By Salman SH & Sneha Johari State owned telco BSNL has launched a new dual speed broadband plan called ‘Experience Unlimited Broadband 249’ without Fair Usage Policy (FUP) limitations. For up to 1GB, users will get speeds of 2Mbps, while after that, users are free to use as much internet as is possible at 1Mbps speed. The good part about this plan is that it costs Rs 249 only. But the plan will be applicable only for the first 6 months on a new BSNL internet connection. After 6 months, this internet connection will be automatically converted to a 'BBG Combo ULD 499' plan which offers 2Mbps speeds for up to 12 GB and unlimited internet after that at 1Mbps. The Experience Unlimited Broadband 249 plan will also offer unlimited free calls between 9PM to 7AM & on all Sundays to any network in India. This plan seems like a 'paid preview' of BSNL's broadband, specially targeted at first time broadband users. MediaNama's take: Finally, BSNL has taken its first baby step towards unleashing real internet use in India. It may be late and it may be a small step, but we imagine that new broadband users might like to try this plan out before they start subscribing to (maybe unlimited) internet plans in the future. BSNL is also looking to acquire new users with this tier of pricing. Pathetic state of Internet speeds in India Last month, the TRAI recommended that broadband speed be defined as a minimum of 2Mbps from the existing 512Kbps, while we suggested…
