02/05/2020

ACT Fibernet discontinues its partnership with Hooq

ACT Fibernet has revealed that it is discontinuing its partnership with streaming service HOOQ. The news came after HOOQ announced that it has shut down its operations. The operator said, “This is to inform you that due to HOOQ shutting down its operation in India, ACT Fibernet will be discontinuing its association with HOOQ going forward.” The operator has also revealed that users will not be billed for service effective May 01, 2020. The whole news came into limelight when HOOQ revealed that it is shutting down its operations.

01/05/2020

Rethinking solutions in post Covid-19 world: Time to sit back and rethink solutions

With the advancements in technology and strong uptake in remote conferencing, friction points related to virtual collaboration from a user’s personal device are being minimised, making remote meetings as intuitive as face-to-face interactions. Reports suggest that network providers like ACT Fibernet are already ramping up operations and upgrading the speeds being provided to subscribers. Unlimited fair usage policy is also being provided to support remote working.

30/04/2020

Winning the Battle Together

The severity of the pandemic is affecting the country as never before. The nation is under the world’s biggest lockdown so that the pandemic can be contained. Efforts by the government as well as civil society to extend all help and relief to hospitals, medical workers, the police, sanitation workers, the poor, the homeless, stranded migrant workers, and the general public is indeed commendable. But the task is still a great one. ACT Fibernet, one of India’s largest wired ISPs (Internet Service Provider), took yet another step towards aiding the Karnataka government and contributing to their tireless endeavours in overcoming the pandemic. As a means to safeguard all the health staff and workers of the BBMP who have been fighting first from their line of work to counter the disease, ACT Fibernet has donated one lakh masks to support and stand with them in solidarity. The masks were personally handed over by Bala Malladi, CEO, ACT Fibernet, to Gautam Jain, Mayor of Bengaluru, Mohan Raju, Dy. Mayor, Manjunath Raju, Chairman, BBMP Standing Committee for Health, and Abdul Wajid, Leader, Opposition Party at the BBMP Council.

28/04/2020

List Of All ISPs That Have Partnered With OTT Platforms

With more and more people are consuming content from OTT players, all private players such as Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea have tied up with OTT players. The state-run telecom operator BSNL has also joined hands with Hotstar to offer these benefits to its broadband and postpaid users. The ACT Fibernet has joined hands with Netlfix for its ACT Blast, ACT Storm, ACT Lighting, and ACT Incredible plans. Apart from that, the internet service provider is offering cashback worth Rs. 300 and Rs. 500 with its plans. In addition, ACT ships an Android set-top box along with 100 live channels.

26/04/2020

ACT Fibernet donates 1 lakh masks to BBMP

ACT Fibernet on Saturday said it has donated 1 lakh face masks to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to safeguard the health staff and workers fighting against COVID-19. The masks were personally handed over by the company CEO Bala Maddali to Mayor of Bengaluru Gautam Jain, ACT Fibernet said in a statement. The severity of the pandemic has been affecting people across Bengaluru at large, making the efforts of these health workers and staff even more critical at this juncture, it said.

25/04/2020

ACT Fibernet donates 1 lakh masks to BBMP

ACT Fibernet on Saturday said it has donated 1 lakh face masks to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to safeguard the health staff and workers fighting against COVID-19. The masks were personally handed over by the company CEO Bala Maddali to Mayor of Bengaluru Gautam Jain, ACT Fibernet said in a statement. The severity of the pandemic has been affecting people across Bengaluru at large, making the efforts of these health workers and staff even more critical at this juncture, it said.