State-run telecom firm BSNL on Thursday extended validity of some of
its prepaid recharge plans by 43 per cent, a report issued by Press
Trust of India (PTI) said. BSNL also increased the data offered by its
select prepaid recharge plans by 50 per cent, with an aim to counter
Reliance Jio’s latest ‘Happy New Year 2018’ offer. BSNL’s latest
revision of its select prepaid recharge plans fall under company’s
‘Happy Offer’. BSNL revised its prepaid recharge plans priced at Rs.
186, Rs. 187, Rs. 349, Rs. 429, Rs. 485 and Rs. 666.
“Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced BSNL ‘Happy
Offer’ for prepaid mobile customers — 43 per cent extra validity and 50
per cent additional data with unlimited local, STD and roaming calls for
prepaid mobile customers,” the company said in a statement.
BSNL’s revised prepaid recharge plans in detail:
1. Under the ‘Happy Offer”, prepaid plan priced at Rs. 485 will now offer 1.5 GB data per day with validity of 90 days.
2. BSNL’s Rs. 666 will offer 1.5 GB per day data with validity of 129 days with unlimited local, STD and roaming calls.
3. BSNL customers subscribing to Rs. 186 plan voucher and Rs. 187
special tariff voucher will get 1 GB data per day with 28 days validity.
4. BSNL’s Rs. 349 and Rs. 429 prepaid plans will give 1GB data per day with 54 days and 81 days validity, respectively.
All the plans will offer 100 SMSes per day. Reliance Jio had earlier
launched new prepaid recharge plans offering 1 GB data per day and also
enhanced data limit to 1.5 GB from the existing 1GB for select prepaid
recharge plans from January 9 onwards.