Broadband in Andhra Pradesh - Aksh bags Rs 400cr broadband project
A consortium led by Gurgaon-based Aksh Broadband Limited has been selected to implement the Rs 400-crore Andhra Pradesh broadband project, which aims at extending broadband services to each and every village of the state in the next two years.
The project, once completed, is expected to give a stiff competition to other broadband service providers, including the BSNL, as the promoters have indicated to charge just Rs 100 a month for a domestic broadband connection.
The project will provide services with a minimum bandwidth of 2 Mbps, which is almost eight times higher, as compared to the bandwidth offered by the BSNL.
The state cabinet that met here today has approved the finalisation of the project. The execution of the project is scheduled to begin in April 2005 and will be completed by December 2006.
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