Idea Cellular the plain vanilla wireless operator in India continued to withdraw benefits in bits & pieces provided to its 90% of its pre-paid subscribers by means of Special Tariff Vouchers / STV or STD Packs, etc. This is in-line with Airtel and Vodafone as these operators have come under pressure from the Corrupt Government and DoT increasing il-legal levies and charges on spectrum not permissible under the law.
The STV / Recharge Vouchers and Packs Modified in may 2013 are as follows,
| Circle | Old STV / Pack | New STV / Pack – May-2013 |
| AP | Minutes Pack of Rs25 – 50 mins free to Local Mobile No. – validity 4 days | Minutes Pack of Rs25 – 45 mins free to Local Mobile No. – validity 4 days |
| AP | Local Pack of Rs89, validity 90 days, First min will be charged @ Rs0.02/sec & thereafter Local calls to Own n Network @ Rs0.10/min | Local Pack of Rs89, validity 60 days, First 120 secs will be charged @ Rs0.02/sec & thereafter Local calls to Own n Network @ Rs0.10/min |
| Assam | Minutes Pack of Rs9 – 18 mins free to Local & STD Mobile No. – validity 1 days | Minutes Pack of Rs9 – 16 mins free to Local & STD Mobile No. – validity 1 days |
| Bihar | Launched Minutes Pack Of Rs49 – 200 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 14 days | Launched Minutes Pack Of Rs49 – 200 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 8 days |
| Delhi | Local Pack of Rs19, validity 15 days, First 60 secs will be charged @ Rs0.015/sec & thereafter Local calls to Own Network @ Rs0.10/min | Local Pack of Rs19, validity 10 days, First 60 secs will be charged @ Rs0.015/sec & thereafter Local calls to Own Network @ Rs0.20/min |
| Delhi | Minutes Pack of Rs16 – 50 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 5 day(s | Minutes Pack of Rs16 – 45 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 3 day(s |
| Gujarat | STD Pack of Rs31, STD calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.35/min, validity 30 days | STD Pack of Rs35, STD calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.35/min, validity 30 days |
| Gujarat | Local Pack of Rs39, validity 15 days, Local calls to Own n Network@ Rs0.10/min | Local Pack of Rs39, validity 10 days, Local calls to Own n Network@ Rs0.10/min |
| Haryana | Minutes Pack Rs28 – 50 mins free to Local & STD No. – validity 4 days | Minutes Pack Rs28 – 45 mins free to Local & STD No. – validity 4 days |
| Haryana | Local Pack of Rs19, validity 14 days, Local calls to Own n Network@ Rs0.10/min from10pm to next day 6pm & thereafter @ Rs0.30/min – | Local Pack of Rs19, validity 10 days, Local calls to Own n Network@ Rs0.10/min from10pm to next day 6pm & thereafter @ Rs0.30/min – |
| HP | Minutes Pack of Rs45 – 300 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 7 days | Minutes Pack of Rs45 – 200 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 7 days |
| Karnataka | Combo Pack of Rs41, validity 60 days, First will be charged @Rs0.01/sec & thereafter Local & STD calls to Mobile No. @Rs0.012/2 sec | Combo Pack of Rs41, validity 30 days, First min will be charged @Rs0.01/sec & thereafter Local & STD calls to Mobile No. @Rs0.014/2 sec |
| Karnataka | Seconds Pack of Rs52 – 5000 Seconds free to Local & STD Mobile No. – validity 7 days | Seconds Pack of Rs52 – 4600 Seconds free to Local & STD Mobile No. – validity 7 days |
| Kerala | Local Pack of Rs38, validity 14 days, Local calls to Own n Network @ Rs0.10/min | Local Pack of Rs38, validity 14 days, Local calls to Own n Network @ Rs0.20/min |
| Kolkata | Local Pack of Rs39, validity 30 days, Local calls to Own Network @ Rs0.10/min | Local Pack of Rs39, validity 30 days, Local calls to Own Network @ Rs0.10/min (First 120 secs will be charged @ Rs0.02/sec) |
| Kolkata | Minutes Pack of Rs25 – 50 mins free to Local No. – validity 4 days | Minutes Pack of Rs25 – 56 mins free to Local No. – validity 4 days |
| MP | Minutes pack of Rs18 – 36 mins free to Local Mobile No. – validity 2 days | Minutes pack of Rs18 – 36 mins free to Local Mobile No. – validity 3 days |
| MP | Combo Pack of Rs7, validity 90 days, Local & STD calls to Mobile / Landline No. @ Rs0.012 / Rs0.015 per sec – | Combo Pack of Rs7, validity 90 days, Local & STD calls to Mobile / Landline No. @ Rs0.015 / Rs0.02 per sec – |
| Maharashtra | Local Pack of Rs34, validity 30 days, Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.012/2 sec | Local Pack of Rs66, validity 30 days, Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.012/2 sec |
| Maharashtra | Seconds Pack of Rs22 – 5500 Local seconds free to Own Network – validity 4 days | Seconds Pack of Rs22 – 4200 Local seconds free to Own Network – validity 3 days |
| Mumbai | Minutes pack of Rs26 – 125 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 3 days | Minutes pack of Rs26 – 125 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 7 days |
| Punjab | Local Pack of Rs19, validity 9 days, Local calls to Own n Network @ Rs0.20/min | Local Pack of Rs19, validity 8 days, Local calls to Own n Network @ Rs0.20/min |
| Rajasthan | STD Pack of Rs22, STD calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.33/min, validity 30 days | STD Pack of Rs22, STD calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.4/min, validity 30 days |
| UP-E | Minutes Pack of Rs31 – 150 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 7 days | Minutes Pack of Rs31 – 125 Local mins free to Own Network – validity 5 days |
| UP-W | Local Pack of Rs36, validity 28 days, Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.30/min | Local Pack of Rs36, validity 28 days, Local calls to Mobile No. @ Rs0.40/min |
In each of the above Packs, you can see how talk-time or Validity is reduced and in some cases the tariff itself is hiked.