— Airtel Uganda (@Airtel_Ug) November 1, 2013 Mobile subscribers now get 25 MB instead of 60 MB for UGX 500($0.20) and 100 MB down from 250 MB for UGX 2000($0.79) for 24 hours while monthly data bundles have also reduced from 150 MB to 125 MB for UGX 5000($1.98). This comes almost a month after MTN Uganda stealthily upped up their data rates which now leaves Orange Uganda with steady rates as the cheapest data service provider among the three, a spot that Airtel previously held.
The increase has sparked off outrage from unhappy customers on social media like Twitter user Shahanah — Shanah Shameem (@ShanahJR) November 1, 2013 If you’re an Airtel subscriber, you can dial *175# to see the rest of the revised data plans. Update: When i demanded to know why the telecom has suddenly hiked their data rates, it claimed that it’s responding to what other players in the industry are doing — in this case MTN Uganda which first started off the price hikes. We still haven’t got any official reaction from Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) — the industry watchdog whose role is to regulate the industry and protect the consumers. — Airtel Uganda (@Airtel_Ug) November 2, 2013 Image: capdigital.com
