# Indian telecom prepaid and 5G service offerings

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/indian-telecom-prepaid-and-5g-service-offerings
> Updated: 2026-08-25T01:49:28.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

Indian telecommunications providers, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and BSNL, have introduced various prepaid data and 5G service plans. Initial offerings focused on diverse data limits and validity periods, such as Jio’s 98-day plan with unlimited 5G and BSNL’s high-volume 20GB single-day data pack.

Subsequent developments show an expansion into bundled entertainment services and long-term connectivity options. Jio introduced plans including access to 15 OTT platforms like YouTube Premium and Prime Video. Additionally, following regulatory guidance from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to allow SIM activity maintenance without data, providers launched long-term validity plans, such as Jio’s 336-day service plan and a comparable offering from Airtel.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-25: Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel offer diverse prepaid plans in India

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel offer diverse prepaid plans in India, ranging from data-heavy entertainment bundles to long-term voice-only options following TRAI enforcement.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/reliance-jio-and-bharti-airtel-offer-diverse-prepaid-plans-in-india

### 2026-08-20: Telecom providers in India offer diverse prepaid data and 5G plans

Indian telecom providers Jio, Airtel, and BSNL are offering diverse prepaid plans, ranging from Jio's 98-day long-term data packs to BSNL's high-volume 20GB single-day data recharge.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/telecom-providers-in-india-offer-diverse-prepaid-data-and-5g-plans

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