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sgr··on Two Years Ago, India Lacked Fast, Cheap Internet – One Billionaire Changed That
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I'm paying $15/ month for 100mbps with FUP at 750GB/ month

https://www.actcorp.in/personal/fibernet/plans/hyderabad

sgr··on Two Years Ago, India Lacked Fast, Cheap Internet – One Billionaire Changed That
The Indian telecom industry had another major shock back in 2009, when a new firm - DoCoMo - introduced a 'Per-second' billing.

Today, Tata DoCoMo barely exists. Some competitors introduced a similar version of billing, others just waited them out.

https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/biggest-in...

sgr··on Two Years Ago, India Lacked Fast, Cheap Internet – One Billionaire Changed That
I'm on Jio and paying $5 for 84 days. I get

1. Free voice calls

2. 100 SMS/ day

3. 1.5GB High speed data/ day (20+ MBPS)- Post which unlimited @ 64 Kbps

4. Subscription to Jio apps like Music/ Movies/ News

The page shows pricing at $5.7, everyone I know has always received a discount voucher for Rs 50. https://www.jio.com/en-in/4g-plans