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MTNL's broadband services from January
Press Trust of India / New Delhi November 3, 2004
MTNL will start its broadband services in New Delhi from January next year and will bundle the broadband connection with its telephone service in which local calls will be free to the subscriber.
"We have placed the purchase order for broadband with the vendors and will start the service from January. We are creating a capacity of 3.5 lakh lines distributed 50:50 between Mumbai and Delhi. We are targeting one lakh broadband subscribers in both Delhi and Mumbai with 50,000 each in the metros," R.S.P Sinha, CMD, MTNL, told newpersons on the sidelines of a function.
Sinha said MTNL is planning to charge a composite monthly payment where the local calls may be free.
"We have a plan doing away with the local call charges. We may charge a lumpsum amount which may include cost of both the local call and broadband charges", Sinha said, adding MTNL is already offering the lowest tariff in call rates and the same can be expected in broadband also.
MTNL will invest Rs 200 crore in its broadband initiative which will be spent over the period till December. Ericsson will provide the equipment for broadband.
The PSU is targeting a broadband subscriber base of 10 lakh by December 2005 and out of that it expects 500,000 each in Mumbai and Delhi.
Sinha expects that by January-end MTNL would be able to offer high-speed internet access.
"After meeting the minimum broadband speed of 256 kbps for broadband, Sinha said the maximum speed can go up to 20 MBPS".
Press Trust of India / New Delhi November 3, 2004
MTNL will start its broadband services in New Delhi from January next year and will bundle the broadband connection with its telephone service in which local calls will be free to the subscriber.
"We have placed the purchase order for broadband with the vendors and will start the service from January. We are creating a capacity of 3.5 lakh lines distributed 50:50 between Mumbai and Delhi. We are targeting one lakh broadband subscribers in both Delhi and Mumbai with 50,000 each in the metros," R.S.P Sinha, CMD, MTNL, told newpersons on the sidelines of a function.
Sinha said MTNL is planning to charge a composite monthly payment where the local calls may be free.
"We have a plan doing away with the local call charges. We may charge a lumpsum amount which may include cost of both the local call and broadband charges", Sinha said, adding MTNL is already offering the lowest tariff in call rates and the same can be expected in broadband also.
MTNL will invest Rs 200 crore in its broadband initiative which will be spent over the period till December. Ericsson will provide the equipment for broadband.
The PSU is targeting a broadband subscriber base of 10 lakh by December 2005 and out of that it expects 500,000 each in Mumbai and Delhi.
Sinha expects that by January-end MTNL would be able to offer high-speed internet access.
"After meeting the minimum broadband speed of 256 kbps for broadband, Sinha said the maximum speed can go up to 20 MBPS".
