India, Aug. 13 -- A year after the last major pricing revision, indirect tariff hikes have returned to the Indian telecom market, driven by Bharti Airtel. The Sunil Bharti Mittal-led carrier has removed its entry-level Rs.299 monthly prepaid plan that offered 1 GB of data per day. To get a daily data allowance for 28 days, subscribers must now upgrade to the Rs.349 plan, marking a Rs.50 (16.7%) increase for an offering that includes 1.5GB of daily data and unlimited 5G access. Separately, Airtel also removed its Rs.319 (30-day), Rs.579, Rs.619, and Rs.649 prepaid plans. The development comes at a time when analysts had said that the only way for telcos to improve average revenue per user (ARPU) would be to increase tariffs at regular interv...