Airtel reduces data charges for international roaming by 99%

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday launched international roaming packs, offering free incoming calls, free calling minutes and texts to India. The roaming packs also come bundled with data. Airtel said the data rates for international roaming have been effectively reduced by 99 per cent, as it would now be charging ~3 per MB, down from ~650 per MB earlier.

The roaming packs come with a two different validity periods — a day and 30 days. The one-day pack was designed for short trips. For ~649 (about $10), customers would get free incoming calls, free texts to India and 100 free minutes, as well as 300 MB of data.