Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider said on Wednesday it has upgraded its prepaid plans and discontinued the Rs.49 entry-level prepaid recharge.

According to ANI, the company said in a statement, “The company’s prepaid plan will now start from the Rs.79 smart recharge and offer up to four times more outgoing minutes of usage to customers along with double data.”

The move is likely to push rivals \ and market leader Reliance Jio to up their tariffs as well.

Airtel said the change is in line with the company’s focus on offering superior connectivity solutions. Airtel customers on entry-level recharge can now stay connected for longer without worrying about their account balance.

Last week, the communications provider had raised the postpaid tariffs for its corporate plans as well as tweaked retail postpaid and select prepaid plans.

Tariffs in minimum corporate plans have now been increased by 30 percent. It has discontinued old plans at Rs.199 to 249 with the minimum plan now starting at Rs.299.