India’s leading Cellular Service Provider, Bharti Airtel lead the Hike in 2G Voice Tariff Upwards without losing traction in the market or letting subscribers off their platform. Here is an excerpt of Old Tariff vs New Tariff that were hiked in April 2013.
| Circle | Old pack | New pack |
| AP | STD Mins Pack Of Rs12 – 25 mins free to STD No. – validity 3 days | STD Mins Pack Of Rs12 – 20 mins free to STD No. – validity 2 days |
| Assam / NE | Minutes Pack of Rs12 – 25 mins free to Local & STD No. – validity 1 days | Minutes Pack of Rs12 – 21 mins free to Local & STD No. – validity 1 days |
| Chennai | Local Pack of Rs169 – tariff validity 90 days – Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.30/min | Local Pack of Rs169 – tariff validity 84 days – Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.30/min |
| Chennai | Combo Pack of Rs89, validity 28 days, Local & STD calls to Mobile / Landline No. @ Rs0.30 / Rs0.90 per min | Combo Pack of Rs89 – validity 28 days – Local & STD calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.35/min |
| Delhi | STD Mins Pack Rs29 – 50 mins free to STD No. – validity 7 days | STD Mins Pack Rs29 – 50 mins free to STD No. – validity 4 days |
| Gujarat | STD Mins Pack of 53 – 120 Mobile mins free to STD No. – validity 7 days | STD Mins Pack of 53 – 95 Mobile mins free to STD No. – validity 7 days |
| Gujarat | Local Pack of Rs34 – validity 30 days – Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.012/2 sec | Local Pack of Rs44 – validity 30 days – Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.012/2 sec |
| HP | STD Mins Pack of Rs14 – 35 mins free to STD No. – validity 2 days | STD Mins Pack of Rs14 – 25 mins free to STD No. – validity 2 days |
| Karnataka | STD Pack of Rs28, STD calls @ Rs0.30/min (First min will be charged @ Rs0.02/sec), validity 28 days – | Cost of Pack Rs28 – First min will be charged @ Rs0.02/sec & thereafter STD calls @ Rs0.35/min – validity 28 days |
| Kerala | STD mins Pack of Rs51 – 90 mins free to STD No. – validity 7 days | STD mins Pack of Rs51 – 150 mins free to STD No. – validity 7 days |
| Kolkata | Combo pack of Rs37 – validity 28 days – Local calls @ Rs0.012/2 sec – STD calls to Mobile / Landline No. @ Rs0.013 / Rs0.025 per sec | Combo pack of Rs37 – validity 28 days – Local calls @ Rs0.012/2 sec – STD calls to Mobile / Landline No. @ Rs0.015 / Rs0.025 per sec |
| Madhya Pradesh | Minutes Pack of Rs 48 – 100 mins free to Local No. – validity 7 days | Minutes Pack of Rs 48 – 90 mins free to Local No. – validity 7 days |
| Maharashtra | Local Pack of Rs77, tariff validity 30 days, Local calls to Own Network free from 11pm to 6am | Local Pack of Rs151, tariff validity 30 days, Local calls to Own Network free from 11pm to 6am |
| Punjab | Minutes Pack of Rs97 – 215 mins free to Local No. – validity 15 days | Minutes Pack of Rs97 – 215 mins free to Local No. – validity 14 days |
| Rajasthan | Local Pack of Rs21 – tariff validity 25 days – Local calls to Own Network @ Rs1.0/20 mins from 11pm to 6am | Local Pack of Rs21 – tariff validity 21 days – Local calls to Own Network @ Rs1.0/20 mins from 11pm to 6am |
| Rajasthan | Minutes pack of Rs45 – 180 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 5 days | Minutes pack of Rs45 – 180 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 4 days |
| UP ( E) | Local Pack of Rs17, tariff validity 28 days, First 120 secs will be charged @ Rs0.012/sec & thereafter Local calls to Own Network@ Rs0.35/min | Local Pack of Rs17, tariff validity 28 days, First 120 secs will be charged @ Rs0.015/sec & thereafter Local calls to Own Network@ Rs0.35/min |
| UP ( E) | STD Pack of Rs18, STD calls @ Rs1.0/3 mins, validity 28 days | STD Pack of Rs18, First 60 secs will be charged @ Rs0.015/sec & thereafter STD calls @ Rs1.0/3 min – validity 28 days |
| UP (W) | Minutes Pack of Rs 13 – 100 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 2 days | Minutes Pack of Rs 13 – 80 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 2 days |
| UP (W) | STD Pack of Rs22, STD calls @ Rs0.30/min from 10pm to next day 5pm, validity 28 days | STD Pack of Rs22, STD calls @ Rs0.35/min from 10pm to next day 5pm, validity 28 days |