March 29th, 2014 6:19 PM 5 COMMENTS

Exclusive : MTNL to Hike Broadband Rates from 1st April

Mumbai's largest broadband service provider MTNL's broadband customers will have to shell out more for Broadband - Internet services from next month as the service provider has hiked the charges, by 8 percent to 20 per cent approx in certain plans. The revised or increased tariff includes both the limited Data usage plans, Unlimited plans. MTNL Broadband customers for the closed Data usage plans such as Tri B_200P will be... Read More

March 12th, 2014 6:19 PM 17 COMMENTS

Exclusive : BSNL to Hike Broadband Modem Rentals from 1 April (Basic and WiFi)

India’s largest state-owned Broadband service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to increase the Monthly Rental Charges for Broadband Modem (basic and WiFi) from 1 April across the country. According to our exclusive source, The fixed monthly charge for ADSL Broadband Modem (When Modem is taken on Rental Basis from BSNL) will be increased by Rs.20 to Rs.30 (basic and WiFi - ADSL / VDSL) for all new... Read More

March 1st, 2014 3:08 PM 36 COMMENTS

BSNL Hikes Broadband Tariff in 7 Limited Usage Pan-India Plans

India’s largest broadband service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today increased broadband monthly rental in its limited usage plans across all circles. The fixed monthly charge for limited usage broadband plans has been increased however there will be no changes in Unlimited Broadband plans. The monthly rental will be increase between Rs.24 and Rs.350 depending on the tariff plans. BSNL has revises fixed monthly Charges (FMC) for existing 7... Read More

November 11th, 2013 2:19 PM 76 COMMENTS

Mobile Voice and Data Tariffs May Go Up Every Year, says Marten Pieters – Vodafone India CEO & MD

Country's second largest mobile service operator in terms of  subscriber base, Vodafone India expects Voice calls and Data services rates to go up every year, because with lower tariff, operators may not be sustainable any longer in the telecom industry. In an interview to Press Trust of India, Vodafone India's  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Marten Pieters said "We have lower tariffs for 18 years against inflation of 8-9... Read More

October 3rd, 2013 12:16 PM 159 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Increases 2G Data Tariff, Now 1GB 2G Data for Rs.155

India's largest mobile service provider, Bharti Airtel, has increased 2G data rates by reducing free 2G Data usage and validity in all popular prepaid data packs, similar to its closest rivals, Vodafone India. Starting from Karnataka circle, Airtel has been cutting down on data freebies to its customers, has increased the price of its 1GB 2G data plan for prepaid users by 25% approx, and Airtel 2G prepaid customers will... Read More

April 8th, 2013 11:22 AM 47 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo Increases Prepaid Base Tariffs to 2paisa/Sec for GSM and CDMA Customers

After the intense competition and low tariff days are over, Tata Docomo, which is known as pioneer in introducing 1 paisa per second plan in Indian telecom industry, has joined the bandwagon of companies increasing tariffs. After revising SMS, Data (2G and 3G) and Voice Packs, now Tata Docomo has increased its base tariff by 100% from the existing tariff for all new activations. The new base tariff will 2paisa/sec for... Read More

November 3rd, 2012 5:21 AM 20 COMMENTS

Tariff Revision is Obvious: Recent Trends in Mobile Tariffs

Few days back Bharti Airtel CEO (India and South Asia) Sanjay Kapoor spoke up for the tariff hike and hinted for further tariff hike to make telecom industry sustainable. The tariff will go up following the spectrum auction. If you forget Idea already hiked tariff to 2 paisa per second i.e. Rs 1.20 per minute as a second round of tariff hike. Even if the spectrum is refarmed and auctioned... Read More

October 14th, 2012 5:59 PM 72 COMMENTS

Second Round of Tariff Hike – Idea Cellular is the Frontrunner

Mobile operators in India believe that the time of low tariff has gone and they are implenting the same for some time. First round of tariff hike saw voice call rate is priced to 1.5paisa/second from 1.2paisa/second, and Idea Cellular just starts second round of tariff hike. In the recent tariff guide for Tamilnadu circle, Idea Cellular is to charge 2paisa/second (Rs 1.20/minute) for all local voice calls, while STD... Read More

May 3rd, 2012 2:19 AM 92 COMMENTS

Operators Are In Tariff Hike Spree

It is said Ramayan was written before Ram’s birth. Similarly before TRAI’s proposal of limited 2G spectrum auction at huge base price is accepted by DoT and related departments Indian mobile operators are on a run to tariff hike. Last month we shared that Idea Cellular silently hiked the tariff in form of 1.3p/sec to local mobiles and 1.5p/sec to local landlines and STD calls. It seems that it inspired... Read More

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