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Added on : 2017-08-23 17:59:50

The mobile phone bill that has become lighter on the pocket over the past year is set to fall further, thanks to the continuing price war in the telecom industry. Analysts and industry insiders are predicting a 25-30 per cent average fall in tariffs over the next year. If you are a heavy consumer of data, your gains could be more. Over the past year, prices have fallen 25-32 per cent on average and 60-70 per cent for heavy data users, after Reliance Jio Infocomm entered the market with a free launch offer and ultra-cheap tariffs after the initial months.
To counter the newcomer and stop their customers from migrating to Jio, rivals, including the big three of Indian telecom — Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular cut prices, pushing the industry into an intense price war.

The mobile phone bill that has become lighter on the pocket over the past year is set to fall further, thanks to the continuing price war in the telecom industry. Analysts and industry insiders are predicting a 25-30 per cent average fall in tariffs over the next year. If you are a heavy consumer of data, your gains could be more. Over the past year, prices have fallen 25-32 per cent on average and 60-70 per cent for heavy data users, after Reliance Jio Infocomm entered the market with a free launch offer and ultra-cheap tariffs after the initial months.
To counter the newcomer and stop their customers from migrating to Jio, rivals, including the big three of Indian telecom — Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular cut prices, pushing the industry into an intense price war.

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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