BSNL Offers Minimum Broadband Speed From 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps

BSNL Offers Minimum Broadband Speed From 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps

State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, which is also known as BSNL has decided to upgrade landline broadband speed from 512 Kbps to 02 Mbps. The broadband customers no need to give any additional cost and they can enjoy this offer from October 1. Last Monday at Gurgaon Union Minister for Communication and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the facility. CMD of BSNL Anupam Srivastava and CGM of Haryana Circle Ambala R.C. Arya were also present on the occasion. When Mr. Narendra Modi took Digital India Initiative project, BSNL first came into the light.

During Jammu and Kashmir floods, Nepal earthquake and Andhra Pradesh cyclones and other different natural calamities BSNL work efficiently. Mr. Prasad said, “When BSNL can deliver its services well in natural calamities, then it should be able to provide better services during normal conditions.”

As the country is passing through a challenging phase, Mr. Prasad believes BSNL will play a significant role. The union minister also asked them to do marketing. “I want your interface with people more frequently.”

He recalled that he was minister for communications in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government as well and when that government left in 2004, BSNL was in profit of Rs. 10,000 crores.

Prasad said once again, he has been given the same responsibility and during analysis of records, it was found that BSNL was running in loss of Rs. 8,000 crores. “At that very moment I said that BSNL has to improve and I will support.” He also said that BSNL is also offering 1GB free email box to their customers from 50MB mail box.

In a different statement, BSNL stated that “The speed upgradation will benefit all the existing and new broadband customers of BSNL. Under this scheme, BSNL is upgrading the speed of existing Broadband plans of 512Kbps and 1Mbps to 2Mbps speed,”

BSNL launched the broadband services over its landline in India in 2005, with speed of 256kbps and above over the state-of-art multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) -based IP infrastructure in urban as well as rural areas.

“This upgradation shall enhance the customer experience while surfing on the Internet and enjoying live video streaming by all customers even in the low price range. This scheme is expected to attract new customers for subscribing BSNL Broadband customers in an affordable manner,” the statement added.

Also present on the occasion was union Minister of State for Planning (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjeet Singh, who said the nationwide facility would give boost to the IT industry.

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