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IDEA Cellular Limited (Idea)
www.ideacellular.com
- The third largest GSM operator in India, by revenue the fastest growing mobile operator in the world’s fastest growing telephony market
- A pan-India integrated GSM operator with National Long Distance & International Long Distance services
- The most customer friendly and competitive prepaid offerings in India
| Idea Cellular Limited | |
|---|---|
| Year of Investment/Shareholding | 2008/19.1% |
| Nature of Business | Cellular |
| Subscribers | 63.8 million |
Idea is a public listed company, having been listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in March 2007.
Idea is a pan India integrated GSM operator covering the entire telephony landscape of the country, and has National Long Distance and International Long Distance operations with over 63 million subscribers.
Idea offers affordable and world-class mobile services to varied segments of mobile users. Be it high end users, or low-end, price sensitive consumers, Idea’s tariff plans are designed to suit every pocket. From basic voice and SMS services to high-end value added and GPRS/EDGE services such as BlackBerry, Datacard, Mobile TV, Games etc, Idea is seen as an innovative, customer focused brand.
Idea has partnerships with over 400 operators to ensure that customers are always connected whilst on the move, within the country or other parts of the world.
Idea’s majority shareholder is Aditya Birla Group, an Indian multinational operating in 25 countries with 130,000 employees.