[Resolved]  Airtel — Uninformed change in call rates

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New Delhi, Delhi

This complaint is regarding overcharging by Airtel. I am an Airtel customer and have an Airtel mobile connection in Delhi ([protected]). My call charges were 50 paise per minute for local calls and 60 paise per minute for STD calls. Airtel, without any request initiated from my end or without any prior intimation from their side, increased my call rates to 1.8 paise per second, which is double than the earlier call charges. And when I called the customer care center of Airtel, their representative told me that for two months the new call rates have been applied and if I wish to reduce my call rates I will have to pay extra for a special recharge if I want low call rates. This is a clear case of harassing a customer arbitrarily and is intolerable. I thereby request you to instruct Airtel to pay me back 150 rupees deducted as call charge and 50, 000 rupees as compensation as it is only the consumer who knows the kind of embarrassment and inconvenience he/she has to go through when arbitrary money deduction leaves him/her with insufficient balance. I hope a quick action will be taken against Airtel in this case. My Mobile number - [protected] Alternate contact number - [protected] Date on which I contacted the customer care - 8th May 2014 No reference number given!