Bharti Airtel launches international roaming packs

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Bharti Airtel Wednesday rolled out packs that could virtually make incoming calls free on international roaming, for its subscribers who travel overseas.

With the new international roaming packs, customers will have the convenience of carrying their India mobile number wherever they go and stay connected all the time, India’s top carrier in a statement said.

These packs will be available to both postpaid and prepaid customers in a price upto $75 for a month, and has reduced international roaming on data to Rs 3 per MB, from Rs 650/MB.

In addition, Sunil Mittal-driven telcos has also cut down charges for calls to India and local in-country calls to Rs 3 per minutes across the US, UK, UAE, Canada and Singapore.

The move is aimed to retain premium customers in the wake of intense competition following a foray of Mukesh Ambani’s telecom arm Reliance Jio Infocomm.

The international roaming or IR packs, according to the company, come with validity for a day, 10 days and 30 days that would give flexibility to consumers to choose one as per their travel plans.

Customers can activate the packs at any time and will be charged only when they actually use it, the telco added.

“The new roaming packs are in line with our commitment to provide our customers a seamless international roaming experience and great value,” Ajai Puri, Director – Operations (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said.

The number of Indians traveling overseas for leisure and business is growing rapidly, he said, adding that the new IR packs ensure that customers get no bill shocks and have the convenience of always keeping their phones switched on.

In August this year, Bharti Airtel added 7 lakh new subscribers taking its total mobile subscriber base to 257 million, as per data released by industry group Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).

Bharti Airtel launches international roaming packs | ET Telecom
 
MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced the launch of its new international roaming (IR) packs that redefine the value proposition for customers traveling abroad, a communique to the BSE stated.

With the new IR packs, customers will have the convenience of carrying their India mobile number wherever they go and stay connected 24x7 without having to worry about high call and data charges. The packs will be available to both postpaid and prepaid customers.

Airtel’s new IR packs offer free incoming calls, free texts to India and ample data benefits along with free India calling minutes across all popular destinations. Charges for calls to India and local in-country calls have been reduced to as low as Rs. 3/min across popular destinations. Airtel also announced that post the exhaustion of pack data benefits, international roaming data will now be charged at just Rs. 3/MB, a reduction of 99% from Rs. 650/MB.

The IR packs, available for all popular global destinations, come with validity of one day and 30 days, giving customers greater flexibility to plan their communication budgets when traveling overseas.

The one day pack is designed for short/quick international trips and for appx. $10. This pack is particularly useful for business travelers who may be traveling to multiple destinations for very short duration. The 30 days pack offers connectivity through long duration trips for appx. $75. With the holiday season around the corner, Airtel plans to launch a $45 medium duration pack with 10 days validity by middle of October 2016.

Bharti Airtel director – operations (India & south Asia) said, “The new IR packs ensure that customers get no bill shocks and have the convenience of always keeping their phones switched on, wherever they are.”

International roaming incoming calls on Airtel to be free | Indian Television Dot Com
 
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