Airtel, HCL to promote broadband adoption

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services (B&TS) has partnered with HCL Infosystems, to offer a bundled broadband connection with every HCL PC.

As a further incentive to the buyers, Airtel and HCL Infosystems are offering special prices on four models of HCL desktop and Notebook PCs: HCL Ezeebee XP - 4659, HCL Ezeebee XP - Z949, Celeron Laptop and Dual Core Laptop. Under the new offer customers will be entitled to a special price for an Airtel broadband connection while HCL will be providing discounts ranging from Rs 2000 to Rs 3000 to all Airtel landline customers, Airtel said in a statement.

Atul Bindal, president, Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services, said, “With 2007 the declared Year of Broadband, Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services is looking at innovative and exciting ways to encourage the growth and adoption of broadband in India and importantly, to bring the benefits of broadband closer to more and more customers. Our tie up with HCL Infosystems is yet another innovative step towards this effort… there will be more to come in the future.”

Rajendra Kumar, executive vice president, HCL Infosystems, said, “Our tie-up with broadband industry leader Airtel, to offer HCL PCs bundled with Airtel broadband connection at discounted prices, is part of our initiatives to boost the PC adoption in our country.