Airtel launches 3G services in Punjab

Airtel has launched 3G services in Punjab. It rolled out 4G services in Chandigarh – Tricity last year and in Ludhiana in Punjab last week. It offers 2G, 3G and 4G services in these two areas in Punjab and it also offers 4G on mobile in Ludhiana. The company claims that it is the largest mobile operator in Punjab with over 7.5 million customers. Continue reading “Airtel launches 3G services in Punjab”

Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming, but cannot add new 3G customers in 7 circles, says SC

Supreme Court has ordered Bharti Airtel not to extend its 3G Intra-circle roaming services to new customers in the 7 circles, where it did not have licences for 3G spectrum, according to a report from The Economic Times. Airtel got a temporary relief earlier this week, when Supreme Court allowed them to continue their 3G intra-circle roaming till April 11th. Last month DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles and asked them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for illegal roaming pact with Vodafone and Idea Delhi High Court temporarily stalled the execution of DoT’s order until the final hearing, after Airtel appealed against it. Continue reading “Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming, but cannot add new 3G customers in 7 circles, says SC”

Airtel, Vodafone and Idea can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till April 11, says SC

Airtel has got a temporary relief, and can continue their 3G intra-circle roaming till April 11th. A Supreme Court bench has asked telecoms department not to take any action on the Bharti Airtel on 3G roaming pact till Thursday, according to a report from The Economic Times. Last month DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles and asked them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for illegal roaming pact. Delhi High Court temporarily stalled the execution of DoT’s order until the final hearing, after Airtel appealed against it. Continue reading “Airtel, Vodafone and Idea can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till April 11, says SC”

DoT asks Vodafone and Idea to stop 3G Intra-circle roaming


The Department of Telecom (DoT) have asked Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to stop 3G services outside their licensed zones in 3 days, according to a recent report by Economic Times. DoT has also asked these companies to pay Rs. 550 and Rs. 300 crore, respectively for violating licence norms. DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles last month and asked them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for illegal roaming pact. Later Delhi High Court temporarily stalled the execution of DoT’s order until the final hearing, after Airtel appealed against it. Continue reading “DoT asks Vodafone and Idea to stop 3G Intra-circle roaming”

Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till final order, says Delhi HC

Delhi High Court has temporarily stalled the execution of the Department of Telecom’s (DoT) order asking Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles in 3 days, where they did not acquire the license, according to a recent report from Economic Times. Bharti Airtel challenged the DoT’s order in the Delhi Hight Court last week, and the court ordered them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for violating licence norms. But they are not required to pay the whole amount immediately. Continue reading “Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till final order, says Delhi HC”

Airtel Data Share plan offers 5GB 3G data at Rs.1000 between 3 devices

Airtel today announced an interesting data plan which will be very useful for users who carry multiple devices and also if you want to share a data plan with family members or friends.The Airtel Data Share Plan allows one to share 3G data between 3 devices. The plan is available for both prepaid and postpaid customers. Continue reading “Airtel Data Share plan offers 5GB 3G data at Rs.1000 between 3 devices”

Airtel launches new affordable 3G plans


Airtel has launched new 3G plans for pre-paid and post-paid customers after Aircel launched new 3G plans last month. They have also introduced Smartbytes additional data usage packs for its postpaid Airtel mobile customers on 3G. Now the plans start at 10MB that would offer 30 minutes of 3G access valid for 1 day. Now Rs. 100 pack offers 300MB free data, Rs. 250 3G pack would offer 1GB of free data, Rs. 450 pack would offer 2GB of free data and Rs 1500 pack would offer 10GB free data that are valid for 30 days. Continue reading “Airtel launches new affordable 3G plans”

Airtel launches new unlimited 3G Plan for BlackBerry postpaid customers


Airtel has launched a new 3G plan for BlackBerry postpaid customers that offers unlimited 3G internet browsing on the device. This plan also comes with 1GB of off-device (When BlackBerry device is used as a modem) 3G data free per month. Continue reading “Airtel launches new unlimited 3G Plan for BlackBerry postpaid customers”

Airtel launches new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan in Rajasthan


Airtel has launched a new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan, Airtel Super 950 in Rajasthan. This plan is priced at Rs. 950 / month and it would offer 7.2 MBPS for the first 6 GB data after that speed would be throttled to 20 kbps and remain unlimited for the rest of the month. Continue reading “Airtel launches new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan in Rajasthan”

Airtel 3G now offers Double Data on Select Plans

Airtel now offers Double Data Benefit on select 3G plans. All the Standard 3G packs now offer double data on recharge for both the Prepaid and Postpaid users. The Rs. 101, Rs. 201, Rs. 451 and Rs. 751 packs now offer 200MB, 500MB, 1200MB and 4GB (pre-paid) / 5GB (post-paid). Continue reading “Airtel 3G now offers Double Data on Select Plans”

Airtel launches 3G services in Tripura


Airtel has launched their 3G services in Tripura. Airtel 3G services are now available in 50 plus towns across India. Airtel 3G services would be available for customers in Agartala starting midnight on 6th September 2011.

Other than the high-speed internet on the move, Airtel 3G also offers Mobile TV, International video calling, Video streaming and much more. Continue reading “Airtel launches 3G services in Tripura”

Airtel 3G now in Dharamshala, Mandi and Manali in Himachal Pradesh

Airtel has launched launched its 3G services in Dharamshala, Mandi and Manali in Himachal Pradesh. They launched their 3G services in Shimla, Solan, Baddi & Parwanoo recently in Himachal Pradesh.

Other than the high speed internet on the move, customer can enjoy services like Mobile TV from ‘3G Zone’ on Airtel LIVE, International video calling, Video streaming and much more on Airtel 3G. Continue reading “Airtel 3G now in Dharamshala, Mandi and Manali in Himachal Pradesh”

Airtel 3G now in 42 more towns in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh


Airtel 3G is now available across 42 more towns in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh that include, Ratlam, Sagar, Satna, Rewa, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Ujjain, Harda, Bina, Singrauli and Sejbahar. Airtel 3G was launched in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh at the end of July and is now available in 54 towns of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after this second phase of roll out. Continue reading “Airtel 3G now in 42 more towns in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh”

Airtel 3G now in Asansol, Burdawan, Chittaranjan, Raniganj and Kulti – West Bengal


Airtel has launched their 3G services in the cities of Asansol, Burdawan, Chittaranjan, Kulti and Raniganj in West Bengal. Airtel 3G is already available in Durgapur and was launched in Kolkata last week. With this Airtel 3G is available in 50 plus towns across India. Continue reading “Airtel 3G now in Asansol, Burdawan, Chittaranjan, Raniganj and Kulti – West Bengal”

Airtel expands its 3G services across 24 major towns in Haryana


Airtel 3G is now available across 24 major towns in Haryana including the cities of Ambala, Panipat, Hissar, Karnal, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Jind & Sonipat. Other than the high speed internet on the move, customer can enjoy services like Mobile TV from ‘3G Zone’ on Airtel LIVE, International video calling, Video streaming and much more on Airtel 3G. Continue reading “Airtel expands its 3G services across 24 major towns in Haryana”