Why does remaining internet data expire at midnight? MP Raghav Chadha raised questions on the rules of telecom companies
Parliament Budget Session Raghav Chadha: Unused mobile data should be carried forward. Normally, a new data cycle starts after 12 midnight, so the remaining data of the day should also be allowed to carry over. Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said these things to the media in the Parliament complex on Monday. Earlier, he had demanded in the House to end the daily expiry of unused prepaid data in India. He called it unfair that the data purchased by paying money expires at midnight.
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“Telecom companies offer recharge plans with a ‘daily data limit’, say 1.5GB, 2GB or 3GB per day; this limit is reset every 24 hours. Any remaining data expires at midnight, even if you have paid for it in full. You are billed for 2GB. You use 1.5GB. At the end of the day, the remaining data expires,” Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said in an X Post. No refunds. That’s not their policy. Use it at midnight.”
He further said, “I raised this issue in Parliament – why should the data for which we have paid be confiscated? The remaining data should be carried forward to the next cycle, so that customers can use the data for which they have already paid. My demands are clear: 1. Allow data carry-forward/data rollover for all users… All telecom operators should provide rollover of the remaining data. The data left at the end of the day If the data exceeds the limit, it should be added to the next day’s daily data limit and not deleted as soon as the validity ends.”
Telecom companies offer Recharge Plans with ‘𝐃🌸𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐃🌸𝐭🌸 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬’ like 1.5GB, 2GB or 3GB per day, resetting every 24 hours. Any Unused Data EXPIRES at midnight, despite being fully paid for.
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“2. Provide an option to adjust unused data against the next month’s recharge amount… If a customer does not utilize his/her data in full for several consecutive cycles, there should be a way to adjust or discount the value of that data from the next month’s recharge amount. Customers should not be repeatedly charged for capacity they do not use,” Chadha said.
The Rajya Sabha MP wrote, “3. Allow transfer of unused data to relatives and friends… Unused data should be treated as the digital property of the customer. Users should be allowed to transfer their unused data within their daily data limit to others, just like they transfer money to others. As we build a digital India, access cannot depend on data that disappears. If you have paid for it, it Should be passed on and remain yours to use.”
Earlier, Raghav Chadha had accused the companies of looting customers in the Parliament. Along with this, he demanded to increase the validity of recharge from 28 days to 30-31 days. Telecom companies in India stop the facilities of incoming calls and messages after the prepaid recharge is over. Due to which people stop receiving emergency calls or necessary OTPs. Chadha had raised this issue in the Rajya Sabha.
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