TRAI to Scrutinize Calls, SMS Only Plans of Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio And Other Telecom Companies

Last year end Trai These tariff plans have been launched after an instruction of. Telecom companies were given a month -long deadline to introduce TRAI in plans. These prepaid tariff plans are for customers who do not need data. Bharti Airtel has launched a new plan of Rs 499. It will get 84 days validity with unlimited calls and 900 SMS. The company has also introduced a plan of Rs 1,959. It will get unlimited voice calls and 3,600 with 365 days validity. Reliance Jio has launched a plan of Rs 458. It will have an 84 -day validity with unlimited voice calls and 1,000 SMS. The company has also provided a plan of Rs 1,958. It will have unlimited voice calls and 365 days validity with 3,600 SMS.

Vodafone Idea, facing financial difficulties for the last few years, will have unlimited calls and 270 days validity with 100 SMS in the Rs 1,460 plan. TRAI said at the revised telecom consumers protection regulations, “Service provider would have to offer a special tariff voucher for voice calls and SMS, whose validity will not exceed 365 days.” This will benefit users who do not use data. Along with this, TRAI has also allowed telecom companies to provide recharge vouchers of any value. However, these companies will have to issue a recharge coupon of at least Rs 10.

The telecom regulator has also taken some measures to deal with the problem of spam calls and messages. TRAI also imposed a fine on large telecom companies for failing to curb this problem. Earlier, these companies have been fined under the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR).