Good news for mobile users! Data-free recharge plans to be cheaper now… What is TRAI’s new plan? find out

• Voice-only and SMS-only recharge plans may soon be available at lower prices thanks to TRAI’s new proposal.
• Customers using feature phone and secondary SIM are likely to get cheaper recharge option without data.
• Telecom companies will also have to offer voice-only plans with validity of 7, 28, 56 and 84 days if the new rules come into effect.

Recently it was reported that in the next 3 to 4 months the telecom companies in India Recharge planThere is a possibility of increasing the price by 12 to 15 percent. Due to this news, all the customers were worried. But now there is a comforting news. It is said that soon data-free recharge plans i.e. voice calling only plans will become cheaper. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India i.e. TRAI has presented this proposal. Customers who don’t need data and customers who only buy voice calling packs will be relieved by TRAI’s move.

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According to the new proposal, telecom companies will now also have to offer recharge plans that only offer calling and SMS. This will give relief to lakhs of customers who use feature phones and use secondary SIM, and they will not have to spend more money to buy recharge plans. (Photo Courtesy: Pinterest)

What is TRAI’s new plan?

Currently the recharge plans that offer calling and SMS are offered with limited validity. But if the new rule comes into effect, companies that have plans that offer 7, 28, 56 and 84 days validity will also have to launch voice-only and SMS-only plans with the same validity. With this decision by TRAI, users will be able to choose a recharge plan according to their needs, and also not have to spend more money for data when they don’t need it.

Data-free plans will be cheaper

According to media reports, TRAI is of the view that users who do not need mobile data should have the option to choose a separate plan for calling and SMS only. Currently, people are forced to buy plans that offer data, but don’t really need it. Keeping all this in mind, TRAI has presented a new proposal. It states that telecom companies will also have to launch voice-only and SMS-only plans with the same validity as data plans.

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How much will the cost of recharge plans be reduced?

Data services play a major role in mobile recharge costs. According to an estimate, data services account for around 50 to 70 percent of the cost of any plan. So if data is deleted and only calling and SMS facilities are offered, the cost of the recharge plan can make a huge difference. For example, a data plan costs Rs 300. Whereas a plan with only calling and SMS in the same validity can cost around Rs 100 to Rs 1150. However, the right to decide the final price will remain with the telecom companies. That means the price of data-free recharge plans can be reduced by more than 50 percent.