Reliance Jio impact: Vodafone, Airtel, Idea launch these plans to retain their customers

Telecom players including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea  Cellular are leaving no stone unturned to retain their customers amidst  aggressive tariff plans by new player Reliance Jio.

All the three  telecom firms have announced new pricing plans similar to RJio.

Bharti  Airtel has announced new postpaid and prepaid plans bundled with free  domestic voice calls, national roaming calls, data rollover facility and  subscription of Airtel apps – Wynk music and Airtel TV.

These  postpaid plans under Infinity plan range from Rs 399-999. In all the  plans (except Rs 399 plan) it is offering unlimited voice calls  including outgoing calls during national roaming. The Rs 399 plan offer  free local and STD calls but the applicable national roaming call  charges are applicable.

In Rs 399 plan, the company is now offering  10 GB of data – applicable on all network modes 4G, 3G and 2G. In Rs  499, Rs 649, Rs 799 and Rs 999 infinity plan, the company is offering 20  GB, 30 GB, 40 GB and 50 GB data, respectively. All the plans have data  rollover benefit. For prepaid  customers, Airtel announced Rs 448 recharge offers with unlimited Local  and STD calls, unlimited outgoing calls on national roaming and 70 GB  data.

Idea Cellular has launched a new Rs 179 plan with unlimited  voice calling and 1GB data at Rs 179. The plan is applicable for Idea  prepaid users and comes with 28 days of validity.

Similarly, Vodafone India announced new Red  postpaid plans that offer unlimited local/STD calls, free device  protection scheme, free national roaming and ISD minutes along with few  more benefits. The Red traveller plan starts at Rs 449 a month.