Using the USO Fund subsidy, BSNL is doing the most obvious thing – cutting the monthly price; even though they aren’t charging registration, modem, security deposit and installation fees from Rural customers, the cost of a connection can easily be addressed further by making it service pre-paid and pay-per-use. But the cost of a connection is not the biggest hurdle for increasing rural broadband penetration: bigger issues are education (creating a need for broadband), and the cost of a device (PC). What is a bigger hurdle, whether you’re on Mobile Broadband or Wireline – Rs. 20,000 for a PC, or Rs. 250-500 per month for a connection? Wonder why BSNL didn’t tie up with PC manufacturers for reducing the barrier to entry.
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