New Delhi: To make browsing more affordable for its users, Vodafone India slashed data charges by 80 per cent in three circles of Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh West and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh from Tuesday.
The company said it will roll this out nationally in a phased manner. The new rate would be applicable for all pre-paid and post-paid customers using 2G network. The rate cut from 10p/10KB to 2p/10KB will make internet access affordable for customers who use mobile internet in a limited way, it said.
Vivek Mathur, chief commercial officer, Vodafone India, said: "The overall internet penetration in India is low while the mobile penetration is several times higher. Most consumers will discover the power of the internet via the mobile. We want to accelerate mobile internet adoption through penetration, consumption and value addition."
"This 80 per cent reduction in data charges for customers using 2G network is an important step in this direction and we are confident that this move will facilitate faster adoption and better usage (of mobile internet)."...
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03:24 PM, Jun 07, 2013
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05:50 PM, Jun 01, 2013
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05:05 PM, May 31, 2013
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10:43 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday issued a notice to all 2G scam accused on Central Bureau of Investigation's plea seeking to call Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) chairman Anil Ambani and 16 others as witness in the case. The CBI told the court that Anil's statement was recorded earlier during probe but was not placed before it as he was not arrayed as witness. Anil and his wife...
02:59 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: Former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai has dismissed the criticism of the 2G loss report. In his first TV interview after retirement, he told Karan Thapar that the CAG's coalgate report is based on facts. He said the CAG has been conservative in calculating the coalgate losses and followed all guidelines and norms while calculating the 2G loss. He said he is not worried about the negative...
01:28 PM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has sought Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) chairman Anil Ambani and his wife Tina to depose as witnesses in the ongoing 2G scam trial. A Times of India report says the CBI wants the Ambanis in the ongoing trial in a special court in Delhi. The couple are among 17 new witnesses that the investigative agency wants to examine. The CBI wants to...
08:09 AM, May 30, 2013
New Delhi: CBI on Tuesday moved a Delhi Court seeking permission to place on record a CD of 62 intercepted telephonic conversations of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with various persons in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation case. Special Public Prosecutor UU Lalit said out of the 62 taped conversations, the agency has already submitted the transcripts of 12 conversations and sought special CBI court's permission to place on...
07:05 PM, May 28, 2013
New Delhi: Former corporate lobbyist Nira Radia appeared in a Delhi court on Tuesday as a key prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum case. In her deposition, Radia said that although Tata was first in line for 2G licences for the Delhi circle, the company did not win the bid. Radia said this happened despite the Department of Telecom advising Tata Teleservice verbally that it would be granted spectrum as...
01:39 PM, May 28, 2013
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10:37 AM, May 28, 2013
New Delhi: Amidst allegations of corruption in allocation of telecom spectrum and coal mines, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday promised to punish wrongdoers and said future allotment of scarce natural resources will happen only through auction. UPA II government has faced plethora of corruption charges in allocation of 2G spectrum when A Raja was the Telecom Minister and in allocation of coal blocks when Singh himself held the charge...
01:23 AM, May 23, 2013
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11:00 AM, May 22, 2013
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12:45 PM, May 21, 2013
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07:52 PM, May 20, 2013
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01:26 AM, May 16, 2013
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05:25 PM, May 09, 2013
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