Exchange4Media.com: The broadband rates are expected to come down.

In a bid to meet the Government’s target of 3 million broadband users by the end of the year, State-owned telecom majors MTNL and BSNL are going aggressive with low cost packages. While MTNL on Thursday indicated lowering of broadband tariffs by 50 per cent to Rs 199 per month from Rs 399, BSNL is working on a lower tariff.

There are only 800,000 subscribers thus far. A rate slash will help this boost. BSNL had recently reduced its broadband usage charges by at least 50 per cent from Rs 500 per month to Rs 250 per month for a 256-kbps connections. BSNL has also launched its Wi-Fi (wireless broadband service) for as low as 50 paise per minute. Wi-Fi is essentially used by Internet users in airports, cyber cafes and university campuses.