MUMBAI: Hathway Cable Internet has set its sights on netting the broadband internet mass market with two new packages - Liteway and Paceway..

The Liteway package for 256 Kbps speed starts at 50 paise per MB for a minimum of 1 GB downloads on a monthly basis at Rs. 500. The Liteway Prepaid packages for 256 Kbps speed start at 43 paise per MB.

Hathway claims that its broadband network is the only network which is fully ready and operational with Digital Video services. It also provides speeds from 256 Kbps to several Mbps with no limitation on distance between subscriber premises and NOC
(network operating center).

Hathway Cable and Datacom MD and CEO K. Jayaraman said, "These new packages will attract more subscribers and increase awareness about broadband amongst the consumers and our mission is to meet the requirements of the subscribers by offering packages at affordable prices. This new initiative will expose Internet users to a high-speed broadband experience at affordable prices."

Last year Hathway launched a high-speed broadband package- Hathway 256 kbps for Rs. 750 per month. The package introduced high speed surfing at an affordable rate and aimed at encouraging the usage of broadband services and increasing the awareness level about broadband among residential users.