BSNL Modifies Its Premium FTTH Plans With 1.5 TB of Data to Compete Against Jio GigaFiber

BSNL, India’s state-owned telecommunication company has made a few changes to its previous Fiber-To-The-House (FTTH) plans, giving customers more data and download speeds. This sudden revision comes ten days after Jio’s announcement of GigaFiber, which will be open for registration from August 15, promising customers high-speed internet of 1 Gbps. The move is most likely to beat its rival by offering the user with a 1.5 TB of data limit at Rs 4,999. The service will only be available in the Chennai region. Reliance Jio Phone Gets Facebook, WhatsApp And YouTube; Jio Giga Fiber, Jio Giga TV Calling Service, Jio Phone 2 Launched at 41st AGM; All You Need To Know.

For Chennai users, the Fibro Combo ULD 4,999 plan will offer 1.5 TB of data at 100 Mbps speed with free voice calls and one email ID free with 5 GB storage. Here’s the breakdown of other Fibro Combo plans:

It has to be noted that once the data limit drains, the speed will be reduced to 2 Mbps.

Earlier this month, Jio officially announced Jio GigaFiber along with Jio Giga TV at its 41st annual general meeting. With the Jio Giga TV, the company claims that users will be able to make calls to other devices which supports Jio GigaFiber network through the TV. BSNL also revised its broadband plans worth Rs. 1045, Rs. 1395, and Rs. 1895 giving more data and speeds to the users.

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