INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced a cashback of Rs 2,000 to its subscribers upgrading to a new 4G smartphone
Aimed at the festive season, the telecom service provider's "AirtelThanks" program will enable eligible Airtel subscribers to earn the
cashback in the form of digital coupons, which can be redeemed to make payment against a prepaid or postpaid connection, according to a
These digital coupons can be redeemed on subsequent recharges on select prepaid packs of Rs 199 and above, or postpaid bill payment of Rs
399 and above, Airtel noted."As customers upgrade their smartphone this festive season, we want to delight them with exclusive benefits
under our recently launched customer program #AirtelThanks
avail the offer, customers will be required to insert a 4G SIM in a new 4G smartphone on or before October 31, 2018, according to Bharti
Airtel."The coupons will auto-apply on every subsequent recharge or bill payment via My Airtel App and will be valid only for the first 40
months of being credited to the customer's account
Only one coupon can be availed at the time of a recharge or bill payment," the company said in its statement.The cashback offer from Bharti
Airtel comes amid high competition in the country's telecom sector.Rival private sector telecom operator Reliance Jio, earlier this month,
according to Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of conglomerate Reliance Industries.Vodafone Idea, the largest service provider in the country,
last month announced a cashback offer and vouchers on purchase of recharge plans through digital wallet Paytm
On a minimum prepaid recharge of Rs
149, Vodafone and Idea customers can avail an assured cashback of Rs
25 on the first transaction done via Paytm, according to a statement from Vodafone Idea.Idea Cellular and Vodafone India completed a merger
between them in August this year, creating the country's biggest telecom service provider
