'Faster Net connection is cheaper'

There has been an exponential growth in cell phones in the country and the number of cell phone owners is more than the number of landline subscribers, said Ramaganapathy, chief general manager, Karnataka Telecom Circle here on Wednesday.

He was delivering a talk on 'Communication in Changing Times' organised by the Public Relations Society of India "" Mangalore Manipal Chapter.

Broadband, which will be introduced shortly by BSNL, enables a speed of 250 kilobytes per second which is not only faster but also economical, he said and added that a tremendous employment opportunity will be created with the introduction of broadband.