Airtel removes roaming charges on calls, data to compete with Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel on Monday announced removal of all roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India as it takes on competition from new comer Reliance Jio.

India’s largest mobile phone service provider also said international call rates will be cut by up to 90 per cent to as low as INR 3 per minute and data charges by up to 99 per cent to INR 3 per MB across popular roaming destinations.