Skip to main content

BSNL launches Bharat Fiber to take on Jio; to charge Rs 1.1 per GB

BSNL on Friday said that it has launched its fiber to the home service, Bharat Fiber, in the country, and will offer 35GB per day at as low as Rs 1.1per GB to take on Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel.

NEW DELHI: State-run telecom operator BSNL on Friday said that it has launched its fiber to the home service, Bharat Fiber, in the country, and will offer 35GB per day at as low as Rs 1.1per GB to take on Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel.

The move comes at a time when Mukesh Ambani-led Jio is extending its GigaFiber trials to over 1400 cities in the country before launching it commercially. Bharti Airtel has also been expanding its wireline broadband service in India.

"We realize that now customers are demanding super fast internet and have started owning more electronic gadgets and entertainment tools than ever before. So our Fiber to the Home technology has been upgraded and we are happy to announce the launch of Bharat Fiber which will be an affordable yet able to meet the huge data demand of our customers," said Vivek Banzal, director of CFA, BSNL board.

The telco said that it has started Bharat Fiber bookings through its online portal. "Our technology is one of the best as digital India is a national mission and we want to put all efforts to make this happen in every home of our country," Banzal said.

The official said that BSNL maintains transparency in its billing systems and share complete details with customers. "We are also issuing regular security and usage advisory to our customers based on usage pattern. Customer satisfaction and customer loyalty are key themes we regularly work on and it's bringing now results to us, added Banzal.

Translate this page:

You can translate the content of this page by selecting a language in the select box.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Western Railway assigns special trains to run during Ganesh Chaturthi

Western Railways has assigned special trains that will run during Ganesh Chaturthi festival. These special trains will mostly cater to the Konkan coasts spanning across Maharashtra and Goa. western Railways has assigned special trains that will run during Ganesh Chaturthi between Mumbai Central/Ahmedabad Vadodara Junction and Thivim/Sawantwadi Road to clear extra rush of passengers during the festival. These special trains will mostly cater to the Konkan coasts spanning across Maharashtra and Goa. The focus seems to be to connect all points of the Konkan coast with each other. Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Ganesha. Given below is the list of special trains for Ganesh Chaturthi festival this year: 1) Train No. 09007/09008 Mumbai Central Thivim Mumbai Central (Bi-weekly) Special on special fare : Train No. 09007 Mumbai Central Thivim (Bi-Weekly) Special on special fare will leave from Mumbai Central at 23.55 hrs on August 29, September 2, S...

Weather Forecast, Cyclone Vayu today Live Updates: Storm moving away from Gujarat coast, alert continues

Weather Forecast, Cyclone Vayu Today in Gujarat, Mumbai LIVE News Updates: According to Skymet Weather, the cyclone which at present is Category 2 storm may weaken into a Category 1 storm. Weather Forecast, Cyclone Vayu LIVE News Updates: The “very severe” cyclonic storm Vayu will not make landfall in Gujarat as it has moved towards the sea, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Thursday morning. According to Skymet Weather, the cyclone which at present is Category 2 storm may weaken into a Category 1 storm. However, strong winds and rough seas are expected to continue and may cause damage. On Thursday, in a massive evacuation drive, around three lakh people were shifted to safer places as the cyclonic storm Vayu inched closer to the Gujarat coast. It was expected to make landfall between Dwarka and Veraval this afternoon. Schools and colleges will remain shut on June 12 and 13 across 10 districts as the Army, NDRF personnel, IAF helicopters and around 300 ma...

Airtel rolls out its lowest-ever first recharge prepaid plan

Airtel has introduced a new first recharge plan of Rs 76 for its new customers. NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Airtel has revamped its first recharge (FRC) prepaid plans for its new subscribers. The first recharge plans from Airtel starts at Rs 178 and goes up to Rs 559. The company has now removed the Rs 344 and Rs 559 plan and in place of them it has added a new FRC prepaid plan of Rs 76. The new prepaid plan of Rs 76 offers talktime of Rs 26 and it valid for the period of 28 days. Users will also get 100MB of data and they will be charged 60 paise per minute for local and STD calls. Apart from Rs 76 plan, the service provider also offers three more plans of Rs 178, Rs 229 and Rs 495 under the First Recharge plans. All the three plans offer unlimited local and national calling facility. Customers will also get 100 SMS per day as part of the plans. The only change between the three plans are the amount of data and the validity period. Under Rs 178 plan of Airtel, users w...