The Ministry of Telecommunications (DOT) also asked Telecom Regulators Authority India (Trai) to deal with the question and submit a report, one of the four above. Everyone talked about the state of anonymity.
While Jio said that his recharging plan continues to be available only offline through Jio stores, Airtel quoted inter alias of internal evaluation analysis and use to end plans according to the above two people.
On August 19 Mint announced that both operators pulled their plans at a basic level of 1 GB per day that stands £249 Each: Reliance Industries LTD-LEGNED JIO offered a 28-day validity and Airtel’s plan was valid for 24 days. For the first time, Jio removed the plan from his website and Airtel followed a suit.
According to JM Financial analysts, this step was aimed at increasing the average income per customer or Arp, the key metric of the telecommunications industry. Changes in the basic level plans of the market leaders indicate the possibility of further increase in subtitles at the main levels, the broker said with citing the potential initial public offer Jio.
New cost of tariff at a basic level £299 A valid for 28 days for 1 GB of daily data. For comparison, Jio offers 1.5 GB per day £299 for 28 days. This step caused worry about availability and continuing Internet access for low -income users.
Questions E -mail E -mail Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Department of Telecommunications (Dot) and Trai have not caused any answer until the press time.
“Trai is a regulator. It should intervene all powers if necessary, with regard to consumers’ interest,” said the other person quoted and added that companies have submitted answers and these are reviewed.
The person stated that each telecommunications company offers more plans to meet different consumer requirements. “Therefore, freedoms are to design their tariffs based on market forces of demand and supply. However, this freedom is not unlimited and is subject to regulatory control.”
What do operators say
According to a third party, Jio said in his response to Trai that some packages have moved some packages based on his market analysis and some of these plans are now only available in Jio stores.
On the other hand, Airtel has ended £249 The plan with effect from August 20, 2025, said the fourth person above and added that such steps are taken after the market analysis to increase the value for customers.
” £Plan 299 is a better plan with more effect, ”said the fourth person and added that tariffs are available.
A powerful worker in one of the two operators told Mint that the plans were removed on the basis of user preferences for higher data packages. Previously, in the absence of 5G, there were 1-1.5 GB of demand daily, said the Executive Director. With 5G there is a huge increase in data consumption and makes no sense to continue with unpopular plans, added the Executive Director.
Plans are still affordable
However, in a recent letter to the Minister of Communication Jyotiradity Scindia, a member of the Karnataka parliament said that farmers in their constituency could not afford telecommunications tariffs.
According to a comment on UBS research in India at a basic level, 1.24% of GDP per capita (gross domestic product) or average national income, higher than markets such as Thailand, Malaysia, China and Indonesia. This is the least affordable between these countries.
Overall, however, India is still one of the countries with the lowest telecommunications tariffs. In February, Scindia said Parliament that mobile phones tariffs have fallen by 94%since 2014. Said the cost of the data was £270 for GB in 2014, which was descended £9.70 for GB.
The government does not interfere with the decision on the free market. Telecommunications operators will announce any change in mobile services to the Trai regulatory body.
“Tolerance is not permanent. Trai has all powers to evoke the same and intervene whenever it is necessary to protect the interest of consumers,” said Satya N. Gupt, a former main advisor to Trai and professor at the University of South Asian.
A constant increase in tariffs
Telecommunications operators increased tariffs in July last year after a gap of over two years. Reliance Jio took the lead in increasing tariffs between 12% and 25%.
At that time, the Ministry of Communication acknowledged that higher investments caused a hike.
“It should be noted here that TSPS (telecommunications services) have increased mobile prices after more than 2 years,” the Ministry of Communication said in a statement in July 2024. “Over the past 2 years, some of the TSPs have invested a significant amount in the introduction of 5G services across the country.”
This step has increased what operators earn an average from the user. At the end of June, Jio’s Arp was £208.8 per month, lower than Airtel £250.
The JM Financial estimates that this step could lead to Jio’s Arp to rise further, that 20-25% of Jio subscribers are likely to be 1 GB per day. £11-13 per month or 6-7%. The Airtel is 18-20% of its subscribers probably on a plan of 1 GB/day, which could lead to its Arpu increased £10-11/month, or 4-4.5%.
However, JM Financial stated in August 29 that it is not possible to exclude the closest increase in the customs tariff, with citing the potential plans of Jio.
On its 48th annual General Meeting (AGM) on 29 August, Reliance Industries announced that it aims to list the list of sio until the first half of 2026, subject to all necessary approval.
Removal with the basic level plans is “indicative of the price power of Telcos to strengthen the Arp even without an explicit increase in tariffs,” said JM Financial analysts. “… that could also testify to the probable monetization of the 5G plans in the next 1-2 years.”
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