A-VO-ID: 2G/3G/4G Tariff Hike 2015

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Idea Cellular prepaid customers in Delhi and NCR will now have to cough out more for using data as the company has increased rates by over 18% with effect from June 3.

The company has made changes in most of the recharges and vouchers for 2G and 3G services.

According to industry sources, the company also plans to increase the data tariffs in five-six more circles in the coming days.

When asked to comment on the matter, the company did not reply.

According to information taken from customer care of Idea Cellular, the company has increased 3G data tariffs by over 18% and 2G tariffs by 11%.

A customer care executive said the 1 GB pack of 3G with a validity of 28 days will now come for Rs 295 compared with Rs 249 earlier, while a 1GB, 2G data pack for will now come for Rs 195 with 28 days validity as against Rs 175 earlier.

The company has also reduced validity of various packs. For instance, customers will now get a validity of 7 days with a recharge of Rs 247 for 1GB, while earlier it used to cost Rs 249 with 28 days validity.

Idea is the first telecom operator, which has increased data tariffs after the March spectrum auctions.

Idea was successful in securing spectrum in all the nine telecom circles (which account for 69% of its revenues) that came up for renewal. The company had paid over Rs 7,000 crore of the overall outgo of more than Rs 30,000 crore.

In a bid to improve profitability, telecos have been cutting back on discounts and freebies. Last year also, firms including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea had increased data as well as call tariffs.

After the March spectrum auction, industry associations had said there would be hike in tariffs as operators have to pay about Rs 1,09,874 crore to the government.

http://timesofindia.com/tech/tech-n...riffs-by-18-in-Delhi/articleshow/47541647.cms
 
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Loved the title, no upvote like reddit else would have given that.
But on one side we have a thread mentioning that there is 3G fare ware before 4G launch and IIN has actually done opposite and increased price ?
 
^same thoughts here. So is the tariff price increasing or decreasing? They spent some thousand crores and are now putting the pressure on us THE customers? What the...
 
Airtel Andhra data rates hiked.

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Let them make money until this year end.
 
Even Vodafone have revised their 'Bonus' cards. So data should follow soon. Recharge of 34, 49 and 51* used to have call rate of 45p, 40p and 30p respectively. Now its 50p, 45p and 40p.

* first 60 secs at 1.5p/sec.
 
Every operator is going to increase prices. This is expected after the last auction. If any drastic net neutrality regulations are also brought in, expect them to raise several fold to match or exceed prices in other countries.

People were getting lower rates than in other countries because of the irregularities in the spectrum actions. There will always be a price to pay for honesty. Same goes for neutrality. So be ready for it.
 
Airtel, Idea hike post-paid data tariffs by 20% in Delhi

s per information posted on the companies’ websites, Airtel has raised data tariffs in Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, U.P. East and U.P. West circles.

Idea Cellular has done the same in Delhi, Punjab and U.P. West.

Post-paid customers of both operators in these circles will now have to pay Rs. 300 for 1GB 3G data usage, as against Rs. 250 earlier.

Vodafone, however, has not raised data charges in the post-paid category and continues to offer 1GB 3G data for Rs. 250.

Airtel, Idea and Vodafone had raised pre-paid data tariffs for 2G and 3G services in Delhi by up to 47 per cent in June following the spectrum auctions in March, when operators acquired airwaves worth Rs. 101,000 crore.
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http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/airtel-idea-hike-postpaid-data-tariff/article7596640.ece
 
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