India No Longer Cheapest Telecom, But Data Remains Affordable

India's telecom services are no longer the absolute cheapest worldwide, as Bangladesh and Egypt now offer cheaper base plans.

However, India remains very affordable for data, costing about Rs 4 per gigabyte when extra data is added to a base plan.

India also gives its users unlimited voice calling in its base plan, which is more generous than most other nations.

Compared to China, India's base plan is still cheaper.

Despite telecom industry changes, the average money that telecom companies make from each user is increasing, but is not keeping up with inflation over a longer period.