prepaid plan offerings. Reliance Jio also says that it has hiked prices to strengthen a ‘sustainable telecom industry’.
The move from Jio comes days after rivals Bharti Airtel and Vi expanded paid ahead of time duties by 20%-25%, referring. To the requirement for higher Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and to address the monetary pressure looked by the business in the midst of interest for new advances and telecom range levy to the public authority. While Airtel raised duty with impact from November 26, Vi’s expansion was powerful from November 25. The revised plans can be opted from all existing touchpoints and channels, Jio added.
“IF YOUR PLANS DON’T INCLUDE MOBILE, YOUR PLANS ARE NOT FINISHED.”
NEW PLANS
| Current Price | New Price | Validity | Benefits |
| Rs. 75 (JioPhone plan)> | Rs. 91 | 28 Days | 3GB/month, unlimited voice, 50 SMS |
| Rs. 129 | Rs. 155 | 28 Days | 2GB/month, unlimited voice, 300 SMS |
| Rs. 149 | Rs. 179 | 24 Days | 1GB/ day, unlimited voice, 100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 199 | Rs. 239 | 28 Days | 1.5GB/ day, unlimited voice,100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 249 | Rs. 299 | 28 Days | 2GB/ day, unlimited voice, 100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 399 | Rs. 479 | 56 Days | 1.5GB/ day, unlimited voice, 100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 444 | Rs. 533 | 56 Days | 2GB/ day, unlimited voice, 100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 329 | Rs. 395 | 84 Days | 6GB, unlimited voice, 1,000 SMS |
| Rs. 555 | Rs. 666 | 84 Days | 1.5GB/ day, unlimited voice, 100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 599 | Rs. 719 | 84 Days | 2GB/ day, unlimited voice, 100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 1299 | Rs. 1559 | 336 Days | 24GB, unlimited voice, 3600 SMS |
| Rs. 2399 | Rs. 2879 | 365 Days | 2GB/ day, unlimited voice,100 SMS/ day |
| Rs. 51 (data) | Rs. 61 | NA | 6GB |
| Rs. 101 (data) | Rs. 121 | NA | 12GB |
| Rs. 251 (data) | Rs. 301 | 30 Days | 50GB |
According to the most recent Telecom Regulatory Authority of India membership report. Jio has the most remote supporters with a 36.43% portion of the overall industry. As of September 2021, Jio is said to have 424.837 million remote supporters in India. This statement was made in July this year. Since then, Bharti Airtel, the country’s second-largest wireless telecom operator (in terms of revenue) has hiked tariffs for its entry-level segment twice.
The plans, all offering unlimited voice calls, now start from Rs 155 for 2 GB of data per month with a validity of 28 days. Against Rs 129 earlier and goes up to Rs 2,879 that offers 2 GB/day of data with a validity of 365 days, from Rs 2399 earlier.
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