Crash of the Internet - Airtel Announces 16 mbps Broadband Avaialability in NCR

Airtel, yes the same airtel, that can't get their phones, or IVR or customer service right, finally announced (I must share the voice recording of their IVR with you here, I have called, emailed, complained to them over a 1000 times, and no, they just won't listen, after all aren't the guys at the call centres the biggest tech experts you know)..

Anyway time to stop bashing. Airtel announced the Avaialbility of 16 mbps Broadband on Sunday. They are the leaders in the Broadband business, and I must say their Broadband performs the best, this is what brings me to the reason, I said, crash of the Internet.

Current Pricing in India for Leased Circuits is prohibitive, an E1 (2 MBPs) Line costs roughly about Rs. 6 Lacs (a 1000 USD Per Month) Per Annum, and the retail broadband has been announced at Rs. 4999 (for 50 GB Download Inclusive) or a Rs. 2999 (for a 20 GB Download Inclusive)

Announcing the launch of the service, K Srinivas, Joint President, Telemedia Services, Bharti Airtel said, Airtel has constantly strived to innovate and deliver high quality products to its broadband customers. We are the leading private broadband service provider in the country and pioneered 8 Mbps broadband. It gives us great pleasure now to be able to introduce the fastest, wired broadband service on DSL. We will be able to offer 16 Mbps broadband to 70% of the households in the 3 cities of Delhi NCR, Chennai and Bangalore.

Airtel has also setup a New Website, called ImpaitientOnes.Com, and the Product Details Website