Airtel, Vodafone, RCom, Paytm gear up to help flood-hit Chennai citizens with special offers India Infoli

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced on Wednesday that landline operators in Chennai will offer free service for a week and telephone connections for which the bill payment is due will not be disconnected for 15 days.

The telecom industry is showering flood-hit Chennai citizens with free recharges and special data offers.

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced on Wednesday that landline operators in Chennai will offer free service for a week and telephone connections for which the bill payment is due will not be disconnected for 15 days. BSNL also announced special schemes for its mobile subscribers. The stated-owned telco will allow free local and STD calls to other BSNL mobile phone users as well as 100 MB data for seven days for its pre-paid users. 

Market leader Bharti Airtel has offered an automated talk time credit up to Rs. 30 for its prepaid customers. Moreover, it has offered a 10 minutes credit for Airtel to Airtel calling free of cost along with a free credit of 50MB data with a 2-day validity for all prepaid customers in Chennai. The post paid and landline subscribers of Airtel will get an extension in payment of bills.

Vodafone is also offering pre-approved ‘chhota credit’ of Rs.10 to all pre-paid customers and a credit of 10 minutes for Vodafone to Vodafone calling. In addition, free 100MB mobile data is being offered to all customers with data enabled handsets. The validity of the talk time credit and free data is two days. For postpaid customers whose bills are due for payment immediately, the time to make the payment is being extended.

Joining the consortium, Reliance Communications has offered 50 MB of data free, coupled with its loan facility wherein customers can recharge their balance by up to Rs 10. These free minutes and data will be credited in the customers' pre-paid accounts.

Aircel, having major presence in south India, offered free 10 minutes Aircel to Aircel calls for three days and auto credit of Rs 30, along with 10 free SMS pan India with a validity of three days. The telco is also offering 100MB of 2G or 3G data free for three days.

Mobile wallet Paytm is yet another platform where the mobile subscribers in Chennai can avail free recharge. The mobile payment company is providing the residents of flood-stricken Chennai a free instant recharge of Rs. 30.