Indian state getting $2.50 2Mbit broadband

Andhra Pradesh is a state in India where the government has just awarded a contract to a consortium of companies to roll out 2Mb/s broadband to every village, at a monthly cost of about US$2.50.

A consortium led by Gurgaon-based Aksh Broadband Limited has been selected to implement the Rs 400-crore Andhra Pradesh broadband project, which aims at extending broadband services to each and every village of the state in the next two years.

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