Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 1: Aiming to connect millions of internet non-users and bring them online, Idea Cellular; the fastest growing telecom operator has announced an “Internet for all” program.
This program empowers all the Idea pre-paid consumers and retailers to give one month of free internet access to internet non-users just by logging on http//4all.ideacellular.com from their smartphones. They can gift free 100 mb data for a month by entering the Idea mobile number of non-internet users.
Idea has further personalized this service by sending periodic information on how to use free data to the non-data user and providing various ways to latch onto the internet.
Talking about the new initiative, Sashi Shankar, chief marketing officer, Idea Cellular said internet adaptation today is being shaped predominantly through the use of mobile telephony. However, currently only 25% of India’s population are connected to the internet. Accelerating mobile internet adoption is huge task about and requires larger participation.
Idea users can log on to http//4all.ideacellular.com from their prepaid connection or retailer VTOP to gift data to a non-internet user. Alternatively, customers can also avail the service by dialling *756# or sending sms IFA to 56756.
With Pan India 2G operations and 3G and 4G services in 17 telecom circles, Idea has the capability to provide mobile broadband to nearly 880 million Indians. Demonstrating its commitment to connect the unconnected a reality, Idea will continue to work towards connecting the next billion and making them a part of the digital world.
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