<p>According to industry sources, the tariffs were increased few days ago. When contacted Vodafoane spokesperson declined to comment saying, “We do not comment on tariff issues.”<br /><br />Idea officials said the company is in the silent period due to pending quarterly financial results. Vodafone and Idea are pan India operators and have hiked pre-paid tariffs in certain circles. Last week, Bharti Airtel, the largest telecom operator by subscriber base, had raised rates for pre-paid users by 20 per cent for certain packages across several circles.</p>
<p>According to industry sources, the tariffs were increased few days ago. When contacted Vodafoane spokesperson declined to comment saying, “We do not comment on tariff issues.”<br /><br />Idea officials said the company is in the silent period due to pending quarterly financial results. Vodafone and Idea are pan India operators and have hiked pre-paid tariffs in certain circles. Last week, Bharti Airtel, the largest telecom operator by subscriber base, had raised rates for pre-paid users by 20 per cent for certain packages across several circles.</p>