Orange UK Cuts Mobile Data Download Costs

Orange UK has sharply reduced the cost of its basic mobile data package - which the network operator says is aimed at small business users. The current tariffs of £5.00 for 10MB and £6.38 for 250MB have been swept away with a single £4.25 tariff which offers 500MB of data downloads.

"In today's economy, businesses and their employees need a break. We know everybody's working hard so there's enough capacity in our new data bundle to combine work with some fun such as social networking and entertainment that doesn't penalise either staff or the bill payer," said Martin Lyne.

He continued, "this bundle also serves as the perfect package for an increasingly growing customer base who are adopting a variety of multimedia services."

According to the YouGov research, commissioned by Orange, a quarter of women would spend work downtime catching up with friends and family via social network sites and email, while one in ten would use the time to shop online. In contrast, half of men would fill a lull in their working day surfing the internet.

This new tariff will be available to pay monthly business customers with new or existing voice packages.

Posted to the site on 7th April 2009