Check out: 70 percent cut in Bharti's 3G plan!

The move is aimed at boosting the usage of the premium services in the country.

FP Archives|Dec 20, 2014, 08:27:21 IST

Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile phone operator, on Thursday cut prices of its third-generation (3G) mobile data services by about 70 percent under some plans, a company statement showed, in a move to boost usage of the premium services in the country.

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Bharti and its rivals in the country started 3G services last year after spending a total more than $12 billion to buy airwaves in an auction.

But take-off of the services, which allow faster Internet on phones and video calls, has been slower than expected, partly due to high prices.

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