Bharti Airtel bundled international roaming with postpaid plans and raised postpaid tariffs by a flat 50 rupees, seen as largely revenue neutral rather than a tariff hike

Wed 7 Oct 2026

Flat tariff increase

50 rupees

Old international day roaming charge

648 rupees per day

10 day roaming plan old price

2,999 rupees

30 day roaming plan old price

3,999 rupees

Family plan price before

1,749 rupees

Heard on business television between 16:19:56 - 16:22:56 IST.

• Airtel bundled international roaming (earlier charged separately at ~648 rupees/day, 2,999 for 10 days, 3,999 for 30 days) into postpaid plans.
• Postpaid tariffs raised by a flat 50 rupees across plans, with a key family plan increasing from 1,749 to 1,799 rupees (effective ~10 rupees per SIM).
• Every SIM in a plan gets 5 days free international roaming, offering benefits worth 1,500-2,000 rupees for a 50 rupee increase.
• Analysts said this is largely revenue neutral to negative and not a true ARPU/tariff hike since it's a new bundled plan.
• Move follows Vodafone Idea's similar bundled international plan launched in September 2026.
• Stock rose on the news but came off day's highs; still down nearly 12% YTD despite strong fundamentals, with consensus target price suggesting ~25% upside and cheap valuations (9.1x forward EV/EBITDA vs 10x five-year average).
• Two overhangs flagged: delayed overall tariff hike (last hike July 2024) and expected Singtel stake sale to equalize stake with Mittal family.

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