August 28th, 2018 10:57 AM 5 COMMENTS

BSNL Revises a Slew of Broadband Plans to Offer Up to 1.1TB FUP

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is gearing up for the arrival of Jio GigaFiber high-speed broadband service from Reliance Jio. After revising the Rs 699 broadband plan, the state-run PSU has made changes to four broadband plans of Rs 875, Rs 1,025, Rs 1,091 and Rs 1,199. The Rs 1,199 broadband plan now comes with 1.1TB of FUP, better than any other plan in the similar price range. All these... Read More

August 25th, 2018 1:32 PM 22 COMMENTS

Airtel Thanks: Eligibility for Membership and Benefits Explained

Reliance Jio’s competitive pricing and strategies have troubled other telcos ever since the Mukesh Ambani led operator stepped into the playing field. One of the most sought-after programs for Reliance Jio subscribers was of the JioPrime membership which cost Rs 99 for an entire year and this year was renewed for free for all the existing Prime members this year. Now Bharti Airtel has come up with a similar program... Read More

August 21st, 2018 9:10 AM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL Pips Bharti Airtel in Subscriber Addition During June 2018: Trai

BSNL has been reporting new subscriber additions every month and the same continued in June 2018. The state-run telecom operator, which operates in 20 telecom circles has added 2.44 lakh new customers during the month, according to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). In the process, BSNL has added more subscribers than the current leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel which has added a mere 10,689... Read More

August 15th, 2018 11:39 AM 45 COMMENTS

Jio GigaFiber Broadband Registrations Begin: Here’s How You Can Get the Service Faster in Your Location

Reliance Jio, as promised last month, today started taking registrations for its optical fibre based fixed-line broadband services which it's going to kick start in the coming days. The Mukesh Ambani-owned telco will take registrations now, and the gigabit broadband service will be rolled out the consumers at a later date. Notably, Jio stated that the service would be offered to the users based on the demand in a particular... Read More

August 14th, 2018 7:06 PM 2 COMMENTS

MTNL Losses Widened to Rs 943 Crore During Q1 FY19

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), in a regulatory filing today stated that its losses widened to Rs 943.3 crore during Q1 FY 19. The losses stood at Rs 703.1 crore in the corresponding period of 2017-18, according to MTNL's regulatory filing, as reported by PTI. MTNL, which is one of the oldest telecom service providers in the country has been hit the cutthroat competition in the industry. The telco has... Read More

August 9th, 2018 7:44 PM 66 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Hitting the Competition Hard With Strong Offerings in Postpaid Segment

Sunil Bharti Mittal led telco Airtel doesn’t seem to be putting down its weapons against the competition and is constantly sharpening its knife to deliver a blow to its rivals. Right now the former biggest telco of the country is focusing heavily on its postpaid plans and is making revisions and new introductions which is giving a hard time to other carriers. Reliance Jio has also launched its new postpaid... Read More

August 7th, 2018 11:47 AM 0 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet and Amazon Pay Rolls Out 10% Cashback Offer on Broadband Bill Payments

ACT Fibernet, also known as Atria Convergence Technologies today announced its partnership with Amazon Pay to create a quick and seamless bill payment channel for its customers. As part of the tie-up, ACT Fibernet will integrate Amazon Pay on its company website, portal and app, which will provide the users with an additional channel to make online payments. Furthermore, the Internet Service Provider is already running a cashback offer on... Read More

August 4th, 2018 11:57 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel V-Fiber: How to Upgrade, Broadband Plans, Offers and More

To stick to the trends and to offer competitive services, Bharti Airtel also introduced its FTTH (Fiber to the home) V-Fiber broadband services a couple of years ago. With Jio GigaFiber launching in August, the competition is only going to grow tougher as days pass. Bharti Airtel is also offering its users fibre optic connections which have been known to provide better speeds and reliable internet connectivity for broadband users.... Read More

July 29th, 2018 1:50 PM 35 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: What Should a Postpaid Plan Provide to Act as a Substitute to Prepaid Plans?

With the entry of Mukesh Ambani led telco Reliance Jio in the telecom sector, there has been a massive tariff war going between the telecom operators for subscriber base and revenue share. To achieve great figures, the companies have launched attractive plans with lots of add-ons thrown into the mixture so that they don’t lag behind the times. The war which started in the prepaid segment can now be seen... Read More

July 22nd, 2018 7:30 AM 66 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: 4G or Wired-Broadband What Do You Prefer in the Long Run and Which Is Reliable ?

During the early days of the internet in India, people had to use dial-up connections which were excruciatingly slow. Then came companies like BSNL and Airtel which started providing broadband internet services thus catering to better internet speeds. Now gone are the times when people had to use a laptop or a desktop to access the internet. Thanks to 3G and 4G technology, the fastest and the most useful usage... Read More

July 21st, 2018 6:43 PM 20 COMMENTS

BSNL Prepaid STV 198 Becomes More Value for Money, 1.5GB Daily Data for 28 Days

Following other telecom operators, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is also on a spree to revise its existing BSNL prepaid plans. In a new move, BSNL has made some changes to the STV 198 plan in Tamil Nadu and Chennai circles. It is worth noting that being an data-only plan, this pack doesn’t offer calling benefit to the users. However, after the revision, the plan is going to offer 1.5GB data... Read More

July 21st, 2018 2:00 PM 142 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Surprises Subscribers by Launching Voice Only Plan with 45 Days Validity and No Data

Among all the combo and bundled plans being offered by Bharti Airtel, there is one peculiar plan which is vastly different from the prepaid packs of today. The Rs 299 plan by Airtel is a one of its kind prepaid plan which offers voice only benefits and no data benefits. The plan is especially suited for users who do not use internet services or depend on no other service provider... Read More

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