Free incoming on overseas roaming: Airtel

WITH THE entry of Reliance Jio setting off a price war, Airtel Wednesday said its customers can enjoy free unlimited incoming calls on international roaming while travelling to popular destinations like the US, Canada, the UK and Singapore.

Airtel’s new international roaming packs will also offer free text messages to India and “ample data benefits”, the company said in a statement.

Charges for calls to India – beyond the free usage limit – and local in-country calls have been reduced to Rs 3 per minute across these places.

The roaming packs with 30day and 1-day validity would cost Rs 4,999 and Rs 649 rentals, respectively, for the US, Canada and the UK.