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Connect Net Champs’ sees impressive participation from students for its Grand Finale

Hirdae and Saumil in class 8^th and 9^th category from Delhi Public school and Yajur and Chaitya in class 6^th and 7^th category from Bhavan Vidyalaya school won the prestigious Net Champs title

Hrishita and Pawanjot in class 8^th and 9^th category from Jiya Lal Mittal DAV Public School and Prabjeet and Balraj in class 6^th and 7^th category from Holy Heart Presidency school stood runners up

~Over 50000 students, 100+ schools from Tricity and Punjab participated in Connect Net Champs

~24 students from 12 schools were shortlisted to compete in Grand Finale

Chandigarh, September 09, 2016: ‘Connect Net Champs’- an initiative of Connect Broadband, and an ideal platform to educate children on internet etiquettes and provide technical know-how to children on internet training, conducted it’s Grand Finale in Mohali at St. Soldiers International School. Present at the event were Chandigarh’s leading educational institutions, Heads, Parents, Students and Officials from Connect Broadband who were kept enthralled by the quizmaster, Mr. Pallab Bose.

Connect Net Champs’ sees impressive participation from students for its Grand Finale

Quick Facts: Connect Net Champs

Connect Broadband started ‘Connect Net Champs’ Program to educate children on internet etiquettes making it an ideal platform to provide technical know-how to children on internet training.

• 12 month extensive outreach starting September 2015

• Covered over 50000 students, 100+ schools across 6 zones pan Punjab

• Includes school students from classes 6 to 9

• Inter School Seminars and Quiz competitions followed by City and Zonal Finals

• 24 students from 12 schools shortlisted to compete in Grand Finale in Chandigarh

• Grand Finale winners gets exciting gifts like Laptops and Kindle E-Readers

Given outstanding pan Punjab participation for whole season and the honour of the prestigious award at an International operator’s conference titled, Species 2016 held at Lisbon, Portugal as the best strategic campaign, ‘Connect Net Champs Program’ became a huge success.

Connect Broadband powered by Hindustan Times and F – Secure kick started Connect Net Champs in September last year. Net Champs is open to school students from classes 6 to 9, includes an extensive one year outreach (September 2015 – August 2016) across six zones (Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala and Bathinda). The Program entered the school classrooms to impart training on internet etiquette, making it an ideal platform to provide technical know-how to children, parents and teachers. Connect Net Champs conducted a series of seminars in more than hundred Schools in Punjab followed by a thrilling Quiz contest for students. Four candidates from each School were shortlisted for the next round. More than fifty thousand students attended the seminars.

Following an intense outreach programme via seminar followed by quiz competition at a school level, Net Champs covered over 50000 students from more than 100 educational institutions across Tricity and Punjab. At the Grand Finale, over 24 students from 12 schools selected for finals competed for the prestigious ‘Net Champs’ title at St. Soldiers International School, Phase -7, Mohali which was packed with an excited audience of over 500 students, teachers and parents.

The winning students of Grand Finale will be awarded with exciting prizes like Laptops and Kindle E-readers.

Mr Arvind Bali, CEO, Connect Broadband & Videocon Telecommunications Limited, said, “We started Net Champs program to make children well aware about the use of Technology and Internet. We not only wanted to educate children on internet etiquettes but also make learning more fun. Our motive was to make sure that today’s generation, especially the youth which is obsessed with the latest technological devices and are always on the lookout for the newest gadgets in the market to be well aware about the pro’s and con’s and use internet smartly. The unique quiz format of Connect Net Champs, aims to serve India’s schools by introducing a fresh vibrant approach to learning.”

Details of schools and students qualified for Grand Finale:

S.No	School	Zone	Winning teams
1	Holy Heart Presidency school	Amritsar	Prabjeet Singh and Balraj Singh
2	Jiya Lal Mittal DAV Public School, Gurdaspur	Amritsar	Hrishita Aggarwal and Pawanjot Singh
3	Guru Nanak Public school	Ludhiana	Armandeep Singh and Puneet Kaur
4	BCM Sr Secondary School, Sector - 32	Ludhiana	Riya and Sanjana
5	Army Public school Jalandhar Cantt.	Jalandhar	Chaitanya and Bhav
6	Army Public school Jalandhar Cantt.	Jalandhar	Utkarsh and Harsimrat Singh
7	Smart Wonders School	Chandigarh	Gurmanpreet and Aryan
8	Bhavan Vidyalaya school	Chandigarh	Yajur and Chaitya
9	DAV sec 8, Panchkula	Chandigarh	Sarthak and Madhav
10	Delhi Public school	Chandigarh	Hirdae and Saumil
11	Bhupindera International school	Patiala	Jaskirat & Mannat
12	Ryan International school	Patiala	Arjun Pratap Singh & Vineet Garg

About CONNECT Net Champs

CONNECT Net Champs is a program to engage children with the purpose of educating them on the nuances of the World Wide Web and how to utilize their potential with information available just a click away. The program is structured in three very interesting tiers; First round is the school round, followed by the second round which is the city round and the third round is the Grand finale. In each round, there are exciting prizes to be won. This year, Connect Broadband is in search of a ‘Net Champ’ via conducting a Chandigarh-Punjab wide mega contest.

About CONNECT

CONNECT is a part of 10 Billion US$ Videocon Group and is a pan India ISP Licensee with market leadership in Punjab Telecom Circle, which consists of Punjab, the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Panchkula. The Company also provides a full gamut of telecommunication services, which includes voice telephony, both Wireline and fixed wireless, Internet services, broadband data services and a range of value added service viz., Centrex, leased lines, voice mail and video conferencing. Connect has recently expanded its coverage footprint with launch of data services in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

What more? CONNECT also provides Wireless Broadband service across Punjab. Offering high speed internet through a wireless medium, CONNECT Wireless Broadband enables users to access internet through their Laptops, PCs, Tablets, Wi-Fi enabled phones in the wireless vicinity & FTTH which is a Broadband telecommunications system based on fiber-optic cables and associated optical electronics. The technology reaches the boundary of the living space, such as a box on the outside wall of a home. Quadruple play of high-speed broadband, high-definition video, unlimited 'anywhere' telephony, and real-time surveillance are a few key take-aways for users.

Connect Broadband signs MOU with Hungama

Connect Customers can now enjoy Free content including music and movies

Chandigarh, Aug 16th 2016: In an effort to extend gratitude to customers for their continual patronage, Connect Broadband, market leader in Broadband and fixed line segment in Punjab, today signed MoU with Hungama, India’s leading digital entertainment company to make available entertainment content to customers at no extra cost.

Mr.Arvind Bali Director and CEO Connect Broadband and Videocon Telecom

Sanjay Bahl, Vice President, Marketing, Connect Broadband, Sidharth Roy, CEO , Hungama

On offer will be nonstop music, movies, videos, bollywood news and box office reports ; all the services which are otherwise available on Hungama only after subscription will be made available to Connect Broadband customers for Free. Hungama has over 3.5 million content pieces, including a massive number of Bollywood, Hollywood and Regional movies which will be made available to Connect Broadband customers at no cost. Customers can avail these added services at www.hungama.com/connect.

Talking about the exclusive tie up with Hungama, Mr. Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Connect Broadband and Videocon Telecommunications Limited, said, “We have joined hands with Hungama in a bid to do more for our customers and to provide them with more content and more entertainment. It is an attempt to go that extra mile for our loyal customers and to do that little more that we can, to keep them entertained, happy and satisfied. We want our customers to rely on us for content, speed, connectivity and of course entertainment”.

Talking about the association, Mr. Sidharth Roy, CEO of Hungama Said, “We are excited to be associated with Connect Broadband, the largest Broadband service provider in Punjab, where we intend to offer content specific to the taste and the penchant of the people of Punjab. Our association is an outcome of our attempts to provide unmatchable services, data and entertainment to the people of this region”.

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Connect Broadband launches its official mobile app for customers

Empowers customers to manage their Data, payments, Plans seamlessly

Chandigarh, Aug 1, 2016: Connect Broadband, market leader in the Wire-line and Broadband segment today announced the launch of ‘Connect Broadband’ mobile app for its customers. Available for free on Google Playstore and Apple App store, the app enables customers to manage data usage, pay bills, view last bills, activate / deactivate any service; raise requests/complaints, check complaint status, and their ongoing plan at just a finger touch.

Connect Broadband launches its official mobile app for customers

Mr. Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Connect Broadband and Videocon Telecommunications said, “We are pleased to launch an app that will empower our customers and help them manage services, anytime, anywhere. The app is well designed and provides a personalized interface allowing customers to self-manage a bouquet of services on the move."

The App also has loyalty program feature which aims at recognizing and appreciating all Connect customers for every amount spent on the consumption of any Connect Broadband product or service. From activation of VAS services to paying bill online, customers can earn reward points. The earned points can be redeemed against wide range of products & services such as TOP UP’s (Local, STD, and ISD), Data on demand, and many more. The reward points are accumulated from time to time and customers can check them through app.

‘Connect Broadband’ app is available for free download. Android users can download the app from Google Play Store and iOS users can download the app from Apple App Store.

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Couples from diverse professions to rock the stage at Videocon Connect Super Jodi Grand Finale

Chandigarh, 1st July 2016 :- After more than two months of auditions held at multiple locations across Punjab, the top performing couples will be heading to the grand finale of ‘Videocon Connect Super Jodi season 4’ on July 02. This year more than 5000 couples performed in Connect Super Jodi auditions across Punjab. The season has witnessed participation from professionals from all walks of life, Doctors, IT professionals, banking professionals, entrepreneurs, Interior designers etc.

One of the Jodi from Chandigarh is of Dr. Puneet Malik and his wife Cheena Malik. Puneet works as a neurosurgeon in PGI. Despite his busy schedule Puneet participated in auditions of Connect Super Jodi. Puneet says that preparing for finale has made him spend more time with his wife which otherwise would have been difficult.

Another Jodi is of Sunil and Pooja. Sunil is a Software engineer by profession and has worked with top IT companies Tata Consultancy Services & Dell in India and abroad. Pooja has done PhD in Biotechnology and has served as a Scientist in USA for 8 years. They are now settled in Chandigarh as they wanted their kids to grow up in Indian culture and also wanted to do something for the society.

Sumit and Shreya hail from Jalandhar. Both of them are doctors by profession. They say that Connect Super Jodi has strengthened their bond and it is because of their participation in Super Jodi that they are able to spend more time with each other.

Another remarkable Jodi is that of Karan and Komal. Karan is an IT professional and his wife komal is a fitness instructor. Komal enjoys dancing. She made it to top 15 of DID super moms. Karan says Komal’s love for dance has also inspired him to participate in Connect Super Jodi. The couple believes that these types of platforms bring out the best among couples.

Commenting on the VIDEOCON CONNECT Super Jodi, Mr. Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Connect Broadband & Videocon Telecommunications Limited, said, “This season we have received tremendous response and we are amazed to see the talent and chemistry couples in Punjab share. The program has garnered wide acceptance among masses with participation of couples from different walks of life.”

The winning couple will get an all expense paid luxurious foreign vacation of three nights and four days .There are loads of other prizes like 40”LED TV, Refrigerators for the runner up Jodis.

‘Videocon Connect Super Jodi 4’ stages City Finale in Bathinda

3 city couples make it to the Grand Finale

Bathinda, June 27, 2016: As ‘Videocon Connect Super Jodi Season 4’ inches closer to the Grand Finale, competition gets tougher. Couples across Punjab & Chandigarh gear up to put their best foot forward in the City Finale rounds. The Bhatinda City Finale round of ‘Videocon Connect Super Jodi 4’ was held at Tara automobiles, Bhatinda and witnessed as many as 20 couples compete on the city level for the glorious first 3 positions.

‘Videocon Connect Super Jodi 4’ stages City Finale in Bathinda

Gagan Kherwani, famous choreographer from Bhatinda adjudged the participants.

Darshan Singh and Karamjit Kaur, Davinder Singh and Gurpreet Kaur, Gaurav and Lovleen were among the couples selected for the next round. The winners received Mini Refrigerator, Toaster and other exciting gifts.

Commenting on the VIDEOCON CONNECT Super Jodi, Mr. Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Connect Broadband & Videocon Telecommunications Limited, said, “We have received tremendous response this season and we are amazed to see the talent and chemistry couples in Punjab share. This inspires us to create more such platforms where talent can be celebrated and rewarded.”

The winning couples from each city will put forward their best performances to win the coveted ‘Videocon Super Jodi’ title. The winner takes home an all expense paid luxurious foreign trip of three nights and four days to Istanbul (Turkey). There are loads of other prizes like 40”LED TV, Refrigerators for the runner up Jodi’s.

This year more than 5000 couples performed in Connect Super Jodi auditions across Punjab. The energy and enthusiasm amongst couples has increased tremendously. Audition Rounds started off in the month of April and were conducted in all the top notch malls of Punjab for eight consecutive weeks. The couples were adjudged on basis of their talent and compatibility. Three couples were selected from each audition round and they are now participating in the city finale rounds. Participants appreciated Connect Super Jodi’s unique concept and garnered a positive response.

About Connect Super Jodi:

Videocon Connect Super Jodi is one of the most spectacular contests ever staged by a corporate and a unique customer engagement initiative. Designed to signify the ‘CONNECTION’ between two people, this is a unique platform for couples to showcase their compatibility and talent. The two months long event opens doors for all contestants willing to showcase their talent, and thereby gives a chance to win an all-paid luxurious foreign trip.

This event is structured in three tiers including audition rounds, city finales and the grand finale. The Chandigarh and Punjab-wide Mega Contest this year will hunt the Super Jodi-4 and will span for over 2 months to conduct audition rounds across all major cities of Punjab. In each round there will be exciting prizes for the top three couples.

Couples can participate in these cities at auditions to be held at various shopping malls. The couples will be judged on the basis of their compatibility, unique talent and confidence. Three Couples will be selected from each audition round through on-ground activities by a panel of judges for the next round. Grand Finale shall see couples chosen across Punjab participating in the final contest, competing against each other for the grand prize.

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