| Supporting the under-privileged - 07/04/2020 |
| Airtel |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Asia & Pacific | India |
| In India, there are millions of migrant workers and daily wage earners who have been impacted due to the nation-wide lock-down. To support them and to make sure that they remain connected in the current time of crisis, Airtel has extended validity for over 80 million under-privileged customers. All these customers will continue to get incoming calls on their Airtel mobile numbers even after the validity of their plan is exhausted. Airtel has also credited talk-time in their accounts to enable them to make critical calls or send SMS and therefore stay connected with their loved ones. With this initiative, Airtel customers will also have unrestricted access to vital information from local authorities to help combat COVID-19. |