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MTS has launched their MBlaze wireless Broadband services in Jharkhand. The service is priced at Rs2/MB and will offer internet connectivity speed up to 3.1Mbps to its subscribers.

MTS has already launched this service in 48 cities of the country and is currently providing low speed Internet solutions in Jharkhand. The company has provided two different USB modems to customers to choose from with different specifications known as the MBlaze Premium and MBlaze Standard.

Specifications of MBlaze USB Modem:

MBlaze Premium

* Rate: Rs. 2,299
* Validity: Lifetime
* Base Tariff: Rs. 2/MB
* Features: Plug & Play enabled, Speed upto 3.1 Mbps, Fastest uploads at a speed upto 1.8 Mbps, Micro SD Card slot for data storage, Stylish Swivel model for flexible usage

MBlaze Standard

* Rate: Rs. 1,999
* Validity: Lifetime
* Base Tariff: Rs. 2/MB
* Features: Plug & Play enabled, Speed upto 3.1 Mbps, Fastest uploads at a speed upto 1.8 Mbps

MBlaze will be available in Ranchi, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur of Jharkhand. There will be no roaming charges using MBlaze in the 48 cities including that of neighbouring cities Patna, Durgapur, Asansol. MBlaze is already available in all metro cities of India including, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai.

According to the latest statistics published by Internet and Mobile Association of India [IAMAI], more than 71 million people in India have been reported to be using internet, in the year 2009. Out of these, 52 million people are regular Internet Users.

The number of active users have increased from from 42 million in September 2008, to 52 million in September 2009, registering a year on year-on-year growth of 19 per cent.

The surge in number is mainly due to increase in number of Internet users in villages and urban pockets.

Internet usage has also gone up from 9.3 hrs/week to 15.7 hrs/week, a steep 70 per cent rise, the report said.

“We are happy to note while people in the smaller towns are taking to internet seriously, for a deeper engagement we need to provide them the best innovations in the language of their choice, at an access cost that does not pinch and through a device that they have. Only then this engagement is going to be sustainable,” IAMAI President Subho Ray said.