New Delhi, June 11 -- Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have started offering mobile connectivity across the underground sections of Mumbai Metro's Aqua Line.

This came months after a dispute with Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. Ltd (MMRCL) over the commercial terms for providing network services through a third-party vendor appointed by the metro operator.

Vodafone Idea, in a statement on Thursday, said its mobile network services are live across 16 stations from Aarey JVLR to Acharya Atre Chowk stretch on the Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 network. The rollout across Phase 2 of the metro, covering 11 stations from Science Centre Metro Station to Cuffe Parade, is currently underway, it said, adding that services had earlier been temp...