Airtel's new IR packs offer free incoming calls and texts to India

India's largest telecommunications services provider, Bharti Airtel announced the launch of its new International Roaming (IR) packs that will offer bundles of data, free India calling minutes, free messages, and free incoming calls.

Airtel's new international packs will come with options of one day and 30 days validity. The company will also announce 10 days pack by mid-October.

Users can activate the Smart Pack through the Airtel website, myAirtel app, USSD and Customer Contact Centers.

Airtel also announced that post the exhaustion of pack data benefits, international roaming data will now be charged at just Rs. 3/MB, a reduction of 99% from Rs. 650/MB, so that customers can enjoy uninterrupted data usage without having to worry about bill charges.

In all the regions, the one-day international pack will cost $10 (Rs. 649). Though, Airtel has said that it plans to launch the 10-day pack later this month, it will cost around $45 (Rs. 3,000). The one-day international pack for the US, the UK, and Canada will offer 300MB data alongside unlimited incoming calls and 100 minutes of India calling, and unlimited texts to India.

Airtel's 30-day international pack for the US, the UK, and Canada costs Rs. 4,999, and offers 3GB data alongside unlimited incoming calls. It also offers 400 minutes of 'free' calls to India and unlimited texts to India. The 30-day pack for Singapore is priced at Rs. 2,499 while the one-day pack comes at Rs. 499. Airtel's 30-day international pack for UAE is priced at Rs. 3,999.

Consumers will have to pay Rs. 3 per MB post pack data charge while all calls to India and within local destinations will be charged at Rs. 3 per minute post the 'free' minutes.

Commenting on the new plans, Mr. Ajai Puri, Director - Operations (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said, "The new roaming packs are in line with our commitment to provide our customers a seamless international roaming experience and great value. The number of Indians traveling overseas for leisure and business is growing rapidly and our new IR packs ensure that customers get no bill shocks and have the convenience of always keeping their phones switched on, wherever they are."

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