Bharti Airtel, leading global telecom company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the availability of its 3G services in West Bengal’s Steel City – Durgapur. Airtel 3G is already available in 22 locations across India including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Mysore, Manipal, Udipi, Jaipur Delhi – NCR, Hubli, Patna, Hyderabad – and now Durgapur.

Airtel also launched its Mobile Comics Portal, Video Talkies and IPL live on Mobile TV on its 3G service. These, along with Video Calls, HD gaming, promise a host of innovative services for customers riding on Airtel internet on 3G. Just by paying Rs. 5 per day airtel 3G users can start receiving unlimited comics from a wide collection of famous titles, including regional content.

Video Talkies portal on Airtel 3G allows customers to watch popular Bollywood and regional movies (including Bengali) in high quality. The movies are compressed into 15 minute capsules comprising of the best scenes and songs with background story narration. To subscribe, customers can send ‘3G’ to 54321, receive a WAP link for Airtel 3G Zone, select Video Talkies and choose from a wide range of top films and regional language categories. The service is available for Rs. 25 (per view) and Rs. 15 per week for 1 movie on a subscription basis.

Customers can now watch IPL live matches through Mobile TV – anytime, anywhere – powered by Apalya. This new service will enable easy viewing of the ongoing cricket tournament by millions of eager viewers. Mobile TV also brings in other exciting viewing options suitable for the entire family.

Airtel 3G services can be enjoyed seamlessly without a ‘bill shock’ as Airtel provides its customers with timely updates and alerts on their data usage and helps them control their expenditure. The company has also introduced a first of its kind ‘internet usage calculator’ available online to help customers monitor and analyze their current internet data usage and choose an Airtel 3G plan accordingly.

To know more or join Airtel 3G services – customers can visit http://www.airtel.in/Airtel3G/ or call 12134 (toll free) or SMS ‘3G HELP’ to 121