Idea slashes 3G tariffs by 70 pc

BANGALORE, INDIA: Idea Cellular has reduced its 3G data price by nearly 70 per cent. From now on, Idea prepaid and postpaid customers will pay 3 paise for every 10 KB of data against 10 paise earlier.

Sources at Idea Cellular said that the price will be applicable for Idea's mobile phone users as well as data card users. 

Idea Cellular has also brought out various 3G plans through which customers can make full use of its 3G services. One such plan is the “Hero-25”, which offers 100 MB data with a validity period of three days, for Rs.25.

Apart from this, Idea has also brought out validity plans for prepaid 3G users. A Rs.599 plan gives prepaid 3G users 2 GB of data with a validity of 60 days. Similarly, a Rs.850 plan comes with 60 days validity and a Rs 1250 plan gives users 4GB of 3G data for 90 days.