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Mahit December 27th, 2014 1:10 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL extends the promo period for the broadband plans Fibro ULD 999, Fibro ULD 1999 and Fibro ULD 4999 in Chennai circle

BSNL has been going great guns with excellent offers on broadband and combo connections. As part of its promotional offer BSNL had recently launched ULD Combo 999, ULD Combo 1999 and ULD Combo 4999 in Chennai circle. These offers garnered good response from the subscribers and as a result BSNL has decided to extend the offer by another 90 days starting from 26-Dec. The terms and conditions for these plan... Read More

Mahit December 8th, 2014 6:12 PM 27 COMMENTS

BSNL warns its retail customers against reselling and misusing the Broadband services

The story of a guy who set up seven BSNL broadband connections along with a WiFi router and started selling the connection for a pittance of Rs.50 per month has caught the officials attention. The Broadband services was allegedly sold for over 2000 customers in the village by placing the routers at designated places. It is illegal for a BSNL retail customer to resell the broadband services. BSNL has also... Read More

Chethan S December 3rd, 2014 6:15 PM 0 COMMENTS

YOU Broadband to offer 100 Mbps connection in Mumbai at Rs. 1699

If super-speed Internet of the Scandinavian type had been your dream, you are lucky if you live in Mumbai, YOU Broadband and Cable India, a cable broadband service provider plans to unveil ‘What the Fun 100' plan in India's financial capital. Under the new plan, Mumbai broadband users can get 200 GB for Rs 1,699 a month. 100 Mbps WTF plan was launched in Bangalore first at Rs. 1699 few... Read More

Mahit November 29th, 2014 8:37 PM 36 COMMENTS

YOU Broadband starts offering 100Mbps at Rs. 1699 for 200GB in Bengaluru

You Broadband is one of the leading ISPs in Bengaluru and they have come up with a recent plan that will delight heavy Internet users. The ‘WTF 100’ plan offers a whopping speed of 100Mbps and a free data usage quota of 200GB per month. After the free data quota is over the speed would be throttled to a respectable 1Mbps. This plan costs Rs.1699 per month if you opt... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 29th, 2014 1:23 PM 10 COMMENTS

Indian government in favor of data tariff reduction

AK Bhargava, Advisor (Technology), Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said that government of India is in favor of reducing data tariff, as the country is getting ready for 3G and 4G spectrum auctions. The announcement comes while the Department of Telecommunications is preparing to roll out spectrum auctions, which is expected to intensify the competition between service providers, and may push up spectrum prices. “With the increase in the availability of... Read More

Mahit November 29th, 2014 12:20 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL hikes Broadband rental in Chennai circle

BSNL has revised the Broadband Tariffs for the existing as well as new customers in the Chennai circle. The rentals have been hiked considerably and the BBG Rural combo which was charged a rental of Rs.250 earlier has been hiked to Rs.350. The increase in the rentals are less pronounced as we move towards the bigger tariff plans. BSNL has retained the annual payment mode and it has also said... Read More

Chethan S November 24th, 2014 1:39 PM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL launches faster broadband plans for the first time in Visakhapatnam

For the first time in Visakhapatnam, state-run telecom company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched of its new unlimited plans under Very-hit-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) for broadband users. The company is providing three unlimited plans 1745 VDSL, 2845 VDSL and 3445 VDSL with bandwidth (download speed) up to 8 mbps, 16 mbps and 24 mbps respectively. There is no limit on the download/upload by subscribers and they will... Read More

Chethan S November 23rd, 2014 2:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Government to merge key broadband ventures to create a massive project

The Indian government could merge two key broadband ventures into a jumbo Rs 60,000-crore project to speed up delivery of high-speed internet and government services to the common man under the ambitious Digital India drive. As per the report, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is learnt to have sought the views of DoT and its rural network infrastructure financing arm, the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF), on a potential roadmap,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 19th, 2014 12:07 PM 0 COMMENTS

India aims for ‘broadband for all’ but Fiber optic implementation behind schedule

The Indian government plans to improve governance via greater Internet access requires broadband connectivity to be available as any other utility like water or electricity, but implementation of the backbone optic fiber is significantly behind schedule, according to the top company executives. “A challenge to implementing broadband connections across the length and breadth of India would primarily involve the question of who bears the cost. Nevertheless, a parallel slogan to... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 18th, 2014 5:54 PM 2 COMMENTS

ISPs to heatup the broadband wars, Tikona Digital raises $45mn Investment from IFC

Tikona Digital Networks (TDN) has announced the successful completion of a $45 million fund raise. The round was led by IFC with a $25 million investment and existing investors, funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Oak Investment partners, Everstone Capital and L&T Infrastructure Finance Co Ltd, collectively invested in $20 million. The capital raised will be used to expand Tikona's broadband network in existing and new cities. "We are... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 18th, 2014 3:16 PM 8 COMMENTS

Tata DOCOMO launches “Broadband Express”

Tata DOCOMO, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices, today launched a new initiative to promote its high-speed wired broadband service across the country. All new subscribers of the at Rs.899 and above plan will receive a free Wi-Fi router along with the chance to enter to win more prizes that range from OLED Curved TV to iPad minis. The Rs. 899 and above offer is valid through December 31,... Read More

Mahit November 12th, 2014 10:38 AM 18 COMMENTS

BSNL Broadband across all the circles to become costlier

BSNL has reformulated a major chunk of its Broadband plans and this revision will be enforced in all the circles. BSNL has not made any amends to the data quota in all the other plans except the BBG 275 plan in which the Download/Upload limit has been increased to 1.5GB per month. The basic rentals for the plans have increased by roughly 15%-25%. For example the BB Home 550 plans... Read More