Airtel

Bharti Airtel has reduced the data benefits bundled with its unlimited 5G data add-on plans. Under the current structure, users on plans with 2 GB of daily data or more automatically get unlimited 5G access, while those on 1 GB or 1.5 GB per day plans can upgrade using add-ons priced at Rs 51, Rs 101 and Rs 151. Earlier, these add-ons provided 3 GB, 6 GB and 9 GB of additional data respectively, along with unlimited 5G data for the remaining validity of the base plan. Airtel has now revised these packs to offer 1 GB, 2 GB and 3 GB of data respectively.

Vi

Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has revised the benefits of its Rs 3,999 post-paid international roaming pack for users travelling to destinations such as Canada, Japan, Azerbaijan, Jordan and Zambia. The plan now offers 30 GB data, 30 days of validity and 1,500 minutes for outgoing local calls and calls to India, while incoming calls remain free in eligible countries. In addition, users get 100 outgoing SMSs, with calls made to non-covered destinations charged at Rs 35 per minute.

The telco also launched a prepaid plan priced at Rs 548 that offers 84 days of validity, unlimited voice calling, 100 SMSs per day and a total of 7 GB of data for the entire validity period.

Jio

Reliance Jio has launched a Rs 103 Flexi Data plan with a validity of 28 days and 5 GB of high speed data. The plan allows users to choose one premium over-the-top (OTT) entertainment bundle via a MyJio voucher. Subscribers can select from three content categories. The Hindi Entertainment option includes JioHotstar, Sony LIV and ZEE5. The International Entertainment option bundles JioHotstar, FanCode, Lionsgate Play and Discovery+. For regional content viewers, the Regional Entertainment option offers access to JioHotstar, Sun NXT, Kanchha Lannka and Hoichoi.

Jio has partnered with Google to offer free access to Google Gemini AI Pro to Jio’s young subscribers. Under this initiative, Jio users aged 18 to 25 years, as part of early access, who are on active unlimited 5G plans, prepaid or post-paid, starting from Rs 349, will receive complimentary Gemini AI Pro access worth Rs 35,100 for a period of 18 months. With Gemini AI Pro, users get access to Google’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features, including the Gemini 2.5 Pro model with deep research capabilities and limited video generation through Veo 3 Fast. The subscription also includes enhanced image generation via Nano Banana, 2 TB of cloud storage across Google Photos, Drive and Gmail, and expanded access to AI tools including Flow, Whisk, Gemini Code Assist, Gemini CLI and NotebookLM. Gemini features will also be integrated into Gmail, Docs and Vids.

The telco also introduced a special Rs 500 Happy New Year 2026 prepaid plan that offers 28 days of validity, 56 GB of total data and 2 GB data per day, along with unlimited voice calling and 100 SMSs per day. It also offers access to OTT platforms such as YouTube Premium, Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition, JioHotstar (Mobile/TV), Sony LIV, ZEE5, Lionsgate Play, Discovery+, Sun NXT, Kanchha Lannka, Planet Marathi, Chaupal, FanCode and Hoichoi.

Further, the telco rolled out two new intra-circle roaming (ICR) recharge plans for customers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, in partnership with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). These plans are aimed at ensuring connectivity for Jio users in rural or remote areas where Jio’s own network coverage is limited by allowing access to BSNL’s network. Both plans offer a validity of 28 days. Key features of the plans are as follows:

  • The plan priced at Rs 196 offers 2 GB of data, 1,000 minutes of voice calling and 1,000 SMSs.
  • The plan priced at Rs 396 offers 10 GB of data, along with 1,000 minutes of voice calls and 1,000 SMSs.

According to Jio, these plans are meant exclusively for use on the BSNL ICR network. As per the terms and conditions, the benefits will work only when the user’s device is connected to the BSNL network.

BSNL

BSNL has reduced the service validity of its Rs 99 prepaid plan. Until last year, the plan offered 18 days of validity. Revisions include 14 days of validity and 50 MB data, along with unlimited voice calling.