Top 5 Most Over-Hyped Flopped in 2011.

There are many instances where things are claimed to be BEST, but turned to be WORSE than imagined. Here are Top 5 list of products which the company/seller claimed to revolutionize the world with their product but turned to be dud. 

Starting the list with,

RIM PLAYBOOK

This was expected to give the sliding fortunes of RIM a fillip.  Instead, it sold far fewer that apple I-pad because it needed to be paired with a blackberry to access most features.  So, If you don’t have a BB, which most people don’t own one, because already have an iphone or android, then your playbook is just a browsing device.  And it had a few thousand apps when the ipad more than a lakh.

MARUTI KIZASHI

When maruti gave out full page ads before the launch of this car, it seemed to be the next blockbuster in waiting.  It was in march, and went downhill from there.  The debacle was perhaps a sign of worse times ahead. Soon its manesar plant was crippled by union strikes. kizashi is now clocking the lowest sales, it at all, in its category.

COLOR

A Real-Time Social Picture Sharing Service Application, with an investment of $41million poured, hardly anybody used it.

THE BEAVER

The movie was supposed to make millions, ultimately dint worked out.

GOOGLE PLUS

With 30million users and counting, it must be doing well.  Not so, when compared with facebook’s 800 million.  Google+ was built to take on Facebook, but its growth seems to have slowed.  For that reason, it’s a flop because it was so over hyped.  But there is still hope yet. 

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Top 5 Trending Websites in 2012

There are hundreds of website created daily offering a wide variety of service, but how many of them are having a promising future is the real question? Listed down the top 5 websites which are offering some different products and services and growing very rapidly and expected to become very popular website in 2012.

Druva.com: If you know what Dropbox is, then you’ll have no trouble understanding what Druva is.  Just like Dropbox created online file sharing and syncing that ‘just works’, Druva does that to backing up corporate laptops.  Its products perform some nifty data reduplication behind the scenes within a company to ensure that only one copy of every file is backed up, regardless of how many different laptops it resides in.  By doing this, it claims to save over 90% of unnecessary bandwidth and storage use.  The 4-year-old company already has over 750 customer across the world and is growing rapidly.

Motoexchange.com

This 2 year old business acts as a purely b2b online exchange for used vehicles.  Businesses use the site to auction their used, inspected and certified vehicles to hundreds of dealers and buyers instead of just a handful they were used to earlier.  Started by Vinay Sanghi, the erstwhile head of Mahindra First Choice, India’s largest used car dealer, Motorexchange aims to nearly double its sales to 1lakh cars per year in 2012.

Letsbuy.com

While everybody talks about Flipkart or Amazon, 2 yr old letsbuy has been doing rip-roaring business.. By focusing on the high value(low margin) electronics category, letsbuy has quietly emerged as one of the top three e-commerce players in the country currently based on revenue.  2012 will see It launching its own delivery team, increasing focus on higher value white goods and on becoming the go-to place for gadgets and stuff.

Zomato.com

Arguably the most comprehensive listing of restaurants across India today, zomato claims to cover nearly 20K restaurants across 10 cities currently.  It not only offers reviews but also menu listings, and shortly, the ability to book tables and meals directly without human intervention.  It claims to have around 1.5 million monthly visitors to its website over 2lakh users of its various mobile apps.  2012 will see it expanding into events and ticketing as well.

Zovi.com

One of the best sings that ecommerce is here to stays in India, zovi retails its own range of apparel and accessories purely through its own website.  It has no third party brands and no physical stores.  The savings it makes from being purely online van then be passed on to consumers, while sourcing its own products allow it to respond to consumer trends and preference faster.  Zovi already claims to be doing 700-800 orders per day.

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Go for A Unique New Year Plan !!

Are you still thinking what to do this year end? Don't want to go for a same routing plans and looking for a new and unique plans to do this year end and next year beginning? Well, plan your eve according to your tastes and preferences and make the best of it, enjoy to the core.

Here are few plans will help you to figure out what to do on 31st December Night or on 1st January (New Year).

Usually you can
Book tickets for a DJ party and Booze up!
Hit the Road on your Bikes and Roam, Roam and Roam till you exhaust!
Cut a Cake In front of a Police Station and feed them too!

Apart from it, one can do some simple things like by Staying at Home: Oh yeah! I said that. Stay at home, and you can do lot of things which can make you enjoy too.

The best option is, if you want to spend time with friends, call on all friends, arrange yourself on terrace for
1) Good Movie + Pizza + Coke + Friends.

2) Read a Book: Get a interesting book the day before and read the book whole night. I prefer to read some motivating novels which drive me all long the year. (It hardly takes 2 hours to complete the book, I recommend you to read: Who Moved My Cheese)


3) Read your Personal Diary:  Do you have an habit of writing diary? Hit the book, and read what all have you done this year, and keep laughing.  Accept you mistakes, and don't repeat in coming year. If you don't have habit of writing diary, just take a piece of paper and list down 10 major things and goof ups you did this year. and Get a New Diary for the Coming Year 2012.

4) Spend Time Online: Anyhow, now a days we live a Virtual Life rather the Real World.  So continue with your FaceBook wishing all and treating with virtual chocolates etc, and keep chatting whole night sharing your experiences with your Near and Dear one's. And please do check your Orkut and MySpace accounts, whether they are still alive or not!

Well , Want to Spend Time Out, this should help?
5) My Friend's favorite one: Going to Church. Go to Church and sort your up's and down's, which can help you in clear the things for 2012 and lead a awesome year ahead.  Get Peace of Mind.

6) Find a Restaurant: Do you want to spend Quality time with Friends/ Family? Come on, treat them! You are working all long the year without much needed breaks, take your family out. Find a Good Restaurant according to your taste and have a Tasty Food.

7) Go to Orphanage Homes: Search for a nearby orphanage/ old age home and spend some time with them.  You would have the best feeling all long the year. I personally recommend this.

Still No plans as of now, Hit The Bed - SLEEP.

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Interview Questions for Marketing Profile?

Are you wondering what should you ask an interview for the question "Do you have any questions?". These are the best questions for Marketing and Sales job interviews, especially question on Pay or Salary.

• Can I know the performance of the present sales team?
• What is the commission structure the company follow, and what is my earning potential in 3-5 years?
• How many salespeople achieve their target/objectives?
• What percentage of the current people are above and below their set goals?
• What is the major challenge for this position, how you are handling?

Questions to the HeadHunters.

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Send SMS At Cheaper Rate on New Year!

Good News for all those who send New Year Wishes/Greeting to there near and dear one's on 31 December or 2nd of January, now you can wish them on the day you want to wish without no extra cost. Yes, now you can wish on 1st of January hopefully.  Madras High court has ordered the operators not to charge any extra cost from the customers on the Blackout days( ie., New year, Diwali and other festival days)


But the operators are allowing to send Unlimited SMS on these days, charging Premium rates as TRAI's recent move, only 200 SMS's/day from each sim one can send, but operators are charging Rs.0.60-Rs.1.50/sms on Blackout days, in spite of having SMS offers etc. 


Let's Hope the Best this Year. Happy New year in Advance.!! :)

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25 Best Questions for Head Hunters, Recruiters and Staffing Agency.

Ask a Good Question in an Interview, that should be different which will depends on,who is recruiting you?Here are the set of best interview questions  one can ask Headhunters, Recruiters or and Staffing personal.

These questions can't be asked with Hiring Manager and Human Resource(HR) Manager, limit yourself with headhunters.

• How did you find me?
• Is this a retainer or contingency assignment?
• Are you dealing with the client's HR people, or do you have direct contact with the hiring manager?
• How long has the client been with you?
• How many candidates have you personally placed with this client?
• Tell me about your career choice. How did you get into recruiting?
• When will I find out the name of the client company?
• May I have a written job description?
• Where is the position located?
• Where is the company headquartered?
• To whom does the position report?
• Can you tell me about this executive's management style?
• Why is the position open?
• What happened to the person who previously held this position? 
• Is this a new position?
• How long has the position been open?
• How long have you been working on the assignment?
• What does the position pay?
• Are there any pay or compensation constraints that I should take into consideration?
• What can you tell me about the person who will be interviewing me?
• What is his or her position, title, management style?
• Who will make the final hiring decision?
• After you present my resume, when can I expect to hear from you regarding the status of this position?
• Can you describe, specifically, how the company navigates/balances work-personal life issues?
• What might I do that would violate the culture of the company during my interview?

Bad/Wrong Question:
These below questions were actually asked to the recruiters in real.

• Can I switch jobs with the hiring managers?
• Does the company provide snacks?
• Will they fire me for not wearing any underwear? My last boss was very upset when he found out, and I want to get the issue out of the way early. (asked to Susan Trainer, Senior Information Systems Recruiter)
• I need to leave the interview for a minute. Do you have a match?
• What would you do if the coffeepot were empty?

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Should I Ask Questions in Interview? Why? What?

Almost every Interview has a very common question asking, "DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?"

Some candidates think that when this question is asked, the interview is about to wrap up. You may be wrong, the question really signals the start of the main course, earlier question can turn to be just a starter/appetizer.  Every Interviewer would like the Job seeker to ask few intelligent questions, and if you don't ask questions, you leave these impressions:

• You think the job is unimportant.
• You are uncomfortable asserting yourself.
• You are not intelligent.
• You are easily intimidated.
• You are boring.

The very common question arises, Why Should I ask question in an Interview? or What questions should I ask in a Interview?
Remember, you have to stand out of the herd, who are almost very much similar with talent. "Do Something Different."  Asking just the right questions is your chance to demonstrate that you are the best candidate for the job by communicating the different impressions.

Interest: You have taken the trouble to investigate the job.
Intelligence: You really understand the requirements of the job.
Confidence: You have everything it takes to do the job.
Personal appeal: You are the type of person who will fit in well.
Assertiveness: You ask for the job.

Always remember, "The question you ask, and how you ask them, do as much to differentiate you from the competition." 
* Browse this blog and find different question you can ask in an interview to stand out.

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Top 5 Versions of Kolaveri-Di Song.

The most famous ever song from India which shot up fame across the border as well as reaching around the globe within a very short span, thanks to YouTube and Facebook. The song has seen an highest ever views of any Indian video, almost reaching close to 30 Million views (surpassing the producers maximum expectation of 15 Million).  There are few number of own version coming up everyday of this song, catching the eyes of many YT viewers.

Let see the list of Top 5 versions of this song, starting with the original, which stand apart.
#1
Song Title: Why This Kolaveri Di
Movie/Album: 3
Singers: Dhanush
Music Director: Anirudh


#2
Song Title: Why This Kolaveri Di - English Remix Version
Singers: Arjun
Music Director: Arjun

#
Song Title: Kolaveri Di - Female Version
Singers and Music Director: Albela Sajan - By GidDad


#4
Song Title: Kolaveri Di - Kid Version
Singers: Nevaan Nigam ( Sonu Nigam's Son)


#5: Here the answer for the popular question has been given by these girls.


Song Title: Why this Kolaveri Di Reply (female version)
Singers and Music Director: Poonam Khinchi and team

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Top 10 Telugu Melody Songs in 2011.

Here comes the list of Top Ten Telugu Songs of 2011 year, on Melody parameter. Do watch, enjoy and Share the list with your friends.

#10
Song Title: Prema Desam
Movie: Shakti
Singers: Hemachandra, Saindhavi
Music Director: Mani Sharma


#9
Song Title: Mutyala Dhaarani
Movie: 7th Sense
Singers: Karthik, Megha
Music Director: Harris Jayaraj

#8
Song Title: Ninna Leni
Movie: 180
Singers: Unni Menon, Chitra, S. Sowmya
Music Director: Sharath

#7
Song Title: Cheli Vinamani
Movie: Ala Modalaindi
Singers: Hemachandra
Music Director: Kalyani Malik

#6

Song Title: Chali Chaliga
Movie: Mr.Perfect
Singers: Shreya Ghoshal
Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad


#5

Song Title: Dhooram Dhooram
Movie: 100% Love
Singer(s): Tippu
Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad

#4
Song Title: Varsham Munduga
Movie: Sunitha, Suzanne
Singer(s): Rahul Nambiar
Music Director: Joshua Sridhar

#3
Song Title: Infatuation
Movie: 100% Love
Singer(s): Adnan Sami
Music Director: Devi Sri Prasad

#2
Song Title: Guruvaram March Okati
Movie: Dookudu
Singer(s): Rahul Nambiar
Music Director: S Thaman


#1
Song Title: Endhuko Emo
Movie: Rangam
Singer(s): Aalap Raju, Prasanthini
Music Director: Harris Jayaraj

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Letter sending Notice of Dress Code.

This letter targets employee of the company directing to follow the dress code at workplace, this can be used as sample letter even for the college personal to send it to students.

To All Employees,

In recent weeks we have noticed a lack of attention to company guidelines regarding appropriate attire among employees.
     I want to remind you that the employee handbook includes details of what we consider appropriate attire for those working on the sales floor, in the executive offices, and in the warehouse.
     We do not mean to restrict anyone's freedom of expression, but it is our belief that sales professionals and support personnel should always be dressed in a professional way.  Our customers have come to rely on our store as a cut above the discount retailers in quality of merchandise and level of service, and we intend to keep to that model.

    Among articles of clothing not performed are T-shirts, Shorts, Jeans, and clothing with political, commercial or suggestive phrases.   Workers in the warehouse and delivery departments have additional requirements regarding uniforms and safety shoes.

   Please consult the manual or check with us in the human resources office if you have any questions about the dress code.  Employees who are improperly attired can be sent home for the day, and repeated violation of the code can lead to termination.

Your Name, Designation. (Name, Personnel Manager)

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HR to employee after receiving Resignation Letter.

This sample letter should help the employer/ the HR of the company to send to the employee who has served a resignation letter for various reason. Basically this letter is to convince the employee to stay back in the company.

Dear (employee name),

                 I was sorry to receive you letter of resignation from the position of (position name) in our (name of department).
       Before I accept it, I would like to see if there is some way we can address your concerns and persuade you to stay.
       As your supervisor/manager/head, I feel that you have performed quite well in your brief time with the company; your departure would be a big loss to us all.
     In your letter you make reference to personal conflicts you have had with some of the other in our department.  With your permission, I would like to ask the human resource department to become involved and to look for a way to improve the working environment.
     Please advice me by the end of the day whether you would like to explore this opportunity.  I hope you will allow us to try to keep a valued employee.

Your Name, Designation.

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Sample Resignation Letter because of Spouse Transfer.

A sample letter serving s resignation letter because of your spouse(wife/husband's) transfer as reason.

To: Manager Name, Position.
Company Name.

Dear sir/name,
                      It is with regret that I submit my resignation as sales assistant for the "Present Company Name".  It has been a privilege to work for the company for the past "No. of years".

On a personal level, I will also greatly miss the chance to work for you; you are a fine manager and I feel that I have learned very much here.
      After putting my wife/husband through several moves because of my career, this time it's her/his turn.  (Name of your spouse) has accepted a (New position name) position at (Company name, City name), and we will be moving next month.
   I thank you for your offer to provide references and to refer me to (your job name: eg., sales jobs) in (new city you are shifting).

Thank you again.

Sincerely,
Your Name.

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Letter Leaving Job for Higher Paid Position

This is the letter most of them would like to write to their employers, asking for a relieving letter from the present position as they have got a better paying job. Here is the sample letter for resigning.


To: Manager Name, Position.

Company Name.


Dear sir/name,
It is with regret that I tender my resignation as a "your present position name" at "present company name".
I have been offered a similar position at "future company name" at a significantly higher salary.  I am very excited at the prospects of my new job but also saddened that the leaving "present company name".
Like many other employees here, I greatly respect you and the entire team here.  I am deeply indebted to you for the guidance and support you have extended.  I came here fresh out of college, and your direction made me better I am today.


I wish you, the staff, and the students of "present company name" the very best.


Sincerely,
Your Name

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Simple Resignation for Career Advancement

A sample letter giving a simple resignation letter, with a reason as career advancement.


To: Manager Name, Position.
Company Name.


Dear Sir/Surname,
It is with regret that I write to inform you that I will be resigning my position as a "your position" aide at "present company name", effectively at the end of the spring semester.


I have been offered a full-time position at "Future prospectus company name".
It has been an honor and a pleasure to have worked with you and the entire staff at "present company name". I am well-prepared for my new job.


Thank you for giving me the opportunity to start my new career.
Your Name.
Employee Id and other details

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Simple Resignation Letter without Explanation

Manager Name, Position.
Company Name.


Dear Sir/Surname,
   I am writing to tender my resignation as "your designation (eg., sales associate)" for the "Company Name" effectively immediately(or future date).
Thank you for the opportunity to work for the organisation for the past (No of months/years).


Your Name.
Employee Id and other details

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Employer Wishes Letter to Employees in Difficult Times.

To: Employees of COMPANY NAME.
From: YOUR DETAILS, Position.


As this difficult year comes to a close, I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the dedication and hard work you have given to COMPANY NAME.


It has not been an easy year for our company, and I am sure all of you have experienced personal difficulties.  It is no secret that sales are down and were experiences our first operational loss in company history.


The good news is that we have all pulled together to find ways to reduce our costs without having to lay off employees.


I know you will all join with me in looking for ways to make our way through the coming year in expectation of a return to more normal financial conditions.
Please accept my best wishes for a healthy and Prosperous Christmas and New Year.

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Letter for Cancellation of Insurance Policy

Write a letter to the bank branch manager or the insurance company instructing to cancel the insurance policy.


Name of the Account Manager,
Account Manager/ Designation / Relationship Manager.
Insurance Company Name.
City, State. 


In regard to account (account no#).


Please cancel our health insurance coverage for the above account effectively (date). Please refund any unearned premiums in the account.


Although we have been generally pleased with the coverage and customer care we have received on both personal and business policies, we find the most recent round of price increase is unacceptable.


We have decided to enroll with another health carrier.


Thank you,
YOUR NAME,
Furnish other details.

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Recent M&A and FDI’s World-Wide List of 2011-2012.

Here in this page you can find a regular update starting from now, the major recent Mergers & Acquisition(M&A) or Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) by the companies for different reasons(Entry, Exit, Expansion, Employment Creation, Innovation(R&D Investment), etc., 

Recent Investments proposed/done by companies in 2011 and 2012: 

Japan based automotive company Honda has announced plans to set up a new manufacturing plant in state of Guanajuato, Mexico where it will invest $800m into the plant for a additional production capacity of 2lakh vehicles where the operations will begin in 2014.

Michigan based Chrysler Group plans to invest atleast $365m to expand and improve its assembly complex in Toledo, Ohio for further production of Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro SUV’s by 2013.

Ireland based heathcare products manufacturer Covidien has invested $45m to setup a new manufacturing plant in San Isidro Industrial Park, Dominican Republic where manufacturing of instruments for minimally invasive surgery is done.

DHL, Global logistics company part of Germany based Deutsche post, has opened seven new security monitoring centers across Latin America.( New centres are located in venenzula, Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, and Honduras.

CMA CGM, a France based container termical shipping company, has announced plans to setup a new hub in Kingston, Jamaica and will invest $100m.

US based software giant Microsoft has opened its first Microsoft Technology centre(MTC) in Latin America.  The unit will test the performance of their products in simulated environment within the facitlity.

Updated regularly

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Major Milestones, World as an single Economy - Financial.

Major Milestones, world as an economy - Financial categorized year wise. Here is the list of timeline starting from 1960 to 2012 the major milestone achieved by various countries on different things which revolution-ed the whole world. Here it goes! 

1960	Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) was formed in Baghdad. A oil barrel was traded for $2.90
1962	FTSE All-Share Index first calculated.
1963	First European Eurobonds issued in 1963 by Italian motorway network Autostrade
1964	Clive W J Grander and Michio Hatanka published Spectral Analysis for Economic Times Series
1967	UK Prime minister Harold Wilsondevalues the pound; Muriel Siebert becomes the first female member of the New York Stock Exchange
1968	Richard Brealey’s Principles of Corporate Finance
1969	Tokyo Stock Price Index inaugurated (TOPIX)
1970	Large oil field found in North Sea; first attempt at creating European Economic and Monetary Union(EMU); first Mortgage Based Security(MBS) brought to market in US by Ginnie Mae.
1972	On 14 November the Dow closes above 1000 for the first time in the history at 1003.16
1973	First Female members admitted to the London Stock Exchange
1975	OPEC oil embargo
1976	The first G7 Summit was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1976, with President Gerald Ford as host.
1977	TSX launched the world’s first Computer Assisted Trading Systems(CATS) and TSX 300 composite index, which became the benchmark index for equity market of Canada.
1977	Bear stearns underwrite the first new-issue junk bond in the decade.
1978	China turned into market oriented economy.
1981	Arthur Betz Laffer starts ‘Supply Side Economics’
1982	FTSE 100 first calculated
1986	Deregulation of London Stock Exchange (LSE)
1987	Black Monday stock market crash worldwide
1988	RJR Nabisco bought out for $25 billion
1989	The Nikkei 225 crash
1990	The Shanghai Stock Exchange founded;
1992	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed;
1995	World Trade Organisation (WTO) founded; Russian trading system established.
1997	New Labour government fived Bank of England independence from political control
1998	Dot.com bubble begin
1999	Dow touched 10000 mark; NASDAQ become world’s biggest stock market by dollar volume.
2001	London Stock Exchange (LSE) celebrated 200th anniversary
2002	Euro currency in 12 European states introduced.
2007	Subprime collateralized debt obligations (CDO) market  valued worth more than $45 trillion
2008	FTSE 100 suffers worst one-day drop in history as banking crisis; Lehman Brother collapsed.
2009	UK GDP contracts for six consecutive quarters for the first time since quarterly figures were first recorded in 1955.
2010	Ireland and Greece require economic bailout
2011	Portugal and Spain on the brink of EU bailout; the prices of crude oil is $112/barrel
2012	(estimated) Indian economy will grow faster than China’s in terms of GDP.

 Current affairs of history!

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Impact of Deregulation on Savings Bank Rate

In its recent move, RBI has deregulated the savings bank rate, which means, from now on wards the rate of savings bank account's can be fixed by the bank itself. Earlier the rate was fixed @4 p.c./annum (Current Rates of Banks). 


This move was immediately capitalized by Kotak Bank and Yes Bank, who has increased the Savings bank interest rate to 6% from 4%.  These are small banks whose prime objective now is to acquire new customers, so Kotak has already started advertising in full swing.  But the question raised to counter attack, why isn't the big banks are not offering a better savings rate, well the answer is simple: The book value of the deposits are very high and the interest need to paid for this is very high and it's not viable for these firms, so they have to offer some thing else to compensate. 

SBI, has offered a new product where giving 9% interest on Fixed deposit with an option of withdrawing the amount anytime after 7 days thus converting it like saving account anytime without any penalty for above Rs.1 crore amount. 

Thus this will either offer a better rate or product innovation can be observed in the near future.

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Increase the Speed of Airtel Broadband Unlimited Plan.

Off late because of huge competition and reduction in the taxes of Internet Broadband the rates of the Internet broadband plans are falling, service providers like Beam Cable are offering an exorbitant speed with least rates possible. But are you a existing customer of Airtel Broadband/Fixed line. Here is how you can increase you speed and paying the least possible price.

Airtel is now charging heavy prices for its plan, but there are few offers which are given only to limited no. of customer just to RETAIN them.  What ever the plan you are in, this is the plan offered as an last available offer to the leaving customer(depends on the city and state too), what you have to do?
Nothing much, call the customer care and don't waste your time speaking to the executive, ask the person to transfer your call to the De-activation department, who has the authority to give an better offer after an simple negotiations. State them the competitors plan.
In Hyderabad you can avail this offer:

Tariff Plan: Rs.499/month + taxes ( that would be around Rs.550)Speed: 1Mpbs til 5gb limit after wards its 256kbpsVAS: Rs.200 free calls from Airtel land line.

Remember, DEMAND more for the penny you spend, YOU GET THE BEST!

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