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{{Short description|Indian internet service provider}}
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'''DishnetDSL''' was a [[broadband]] [[internet service provider]] in [[India]]. [[VSNL]], a part of the [[Tata group]] acquired DishnetDSL in 2004<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.tata.com/vsnl/media/20040320.htm 
 |title=VSNL acquires Dishnet DSL for Rs 270 crore 
 |accessdate=2008-06-04 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615031009/http://www.tata.com/vsnl/media/20040320.htm 
 |archivedate=2008-06-15 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref> and it is now a part of Tata Indicom Broadband.

==History==
DishnetDSL was started by Chinnakannan Sivasankaran as part of Sterling Group in 1998.<ref name='bt'>{{cite web |title=Chinnakannan Sivasankaran: The Visionary Behind Aircel's Journey |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/business/chinnakannan-sivasankaran-the-visionary-behind-aircels-journey |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The story of Sivasankaran |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/The-story-of-Sivasankaran/article20252651.ece |website=BusinessLine |language=en |date=6 June 2011}}</ref> Initially DSL was a part of much bigger plan which is "Education To Home" or ETH. [[Vijay bhatkar|Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar]] is the chairman for ETH and under his leadership Dishnet DSL started operations in [[Pune]]. It was the first ISP to offer [[Digital subscriber line|DSL]] services in India. However, due to the model it adapted (overhead cables similar to broadcasting cable) it couldn't gain a larger customer base. This model was adapted as [[BSNL]] rejected Dishnet request to use Telecom exchanges to house [[DSLAM]].{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

During 2000–2003, Dishnet aggressively connected five star hotels with DSL in every room which was considered a luxury. It worked with prestigious hotels like Leela Kempinski in Mumbai and Goa, Sun & Sand, Ritz Carlton in [[Mumbai]], Le Meridien in [[Pune]] & some others in [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]], Cochin.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}

In 2004 it was sold to [[VSNL]] which was acquired by TATA Telecom and the assets are merged with TATA.<ref name='bt'/><ref>{{cite web |title=VSNL acquires assets of DishnetDSL for Rs 270 cr |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/focus/it-cities/mumbai/vsnl-acquires-assets-of-dishnetdsl-for-rs-270-cr/articleshow/571495.cms |website=The Economic Times |date=19 March 2004}}</ref>

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