It isn't. As an Indian, this is very nearly the price that we are used to paying for cable television (monthly). (DTH providers like TataSky might actually be c

It isn't. As an Indian, this is very nearly the price that we are used to paying for cable television (monthly). (DTH providers like TataSky might actually be costlier). And internet has now become almost as important as cable TV for a huge population. There is also the dependency with the "smart-phone". A decent smartphone with 3G would cost ~120 USD (8k INR). If you can pay for that, you can usually afford 2$/month or so for half a gig of data to spend on WhatsApp.