<div align="justify">The city on Wednesday joined an elite league of cities across the world enjoying Internet speeds of up to 1 GB per second. <p align="justify" class="bodytext">ACT Fibernet, which launched the service, said it had brought Bengaluru on a par with Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore and cities in the US. Bengaluru is the second city in India, after Hyderabad, to step up to this speed.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The company expects entrepreneurs and small office-home office (SOHO) users to subscribe to the service, available for Rs 5,999," Bala Malladi, Atria Convergence Technologies CEO, told reporters.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">He said the service would help startups in the areas of augmented reality, virtual reality and Internet of Things (IoT).</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">With 1.25 million broadband customers, ACT Fibernet ranks third among wired Internet service providers in India, after state-run BSNL and Bharti Airtel.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">Customers can register for six months and get a month free, and for 12 months and two months free.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">Existing customers can upgrade to the Giga plan, as ACT calls it, for an installation fee of Rs 2,500. New customers pay Rs 5,000.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">Another monthly plan, aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, comes at Rs 15,000.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">At the launch at Vidhana Soudha, Priyank Kharge, Karnataka IT minister, said the service would strengthen Bengaluru's position as a truly global city.</p></div>
<div align="justify">The city on Wednesday joined an elite league of cities across the world enjoying Internet speeds of up to 1 GB per second. <p align="justify" class="bodytext">ACT Fibernet, which launched the service, said it had brought Bengaluru on a par with Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore and cities in the US. Bengaluru is the second city in India, after Hyderabad, to step up to this speed.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The company expects entrepreneurs and small office-home office (SOHO) users to subscribe to the service, available for Rs 5,999," Bala Malladi, Atria Convergence Technologies CEO, told reporters.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">He said the service would help startups in the areas of augmented reality, virtual reality and Internet of Things (IoT).</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">With 1.25 million broadband customers, ACT Fibernet ranks third among wired Internet service providers in India, after state-run BSNL and Bharti Airtel.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">Customers can register for six months and get a month free, and for 12 months and two months free.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">Existing customers can upgrade to the Giga plan, as ACT calls it, for an installation fee of Rs 2,500. New customers pay Rs 5,000.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">Another monthly plan, aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, comes at Rs 15,000.</p><p align="justify" class="bodytext">At the launch at Vidhana Soudha, Priyank Kharge, Karnataka IT minister, said the service would strengthen Bengaluru's position as a truly global city.</p></div>