As per rules, private telecom players should not limit their services only to Urban areas. As they fail to extend service to rural areas, they are paying a penalty to BSNL/MTNL, which is called USOF.
Now govt is planning to cut down USOF charges, which is 5% now. As BSNL is not funded by govt now, this decision will put BSNL in serious trouble, fighting an uneven competition with private players.
I think BSNL will try to utilize accumulated USOF for providing this 'free' internet, which might give it a slight edge.
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BSNL is the once which introduced affordable 256kbps connectivity, later upto 2mbps. It's like how gmail offered 1 GB storage and forced the competition to improve their services.
Still, unlimited packages from bsnl carry only 256 kbps. I'd be glad to see higher speeds in unlimited packages before expecting any free broadband.
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As per rules, private telecom players should not limit their services only to Urban areas. As they fail to extend service to rural areas, they are paying a penalty to BSNL/MTNL, which is called USOF.
Now govt is planning to cut down USOF charges, which is 5% now. As BSNL is not funded by govt now, this decision will put BSNL in serious trouble, fighting an uneven competition with private players.
I think BSNL will try to utilize accumulated USOF for providing this 'free' internet, which might give it a slight edge.
~~~BSNL is the once which introduced affordable 256kbps connectivity, later upto 2mbps. It's like how gmail offered 1 GB storage and forced the competition to improve their services.
Still, unlimited packages from bsnl carry only 256 kbps. I'd be glad to see higher speeds in unlimited packages before expecting any free broadband.