Indian telecom giants launch world's cheapest broadband

India's government-run telecom giants have launched what they describe as the world's cheapest broadband services. As the Tehran Times http://www.tehrantimes.com reports, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) http://www.mtnl.net.in and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) http://www.bsnl.co.in are offering existing fixed-line customers a 256 kb per second broadband connection for 500 rupees (8.77 euros) per month. New customers will have to pay an initial deposit of 2,000 rupees (35.08 euros) for a new telephone connection.