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Kerala Floods: Idea, Airtel, Vodafone & BSNL Offer Free Calls and Data
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Telecom companies are helping restore connectivity in Kerala, where floods have worsened over time, claiming 167 lives and displacing more than a lakh people.
Companies have announced benefits which will aid connectivity for the users as well.
Idea
Idea cellular has announced an emergency talktime credit of Rs 10 for all prepaid customers. (File Photo: Twitter/@ideacellular)
Idea cellular has announced an emergency talktime credit of Rs 10 for all prepaid customers. To avail the offer, customers just have to dial *150*150# from their Idea prepaid phones.
Apart from the Rs 10 talktime, Idea is also offering flood affected customers free data worth 1 GB data with a seven day validity. It will also extend the due date for bill payments for its postpaid subscribers to ensure uninterrupted service. The company will also equip its stores in the flood-hit areas so people can charge their phones.
BSNL
A two-day nationwide strike was called by BSNL employees.(Photo: The Quint)
State-run BSNL also announced benefits to do their bit in the crisis. The company is giving away free unlimited on-net voice calls between BSNL users and 20 minutes worth free calls per day between BSNL and other operators.
It will also provide free unlimited data and SMS from 18 August for the next seven days.
Vodafone
Vodafone logo. (File Photo: IANS)
Vodafone will be giving away talktime credit of up to Rs 30 to all prepaid customers.
To avail the credit, users must send an SMS ‘CREDIT’ to 144 or dial *130*1# from their Vodafone prepaid mobiles. Apart from that, Vodafone is also giving 1 GB mobile data, which will be auto credited free of cost.
Airtel
Airtel Logo.(Photo: IANS)
Airtel, the country’s largest mobile network has also decided to provide prepaid subscribers free 1 GB of data for seven days, installation of VSATs to give free calling and Wi-Fi facility and auto approval of talktime.
It has also extended the due date for postpaid and home broadband customers to pay their bills.
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Whether the tower is available in Kerala to use this??
Yes. Many.
And some are not working.
And its not wrong in giving free benefits, as it will help many.
tower is not functioning properly so what’s the use of this
anyways got 1gb each from airtel ,idea and vodafone ,and its only for kerala customers
Free and easy publicity
Even JIO given their 52rs Plan to all customers even if to the people who is not using their SIM for long time (No Active PLans)
Benefits : 153.60 MB data per day, 70 SMS, Unlimited Voice till Aug 19th 2018, 12:45
JIO & BSNL were the first who helped the pople with these SOS offers.
My father and mother is trapper there in kerala, the only network which is working is BSNL noen others are working and their towers are off from past 2 days.
BSNL is still working (hardly calls gets connected but working)
BSNL is so strong in KL regarding signal strength for calls.
And almost everyone in a family will have it for sure..
jio and bsnl down in my location ,rest all operators are functioning properly
Any free sms for jio in kerala, existing no plans
VU + HA + GA 
I m idea not support Kerala flood time idea server off but server come Airtel,Jio and BSNL range come phone
I am Vodafone user
I’m a BSNL user. Didn’t get ant free minutes. Is it only for Kerala customers ?