Price may be rise in the mobile network

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Jio, Vodafone Idea, Airtel recharge plans could become 20 per cent more expensive starting December 2019

Earlier this week, Vodafone Idea took to the stage to announce major price hikes for its services after the Supreme Court ruled the AGR decision in favour of the government. Soon after, Airtel also announced price hikes while Jio has hinted that it could do the same if it deems a price hike is necessary to keep it alive. While these three carriers are set to increase the price of their services soon, nobody has any idea as to how much extra would consumers need to pay in the days to come. Well, we now have a faint idea about the number.

According to a report from Deccan Herald, customers of Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea could shell an extra 20 per cent on all recharge plans in the future. The report mentions that various sources from the industry have confirmed that a price hike of up to 20 per cent is expected for all recharge plans. However, the price hike will depend on the price of the recharge plans.

Hence, there are chances that cheaper recharge plans could see lesser price hike whereas the more expensive recharge plans offer more data and free calls could now cost an extra 20 per cent. "The telcos are planning to hike the prices on an incremental basis - lower hikes for lower plans and higher hikes for plans," says the report. This isn't confirmed though.

That means the telecom operator are likely to have a uniform price hike across all price categories and that could affect those who usually spend less than Rs 100 on phone bills currently.