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BSNL launches its wireless broadband service in Goa
Press Trust of India / Panaji Jun 29, 2009, 15:19 IST

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) today announced the full scale commercial launch of its wireless broadband service in Goa.     

The company, which is India's state-owned and largest telecommunication provider, targets to cover 10,000 customers in Goa in the first phase.     

"We have partnered with US-based Soma Networks Inc for supply of vital equipment required to provide seamless broadband service to the customers," said Chandra Prakash, chief general manager, Maharashtra-Goa Telecom Circle.     

He added that the BSNL has inked an agreement with Soma Networks for such a facility in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat also. The goal is to deliver affordable and high quality service to enterprise and urban customers and also provide access to low cost education and healthcare services through e-governance, Prakash said.     

The company has currently installed 25 towers, which will provide signals to the service. With the customers like Sesa Goa already on their list, the BSNL expects whoopping response for this service, which according to them, will change the speed in which people browse.     

He said that in the next three years, the BSNL intends to cover 100 million people in Maharashtra and Goa through this service.

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Posted by: Ravichandran
every time my wireless phone connection comes to problem but iam informing every time but any body don,t give reply so private phone is working very well but indian government we give a support but je ae and also upper people isnot gave clear solution we are paying money because don,t stand every day bsnl office so customer relation side and also marketing field every thing is very very worest service my connection in Kancheepuram my address No.54 vignash nager thiruveethi pallam chinna Kancheepuram 631501 so give a advice to regional office and also marketing office and also cuostomer care.the customer care is very very worst in Kancheepuram so please give a solution to me
Posted by: sunesh
sounds good,but i hope it will give better speed? and not like dataone broadband which never works propely.
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