NEW DELHI: Vodafone Idea (Vi) Tuesday said it will offer a free Rs 49 pack and a new combo voucher RC79 to its low-income users base to help them stay connected during the ongoing second-wave of the pandemic.The Rs 49 pack provides a talktime of Rs 38 and 100MB data with a validity of 28 days, while the RC79 combo voucher comes with the benefit of double talk time of Rs 128 (64+64) and 200MB of data for a validity of 28 days for a limited time period.“As a special gesture, with this one-time offer, VIL will be extending benefits worth up to Rs 2,940 million to the low income group users in the country,” the telco said in statement, adding that it will benefit 60 million low-income users.Vodafone Idea’s rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel last week launched similar offers for their low-income users base.Jio came up with additional talk time and recharge benefits for its 100 million JioPhone subscribers, while Sunil Mittal-led Airtel said it will offer Rs 49 pack free of cost to over 55 million low-income customers. The pack offers a talk time of Rs 38 and 100 MB data with a validity of 28 days.The second-largest telco which reported its fourth-quarter results on Monday also launched a Rs 79 recharge coupon with double benefits.Vi is yet to announce its fourth-quarter results. It had nearly 269.8 million customers at December-end

Source: Economic Times May 18, 2021 12:03 UTC