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Updated: ACT Broadband rebranded as ACT Fibernet; To invest Rs 500 Crore to double its base

(By Riddhi Mukherjee & Vikas SN) Update: Earlier this month members of the India Broadband Forum and ACT Broadband users posted complaints of port forwarding issues due to NAT blocking experienced on the network. (Hat Tip - Gautam John) One of the users complained that he was unable to access the IP address of his home network. The issue was resolved later when his computer's IP address was linked to his ACT account, thus eliminating the need for PPPoE or login pages. Another user complained of a similar issue on his office network. Apparently all ACT connections in Bangalore were being NATed through a single IP addressed server in Chennai. Earlier (July 28): Bangalore-based Broadband, Cable & Digital TV service provider Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT) has rebranded its broadband brand ACT Broadband as ACT Fibernet and has introduced a new 60 Mbps plan with an FUP of 100GB and priced at Rs 1999. The company claims this is the fastest speed provided by any service provider in the retail segment right now. It also seems to have revamped the existing plans and has upgraded its entire subscriber base in Bangalore to these new plans. The company will also possibly upgrade its user base outside Bangalore to these new plans as well. ACT currently claims to have around 500,000 broadband subscribers in the country. ACT Group CEO Bala Malladi has told TelevisionPost that Hyderabad currently accounts for 380,000 of these broadband susbcribers. Raising 500 Crore investment to double its broadband base  Malladi is hoping to double its broadband base to 1 million…

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