India, Aug. 20 -- Consumers are set to pay more for data on their mobile phones as Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. and Bharti Airtel Ltd. have discontinued their entry-level prepaid plans.

While the move will boost the average revenue per user (ARPU) for the telecom firms, a pricier prepaid recharge plan will pinch the common man. Against that backdrop here's a look at the entry-level prepaid recharge plans offered by Jio and Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd. offering at least 1 GB per day. These have a validity of 28 days.

The cancellation of entry-level prepaid recharge plans intensifies the battle between Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel for bragging rights as India's No.1 telecom operator. According to TRAI data, Jio added 1.9 million subscrib...