Airtel launches 'unlimited' broadband plans starting at Rs 499, bundles OTT apps, STB
India TV NewsTelecom operator Bharti Airtel on Sunday launched 'unlimited' category broadband plans starting at Rs 499 per month which will come bundled with a subscription to video entertainment apps and high definition set-top box against a refundable deposit. The move from Airtel comes within a week of its competitor Reliance Jio revising broadband plans with unlimited data usage and bundling subscription fee of video entertainment apps in them. All new plans will now come bundled with unlimited phone calls, option of Airtel Xstream 4K TV box against refundable security deposit of Rs 1,500, Airtel Xstream apps which offer aggregated content from seven over-the-top entertainment apps and five studios. Airtel said subscribers will be able to access 550 TV channels, over 10,000 movies and shows on Airtel Xstream Apps, Google Playstore apps along with online gaming through its Android enabled set-top box.