Bharti Airtel Launches India’s First 4G Services @ Rs 999/month in Kolkata

Today, Telecom major Bharti Airtel launched its country’s first 4G LTE (long term evolution) network in Kolkata on Tuesday. The Airtel 4G services are priced between Rs 999 per month to Rs 1999 per month for with a free quota of 6- 9 GB. The 4G LTE service was launched by the Union Telecom and IT Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal. With the launch in Kolkata, Airtel has become become the first company to start 4G wireless services in the country.

4G is short for Fourth (4th) Generation Technology  which is an extension on 3G  and 2G connection. Airtel launched its 4G LTE (long term evolution) network here on Tuesday. 4G is a high speed wireless broadbrand service with high upload and download speeds. Compared to the existing 3G services that allow downloads speeds of up to 21 mbps (mega bytes per second), 4G allows download speeds of “upto 100 mbps’.  It would allow superfast access to High Definition (HD) video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and much more.

Airtel 4G LTE Plans

Plan Name : Break Free

Rental (Rs.) : 999 only

Free Usage Quota (GB) : 6 GB

Charge After Quota (INR) : NIL

Speed After Quota Completion (kbps) : 128 kbps

Plan Name : Break Free MAX

Rental (Rs.) : 1399 only

Free Usage Quota (GB) : 9 GB

Charge After Quota (INR) : NIL

Speed After Quota Completion (kbps) : 128 kbps

Plan Name : Break Free ULTRA

Rental (Rs.) : 1999 only

Free Usage Quota (GB) : 18 GB

Charge After Quota (INR) : NIL

Speed After Quota Completion (kbps) : 128 kbps

All the above plans are available in both Prepaid & Postpaid connections.

On the Rs. 999 postpaid plan, customer will get a money-back for a value equivalent of one month’s rent, spread over first 6 bill cycles. Customers will get a bill discount of Rs.167/ bill for 6 bills.

On the Rs. 1399 and Rs. 1999 postpaid plans , customer will get a money-back for a value equivalent of two month’s rent, spread over first 6 bill cycles. Customers will get a bill discount of Rs. 466/ bill for 6 bills in case of Rs.1399 plan , and Rs.666 / bill for 6 bills in case of Rs. 1999 plan.

To get more detailed info, visit your nearest Airtel Relationship Center (ARC) or call 1800-103-0405 (toll-free).