BSNL forays into IPTV service

Through the service, BSNL will provide 120 television channels to its broadband subscribers at a monthly rental of Rs 150. Subscribers will also have to deposit a security of Rs 999 for a set top box.

According to Mohan Lal, Deputy General Manager Administration and Marketing, Bharat Nagar Telephone Exchange,8221;The testing is on. We will see how it works in 15-20 days. We hope to launch it by January commercially.8221;

It needs to be mentioned here that broadband service of BSNL, which was started about three years ago, has still not reached all customers. A senior official, however, said,8221;Some areas are still technically non-feasible for broadband, but we are working hard to expand our reach.8221;