Idea to invest Rs 300 crore in Karnataka

Idea Cellular has announced its plans to invest Rs. 300 crore in next 15 month to grow its business in Karnataka, according to media reports. The tag 'an idea can change your life' and 'what an idea Sirji' would grow in Karnataka.


The Idea Cellular is the country's third largest telecom player in GSM arena and recently acquired Spice Communication, would on current over 144 subscriber bases of Spice in Karnataka.

Idea, part of the Aditya Birla Group, hopes to increase its 40 percent coverage of the 57.3 million population in the state to 78 percent by March 2010, media reports quote.