The coronavirus spread in India has forced many private and public sector employees to work from home. While working from home will help in keeping social interaction at bay, there are many factors that could hamper the productivity of the people who are working from home. The internet connection is one of those major factors but now it seems BSNL has a perfect plan for its subscribers who are working from home. The telecom company has introduced a Work@home broadband plan at free of cost.
The BSNL’s new plan will be all networks across the circles including Andaman and Nicobar region. However, there is a catch. Only the BSNL users with a landline connection will be able to avail this plan at free of cost. Under the scheme, users will be provided 5GB daily data at 10Mbps and once the data is exhausted the speed would come down to 1Mbps per day. There’s no FUP limit on the plan.
State-run telecom firm BSNL on Friday announced free broadband service for its landline and new customers for a month to support ‘work from home’ allowed by most organisations amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The BSNL work at Work@Home plan comes with a 5GB daily per day at 10 Mbps speeds and unlimited data at 1 Mbps speeds. New customers opting for copper cable-based connection will not have to pay even installation charges but will need to buy a modem for the service, BSNL officials said.
“Broadband service is being offered free of charge for one month to all citizens across the country, who have BSNL landline and do not have any broadband so that they can use this service either to work from home, educate from home or anything that can minimise the need to move outdoor,” BSNL Director (CFA) Vivek Banzal said in a statement.
BSNL customers can apply for the Work@Home plan and connection over the phone.
The broadband plan is offering up to 10 Mbps down speed and the is 5 GB data provided per day. But, the data speed will be reduced to 1 Mbps once the user exhausts his data limit. The plan is valid across all circles, including the Andaman and Nicobar circle.
With this plan, BSNL eyes to convert the existing landline users into broadband users and avail the free data benefits. This will not hamper the free calling benefits that the users already have as per their landline plan. Once the user becomes a broadband subscriber, he will have to pay for the landline plan he had subscribed to but the data benefits would be offered for free.
Some Internet Service Providers such as ACT Fibernet and Airtel Xstream Fibre have also introduced new plans to lure the customers. Airtel Xstream Fibre has waived off the installation and security deposit for new subscribers, while the ACT Fibernet internet speeds to 300 Mbps and even offering unlimited data until March 31. All these plans have been announced keeping in mind that more and more people will be at home most of the time.
