Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of its fiber Internet services which claims to offer speeds up to 100 mbps starting with Chennai city today. The service is scheduled to be launched in 87 more cities in the coming weeks. The company is yet to reveal tariff plans; we will update the story once more details are out. Existing Airtel broadband customers can upgrade to the new fiber-based Internet under their current plan at no extra costs. “If they are not happy with the service within one month, Airtel will refund the modem charges and the amount will be adjusted in the next bill cycle,” the company said in a statement. New customers can avail the service along with unlimited usage for the first three months as promotional offer. Both existing and new customers can book their connections here. Unlimited calling and rewards program Airtel will also offer unlimited free voice calling for all broadband customers via landline across all broadband plans. Subscribers will also get free additional data of 5 GB per month for every existing Airtel service that the subscriber holds within the home/family. For e.g. if an Airtel broadband subscriber has two Airtel postpaid connections and one Airtel digital TV connection, the company claims to offer 15 GB of free data added to the broadband account every month. Project Leap and broadband expansion Airtel claims that its fiber Internet service will be aided by Project Leap—its Rs 60,000 crore investment project aimed at network up gradation and…
