Airtel to shut down 3G network across India by March; evaluates opportunities on fibre monetisation

NEW DELHI: Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Friday that it expects to shut down its entire 3G network across the country by March 2020, the process for which has already started with Kolkata service area.

The company said it is keeping a razor-sharp focus on driving greater realisation and Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) but emphasised that tariffs need to move up in the long term for industry viability.

The process of switching off the 3G network has already started with Kolkata in the recent-concluded June quarter.