Airtel has just announced a cut of 31 per cent in its 4G LTE data tariffs in Kolkata, Bangalore, Pune and Chandigarh, bringing the tariff at par with 3G data services.
Under the new pricing, 2 GB data will be offered for Rs 450 (unlimited beyond that at 128 Kbps), 3 GB data will cost you Rs 650, 4 GB will cost Rs 750 and 10 GB Rs 999. The costliest plan is priced at Rs 4,799 and offers 80 GB of data. Excess data will be charged at 50 paise per 100 KB, which is costlier than 3 paise per 10 KB that Airtel charges its 3G customers.
The pricing undoubtedly is at par with 3G, but then 3G tariffs are not cheap either, and that is probably the reason why less than 5 per cent of phone subscribers use 3G services; the other reason being limited access and lack of supporting handsets. And all these reasons are the more relevant for 4G (LTE) services in India, which is currently offered in only four cities.
None of the available smartphones or tablets in India support 4G while the existing 4G dongles are priced at Rs 2,499 to Rs 4,999 - much costlier than 3G dongles whose price starts from as low as Rs 1,000.
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