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MTNL offers broadband for Rs 99, also launches Mobile TV

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Posted: Aug 13, 2008 at 1444 hrs IST

New Delhi, August 13: Public sector telecom services provider MTNL slashed broadband charges on Tuesday by up to 50 per cent to increase user base in the national capital.

The PSU announced a plan that will offer customers high speed (2 mbps) Internet access at a monthly rental of Rs 99 and 150 MB free download. Alternately, users can opt for a monthly rental scheme of Rs 149 with free download of 400 mb.

These plans will be available from August 15. It has also reduced the monthly rental of another tariff plan by 34 per cent from Rs 899 to 599 that would be available to customers from September 1.

MTNL, which has 2.6 lakhs broadband customers in Delhi, plans to attract more customers with this reduction, company's Executive Director-Delhi A K Arora said.

The state-run telecom operator, which was the first to launch IPTV in the country, also added another first to its credit by launching Mobile TV.

"The TV service on mobile handsets 'MTNL-TV' is available in Delhi and the NCR for MTNL customers both on Dolphin and Trump. It will provide 20 channels, and the charges are Rs 99 per month," Arora said in New Delhi.

Fashion TV and religious channels will be not be available on the service.

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