06/05/2014
Airtel, Idea & Vodafone India resume 3G intra-circle roaming services
Where has 3G services resumed
has resumed services in eight circles - , , , , & , , and (East) from yesterday. The service is currently available for prepaid customers in these circles through various 3G roaming packs. It is expected to be rolled out shortly for postpaid customers shortly. Airtel had earlier won 3G spectrum in 13 circles.
Cellular has resumed 3G services in 10 circles - , , , , & , , , and , which apparently accounts for 25% of its 137 million connection base. The service will be available for both prepaid and postpaid Idea customers. The 3G roaming packs are priced in the range of Rs 7 to Rs 1499, however this might differ from circle to circle. Idea Cellular has 3G spectrum in 12 circles, including Delhi where the telco had acquired 5 MHz of spectrum in the February 2014 spectrum auctions. It has however rolled out 3G services in 10 circles with plans to roll it out to and Delhi this financial year.
India has resumed 3G services in 11 circles – Madhya Pradesh & , Karnataka, , Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, , Jammu & Kashmir, (West), Bihar, Assam and North East, as per an ET report. The service will be available for both prepaid and postpaid Vodafone India . The telco has 3G spectrum in nine circles.
The only remaining circle is Orissa where none of the three telcos have 3G spectrum. We wonder whether these telcos are looking to ink similar partnerships with or Reliance Communications which has 3G spectrum in that circle.