Airtel slice down the broadband rates

New Delhi, July 30: The battle of broadband heats up the market as Bharti Airtel slashes rates.
Subscribers will be able to experience 1 Mbps surfing speeds from Airtel at Rs. 1,699 per month, which costs 100 bucks more than the current 512 Kbps and the 512Kbps speed plan will now cost Rs. 1,099, which is Rs. 200 more than the current 256 Kbps.

For Rs. 1,699, subscribers will be offered 1Mbps surfing speeds, along with a free VAS bundle from Airtel worth up to Rs. 500 every month. This bundle would include gaming on ‘Games on Demand’, Anti-Virus software ‘PC Secure’, ‘Airtel Speed on Demand’, and ‘Online Desktop’.

While for Rs.1,099 per month, subscribers will get to experience 512 Kbps broadband speeds along with Rs. 100 worth of free call value per month.

Probably, the company will witness boom in the broadband sector giving subscribers some relief from slower internet speed.

—Agencies