BSNL FTTH ONU RENT reduction

[varkey]

@vignesh_venkatesan Mid April, it's sitting in Aramex china since April 21/22, no movement yet. Also, on AliExpress since 1-2 weeks or so, most sellers have disabled the cheaper shipping options to India and only express shipping through DHL/EMS is available to India.

 

[igloo]

@varkey you are seriously considering starting a lco /isp setup? Those onu are testing for something in sight...

 

[vignesh_venkatesan]

He has become a serious importer after he got the IEC Code.
I got the IEC code just before lockdown and never got to use it.

 

[anubhav11]

Hey guys is it worth getting into isp buisness in a small town? My friend is really interested in it but asked me for an opinion

 

[vignesh_venkatesan]

Unless he doesn't have a competitor like Jio, he can go for it.
Please do a user survey and estimates before stsrting. Also it's best to go for franchisee model rather than to invest on your own backbone.

 

[anubhav11]

Alright, it will be a franchise model only.

 

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[anubhav11]

What kind of % are usually offered to lco by a company under franchise model? And all the infrastructure costs are to borne by lco?

 

[vignesh_venkatesan]

Big Isps like BSNL,Railtel offers anywhere between 30 to 50% profit share usually it is either 30 or 40%.
Smaller Regional isps offer 30 to 60% profit share for the LCO.
I have connection from such small isp named Limras Eronet which offers my Lco 50% revenue share. The revenue share is determined by various factors like location, number of connections, competition in the particular area etc.
Lco has to invest on a OLT and ofc cable infrastructure.

 

[igloo]

Here is what mtnl has to offer. http://mtnldelhi.in/vno.doc

 

[vignesh_venkatesan]

@igloo It seems to be proposal to an MSO or MSP rather than a LCO.
BSNL has hands down better franchisee model and streamlined process compared to MTNL.