Vodafone doubles Net rates for 2G, 3G subscribers
Vodafone India has doubled its mobile Internet rates for 2G and 3G customers across the country, and it is being implemented in a phased manner. The new rates for pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pre-paid and post paid users are 4 paisa per 10 KB, as compared to 2 paisa per 10 KB charged earlier. The company had in November last year reduced the rates by up to 80 per cent to 2 paisa per 10 KB, from 10 paisa per 10 KB. When contacted, a Vodafone spokesperson said: “Vodafone following its price change in November 2013 has revised its mobile Internet charges for Pay as Go (PAYG) users.
Airtel likely to be world’s third largest telco soon: Kohli
Bharti Airtel on Monday said it is likely to become the world’s third largest telecom operator soon, after China Mobile and UK-based Vodafone, as it continues with a strong subscriber growth. “We are very close. It is a matter of one or two million (subscribers). Maybe, by next few weeks or months, we should be there,” Bharti Enterprises Managing Director Manoj Kohli said on the sidelines of an IMI event in New Delhi.