State run Telecom Company BSNL has unveiled a new Fibre to the Home (FTTH) broadband plan starting at Rs 777 which provides users 500GB of data per month at a speed of up to 50 Mbps. In what appears to be a strategic move to attract new subscribers, BSNL will be offering the new Fibro Combo ULD 777 plan starting from June 12. However once the Fair Usage Policy (FUP) data limit finishes, the speed will be reduced to 2Mbps. Also Read: Amazon Echo, Echo Dot Get Price Cuts in India The plan will be rolled out in states across the country except in Andaman and Nicobar. Alongside the 500GB data benefits, the new plan also allows users to make unlimited voice calls to any network in the country. Should the users choose to continue with the plans, the tariffs are pegged at Rs. 8,547, Rs. 16,317, and Rs. 23,310 for one, two or three years respectively. Besides the Fibro Combo ULD 777, BSNL also introduced another plan called Fibro Combo ULD 1277 which offers users a whopping 750GB of data at a speed of up to 100 Mbps. Also Read: HTC Desire 12 And Desire 12+ to go on Sale From Today: Price, Specifications And More The announcement comes just days after it launched new monthly broadband plans starting at Rs 99. BSNL which has witnessed a plummet in recent years has come out with four monthly plans with speeds of up to 20Mbps to woo new customers. The price slabs for these plans are pegged at Rs 99, Rs 199, Rs 299 and Rs 399 and the data limits range from 45 GB per month to 650 GB per month. Also Watch: Xiaomi Redmi Y2 First Impressions Review: A Scaled Down Note 5 Pro<doc-sep>At the time when Jio is all set to launch its new FTTH services in the country, state-owned telecom operator BSNL has rolled out new unlimited calling benefits with its FTTH and broadband plans to give a tough fight to Jio. As per the reports, BSNL broadband plans will offer two types of calling benefits- some offering only BSNL to BSNL unlimited calls while some offering unlimited calls to any network. As per a TelecomTalk report, the new offer is live since June 1, 2018, and is available for both new and existing customers. Reportedly, plans worth Rs 645 or above will allow unlimited calling to any network. According to a tweet posted by a BSNL spokesperson, the company is also giving free night calling benefits on most of its broadband plans. BSNL is revamped its broadband plans to stand as a competitor for Jio as and when the latter launches its FTTH services. BSNL recently also doubled the FUP data limit for its three major plans- Rs 1,045, Rs 1,395, and Rs 1,895. The company has also increased the FUP limit for its Rs 4,999 FTTH plan. However, this plan is available only for Chennai circle for now. BSNL's effort to bring more users on its broadband network has doubled up in the past few months. The company, that had once said that it will match Jio tariff-by-tariff, is leaving no stone unturned to give a tough fight to Jio. Jio is already testing its FTTH services in select cities and could launch it later this year. The company is running a preview offer which gives users internet speed of up to 100Mbps for 90 days along with a monthly data benefit of 100 GB and a complimentary access to Jio premium apps. Jio has also announced that a complementary data top-up of 40 GB via MyJio App or through Jio.com that can be used in case user exhausts the 100GB data quota. Jio is taking no installation charge but the user will have to pay a refundable security deposit of Rs 4,500. Jio says that this security deposit is paid for the ONT device (GigaHub Home Gateway) provided by the company. The deposit will be refunded if users want to discontinue the JioFiber services, provided the installed devices are returned in good and working condition. Currently, there are only prepaid plans and company plans to launch JioFiber postpaid plans in future.<doc-sep>
State-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced a new broadband offer worth Rs. 1,199. The latest BSNL offer is called BSNL Family Plan and provides mobile Internet data alongside a broadband connection. This Family Plan offers a broadband connection of up to 10Mbps speed and on top of it, user can group three BSNL prepaid connections to get 1GB of data per day for the validity period. Notably, the plan is valid pan-India. The new BSNL plan is called Rs. 1199 BBG Combo ULD Family and offers a 10Mbps broadband connection. There is a monthly FUP limit of 30GB. Once the FUP is exhausted, users get download speeds of up to 2Mbps for the rest of the month. BSNL made the announcement via its official Twitter handle, and the details are available on its site. Upon getting the recharge, users can select three BSNL prepaid numbers for which they wish to get the benefits. Each SIM will be eligible for unlimited voice calls including roaming calls and 1GB daily data. Once the data is exhausted, users will get speeds up to 40Kbps. There are no SMS benefits mentioned under this offer. However, BSNL is giving free PRBT (Personalized Ringback Tone). BSNL has mentioned that one of the SIMs will be eligible to avail a free online TV service. Also, one of the SIMs can access a one-month free subscription of online education for one subject up to class 12. To recall, BSNL had recently revamped its fibre broadband (FTTH) offerings to take on the upcoming rival Jio Fiber. It had doubled the FUP data for three of its FTTH plans. It has essentially refreshed three fibre broadband plans, worth Rs. 1,045, Rs. 1,395, and Rs. 1,895 to offer more data up to 200GB. Earlier this month, BSNL has also extended its Free Sunday Calls offer for landline and broadband users.