Bharti Airtel has announced an increase in the pre-paid tariff rates of its ‘Advantage’ pack.

The company announced that the users of advantage pack, which is based on per minute billing, will have to pay 60 paise per minute for local and STD calls to mobile phones and 90 paise for local and STD calls to landlines.

Furthermore, Re 1 and Rs 1.5 will be charged for local and national SMSes, respectively. Existing users will have to pay the new rates after the validity of their existing voucher ends.

There is no increase in the tariff of its ‘Freedom’ pack, which is based on per second billing.