Airtel, Idea, Vodafone hike data tariffs

According to reports, Airtel and Idea have increased post-paid charges by 20%. The customers of both telecom operators will have to pay Rs. 300 for 1GB 3G data usage, as against Rs. 250 earlier.

Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone have raised pre-paid and post-paid data tariffs for various circles.

According to reports, Airtel and Idea have increased post-paid charges by 20%. The customers of both telecom operators will have to pay Rs. 300 for 1GB 3G data usage, as against Rs. 250 earlier.

Airtel has raised the data charges in Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, U.P. East and U.P. West circles while Idea has hiked tariffs in Delhi, Punjab and U.P. West.

Although Vodafone has not increased rates for post-paid services, it joins Airtel and Idea in price-hike for pre-paid category.

All three telcos had raised pre-paid data tariffs for 2G and 3G services in Delhi and Mumbai following the spectrum auctions in March.