Videocon Telecom offers free mobile internet to users

Videocon Telecommunications has announced free mobile internet usage of up to 750 MB for mobile users who do not use internet currently, as part of a Digital India initiative.

Under the trial offer, Videocon is offering 750 MB of free data for all non-internet user customers valid for 2 months and it plans to give away over 1,500 TB of free data to such subscribers.

"Our study on these (non-mobile internet) set of subscribers suggested initial hesitation and their perception on the cost of data being the key reasons for not using data," Videocon Telecommunications Director and CEO Arvind Bali said in a statement.



Videocon conducted a study on these non-data users to understand their reasons for not using data and found out that over 86% of these non users having data enabled handsets aspire to use data but are reluctant to do so.

The study suggested the inadequate knowledge and that initial hesitation to ask someone on knowhow and perception of data cost being high as two main reason for people not using data.

"This initiative shall address both first time mobile users primarily from rural belts and existing mobile users who have been using mobile primarily for voice. The target segment is huge, and I am sure this will go a long way in digitally connecting every subscriber," Bali said.