Bharti Airtel shuts 3G service in Kolkata, asks customers to get 4G

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Friday announced closing of 3G service in Kolkata as part of its plan to replace the third generation mobile technology with 4G in the country.

“This is in line with our stated strategy of focusing on serving quality customers with best-in-class service experience. Going forward, we plan to refarm all of our 3G spectrum across India and deploy it for 4G in a phased manner,” Randeep Sekhon, CTO Bharti Airtel said in a statement.

In Kolkata, Airtel will use 900 Mhz frequency band for 4G service which was earlier being used for 3G.