StarHub first to announce end to free 4G promotion

[SINGAPORE] StarHub has become the first telco to bite the 4G bullet, saying on Tuesday that it will start charging mobile subscribers $2.14 per month for using its 4G service in June this year.

Currently, all three telcos - StarHub, SingTel and M1 - offer 4G access as a free value-added service (VAS) to their mobile subscribers.

StarHub, for example, had been doing so since September 2012, giving its 3G customers access to 4G services for free as a promotion that was originally to run until year-end. It was then extended until end-May 2014.