The shares of telecom stocks have received a plunge as the Telecom Ministry is planning to issue a show-cause notice to five operators for reporting under performance and revenue. The operators who have become the subject of Ministries scrutiny include Tata, Vodafone, RCom, Bharti and Idea.

With an intention to promote the use of its data services, Vodafone UK has launched a new all-you-can-eat data service that is available for free to anyone who enrolls/upgrades to a pay-monthly deal with one of the company’s range of smartphones.

The new service “Data Test Drive” will allows eligible customers to download unlimited number of apps and other content on their smartphones for free

UK network provider Vodafone has announced the launch of a new scheme, called Data Test Drive, which aims to promote the use of data services by offering unlimited data for free.

The unlimited data scheme, which will allow new contract customers and those who are upgrading their smartphones to download apps and other content on their devices for free, will run for three months.

Vodafone has announced that it would extend a deal with Google's Android system to bring its in-bill app payment system to all of its markets.

Last week, Vodafone revealed plans to allow Android users in the UK and Germany to pay apps online and make payments in their monthly bills.

With Vodafone having rolled out operator billing for Android Apps, the users of Android handsets will no longer have to bother about tedious payment procedures --- they will now be able to pay for apps in their Vodafone bills.

Mobile phone carrier Vodafone has announced the launch of in-app billing service in Germany and the United Kingdom.

The new service will allow Vodafone customers in the two countries to purchase apps and other things in the Android Market and have the total amount charged in their monthly phone bills.