Eight private telecom operators participate in the upcoming spectrum auction starting March 4

Eight private telecom operators including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, RCom, Reliance Jio, Tata Docomo, Aircel and Uninor on Monday submitted applications to participate in the upcoming spectrum auction starting March 4. However Sistema Shyam TeleServices (MTS India), BSNL, MTNL and Videocon Telecom are some of mobile service providers, which are not participating in the spectrum auction.
DoT has fixed the pan-India per megahertz reserve price for the 800MHz CDMA band at Rs 3,646 crore; for the 900 MHz band Rs 3,980 crore (excluding Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and J&K); for the 1,800MHz band Rs 2,191 crore (excluding Maharashtra and West Bengal) and for 2,100 MHz Rs 3,705 crore.

BSNL reduces Landline and Broadband Installation charge by 50 percent in Kerala Telecom Circle

BSNL has decided to reduce the Landline / Broadband installation charge by 50 percent in Kerala Telecom Circle. BSNL is trying hard to retain it's existing  Landline / Broadband customers and this offer is an attempt to increase it's Customer base in Fixed Line segment.

BSNL rationalizes validity period of Prepaid Data Packs from 23 Feb 2015

State run telecom PSU BSNL has rationalized its tariffs of Prepaid Data Tariffs. Mostly it has slashed validity period by 1 to 2 days without changing any data benefits. Data STV 39 has reduced validity of 6 days while validity period of 14 days of Data STV 78 is revised to 12 days. Similarly validity period of STV 98 is trimmed from 19 days to 17 days, STV 139 to 19 days , STV 155 to 26 days and STV 176 to 28 days.  But for STV 561,821, 1011 and 1949 validity period have been increased as a promotional offer for a period of 90 days . STV 561 will have a new validity of 60 days while STV 821,1011 and 1949 will come with 90 days validity period. These tariff changes will come into force from 23rd Feb 2015.

Subscribers in lurch as BSNL services remain snapped

Rajouri, Feb 18: India’s largest telecom services provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), is giving nightmares to its subscribers in most areas of Rajouri district with mobile connectivity lying snapped in Kotranka and Budhal areas for last seven to eight months. Services of the state owned Telecom Company in Kalakote area also lie disconnected for last couple of weeks.

Bsnl Prepaid plans In Orissa 2G/3G And Validity Extension Or Migration Vouchers

Bsnl Odisha Prepaid Plans - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has been the monarch of Indian telecommunication scenario since its establishment and Bsnl has now revolutionized Indian telecommunication sector more than any other communication service provider. 

BSNL to install 246 mobile towers in Naxal-affected areas

RAIPUR: Government-run telecom major BSNL would be installing 246 mobile towers in two phases in the Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh to improve phone connectivity there, an official said. The decision was announced at a meeting of unified command for anti-Naxal operations, chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh, at the new Mantralaya here today. Construction of roads, rail lines, and other essential infrastructure in the 'left wing extremism' (LWE) areas, anti-Naxal strat implementation of public welfare schemes, etc were discussed in the meeting.

BSNL Board Meeting on 20-02-2015

HR plan has been prepared and being placed before BSNL Board Meeting on 20^th February, 2015 for consideration. Our issue may not be discussed on 20-02-2015 Board Meeting.

BSNL 3G Internet Plans , Prepaid Data Online Recharge

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited - BSNL introduced many Special Tariff Vouchers(STV's) with high speed data for Prepaid Mobile Customers under 2G 3G GSM Services by presenting a range of best & cheapest BSNL 3G Plans at affordable budget with various denominations from lower end to higher end at Lowest of Prices, which are affordable from a common man to high end user along with yearly best BSNL Data Plans having 12 months validity to user for all Mobile Internet activities like facebook, whatsapp etc... with maximum validity by allowing all Data STVs at BSNL Online Recharge.

BSNL 3G Dongle Price , 3G Prepaid Data Plan Online Recharge

PAN India 3G Mobile Service Operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has tied with some trusted brand data card companies for supply of reliable High Speed BSNL Dongles / Datacards at cheapest rates which are USB/PCMCIA type having High-Speed Downlink Packet Access(HSDPA) to work with out any problems under BSNL 3G Mobile Services.

BSNL trying to Expand Mobile Network Fastly to offer 3G Services Continuously

BSNL to offer 3G Data & Voice Services Continuously with Huge Expansion of Mobile Network on Road & Train Routes... As, per-capita income is in linear curve, with the adoption of world class road infrastructure in India, most of us are now a days are travelling to their native places by road on their cars, Todays with the adoption of Smart features in the automobile industry, we all are being supported by Google Maps with GPS, Russian GLONASS, EU Galileo and India’s IRNSS and Chinese Beidou.
BSNL 3G Mobile Coverage with Cheapest 3G Data Plans To all these to work either with your Smartphone are with your smartcar, You require a best Telecom Service Provider who will support 3G Services throughout your Road / Train journey. BSNL is the only Service provider in India to provide widest and deepest 3G Service Coverage with cheapest BSNL 3G Mobile Data Plans.

All India Mobile Number Portability to be Launched Soon

Mobile Number Portability which is gaining momentum has got added fuel to it as Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given an amendment to the instructions which it has issued for Intra Circle Mobile Number Portability. BSNL Readies for All Mobile Number Portability as per directions of DOT This really a boon for BSNL as on date most of the subscribers from both rural and urban are availing Mobile Number Portability and are coming to BSNL. As the word Intra is going to be changed as Inter Circle Mobile Number Portability, there is going to be much added advantage to BSNL.

Aadhaar Number to be made mandatory for new Mobile connections as Proof of Identity and Address

Government of India has decided to make it mandatory to link mobile SIM connections with Aadhaar number to weed out ghost users and curb the misuse of mobile phones for any terrorist act, extortion or other offences.

Major telecom operators - BSNL, MTNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance and Idea, have also agreed to test Aadhaar number based e-KYC for issuing SIM cards in five circles as a pilot project. This pilot will be conducted in Bhopal, Kolkata, Delhi, Lucknow and Bengaluru by telecom operators.

Under the proposal, a person would be able to avail a new SIM card (Mobile Connection) instantaneously by entering his/her Aadhaar number and biometrics, without needing to present a physical documentary proof. The Unique Identification Authority (UID) servers from the back-end will verify the antecedents.

BSNL to raise Rs 3,000 Crore short term loan for Network Expansion

BSNL Kerala Circle has announced 'One Day Full Talk Time Offer' for 'Top Up 200' on 20-02-2015. This offer is in addition to the existing Christmas & New Year Full Talk Time Offers.

Now BSNL customers can enjoy One Day Full Talk Time Offer which is available on one day each in the second, third and fourth week of every month. This Offer is available to all Prepaid Mobile customers of BSNL Kerala circle irrespective of their Prepaid Mobile Plan.

What is BSNL's One Day Full Talk Time Offer?

Mobile Data Traffic in India will grow 13-Fold in Five Years - Cisco

In India, mobile data traffic will grow 13-fold from 2014 to 2019, a compound annual growth rate of 67 percent, according to Cisco’s ‘VNI Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast’ report. Mobile data traffic will grow three times faster than fixed traffic in the same period.

Union Government to Planning to declare BSNL as sick industry.

Eight Unions of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited have threatened to launch a nationwide indefinite stir from March 17 to protest against the move by the Union government to consider the public sector unit as sick industry, according to BSNL employees union president M Kanniappan.

Kanniappan told reporters that the decision was taken during the forum of BSNL Employees Union. He also said that BSNL employees would be submitting a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25 signed by one crore people while urging him not to grant the sick PSU status to BSNL.
The union have alleged the lack of financial support by the government to BSNL.

BSNL's share in mobile business dips to single digit

NEW DELHI: Jayanta Kumar was a harried customer of BSNL. A resident of Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region, he had been running from pillar to post just to get a bill for his landline and broadband connection, which was not delivered for six months. "
Finally, I had to use my contacts to prompt them in generating a bill. Is this how you do business?" says Kumar, who discontinued his BSNL connection and hopped on to a private operator.

Who are responsible for the present situation of BSNL.

Dear friends when I analyzed the reason behind the present situation of BSNL I found many reasons and few of those are as follows.

1.I feel the most harmful reason was the silence of our so called unions and associations leaders when mobile license was distributed to private operators except BSNL(DOT).During those times unions were much more powerful than of now.They could have called for strike for getting license for BSNL(DOT) but unfortunately they didn't do anything rather prefferred to be remain silent.They could have fought upto any extent to provide license to BSNL(DOT) along with private operators so there could be a healthy compettion in the market.There were some kind of nexus between the then Telecom Ministers,beurocrates and private firms.I some times feel our union leaders might be a part of those nexus to be remain silent.

Dial or SMS to 1909 and Filter/Block Unwanted Commercial Calls and SMS's on Your Mobile Number

Most of us will be disturbed by lots of unwanted commercial Calls / SMS's in our Mobile everyday. Customers who do not want to receive commercial communications can Dial or SMS to 1909 (toll free) and register in either of the two categories : the fully blocked category or the partially blocked category.

BSNL Losing ground against Private Players ? Declining Market Share in Broadband and Mobile Segments

As per the latest TRAI reports, the market share of  India's National Telecom Backbone Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), has reduced considerably in both Broadband and Mobile segments. India's Top Mobile Operator Bharti Airtel has became the largest Broadband Service Provider.

BSNL's Most Popular Voice STV 135 will continue in Per Second Charging Pattern; Only for BSNL Kerala Customers

There is a misconception among various customers that the freebies of Voice STV 135 has been charged on Per Minute basis in BSNL Kerala Circle after IN Migration. Now the BSNL authorities informed that, the freebies of STV 135 is being charged per second basis only, since its inception in Kerala Circle.

BSNL and MTNL plans to stop BlackBerry Mobile services over losses

State run telecom operators BSNL and MTNL plans to stop their BlackBerry Services as they are incurring losses. The subscriber base is very less (around 15,000) for Blackberry services and BSNL loses around Rs 15 crore every year on this service.

Considering the loses, the state run telcos are now reviewing their need to spend on the software to provide interception services to intelligence agencies. Since the subscriber base is very less, the stoppage is not going to create  major financial losses to BSNL or MTNL.

New USSD Short Codes for Account Balance, Data Balance, STV Balance for BSNL Kerala Circle

After commissioning a New IN (Intelligent Network) by BSNL Kerala Telecom Circle, the existing USSD short codes  for prepaid balance enquiry, STV balance enquiry etc. were changed. BSNL has upgraded it's network elements to the latest version through the GSM Phase VII expansion project. 

BSNL Gujarat GSM Feb 2015

Over 15,000 BSNL users in Lucknow have fake records

Lucknow, Over 15,000 subscribers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) were found to have provided fake addresses and contact details to the state-owned service provider, an official said Monday.
“This is a huge number of subscribers in a city and after their CIF details were found missing on our server, necessary action was initiated,” V.K. Shukla, chief general manager for BSNL (east), told IANS.

Aircel, BSNL, Vodafone Leading Poor Quality of Mobile Services, Says TRAI Report

Aircel subscribers are facing poor quality service in Jammu and Kashmir, states a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) report.
TRAI on Friday said Aircel, BSNL and Vodafone are leading poor quality of mobile services based on congestion at the Point of Interconnection (POI) between various mobile service providers in India.
To mention, the poor service by cellular operators in Kashmir has become irritant for the local populace. The service of cellular companies here has gone from bad to worse post floods with call drops, poor network signal becoming regular feature.

BSNL to set up Wi-Fi hotspots in 9 states

QuadGen Wireless has partnered with BSNL to set up Wi-Fi hotspots in 9 states focused on Southern and Western India.
The states where QuadGen Wireless can put up hotspots in Southern and Western India include – Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. In these states, consumers and enterprise users will get Internet speeds between 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps.

BSNL 60Mbps Unlimited Internet Fiber Broadband Plans : OFFER

BSNL, India's Largest Broadband Subscriber base Telecom Operator has announced the extension of promotional offer, with huge customer response for new high speed BSNL Fiber Broadband Plans which allows Unlimited Internet at 20Mbps to 60Mbps download speed, introduced recently from 10.11.2014 to 07.02.2015 for Bangalore Internet Customers.

BSNL Bill Defaulters - Remove Name with Discounted Bill Payment

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited might be kind enough towards BSNL Bill Defaulters from long time. Now-a-days due to entire scenario change in the business sector, PSU also trying to fit in to those core concepts of business, rather than a Sarkari Company. Likewise BSNL is considering each and every aspect for revenue generation or we can say gap filling. In this regard of BSNL defaulters, PSU released a list of discount percentages for those BSNL Bill Defaulters with BSNL Broadband, BSNL Landline, BSNL Postpaid Mobile etc.. who got disconnected their BSNL connection till 31-12-2014.

BSNL Online Bill Payment Process on Quick Pay BSNL Portal

India’s Telecom backbone Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has started QUICKPAY for BSNL Online Bill Payment, which allows all Postpaid customers of BSNL Landline, Broadband, FTTH(Fibre to the Home), GSM, WiMAX, Corporate and DID Services to pay BSNL Bills Online as BSNL Quick Pay, via simple Online Bill Payment process with out any registration for BSNL Portal.

BSNL 3G Data Increased at same Rates - Recharge Online

What will the deals a telecom service operator can have, which will be a hit point for now-a-days data starved generation. Hmmmm, any clue. Yes for this data generation subscribers, BSNL is going to offer special data deal. This deal is straight and simple furthermore much beneficial. BSNL is going to increase 3G Data available with data packs by offering Free 50% Extra Data on all BSNL 3G DATA STVs with same validity, but this offer is available only for three days.

BSNL MICRO SIM Cards now Rs 20 - New Smart SIM in Market

Does anyone know what is the full form of SIM card, SIM, “Subscriber Identity Module”. What does this SIM card actually do? How many types of SIM cards are available in present market? In those types, what are the types of SIM cards those are readily available by BSNL as a service provider. Should we have to pay extra cost for different type of BSNL SIM Cards & How to get a BSNL Micro SIM card, where it is available.These are very much common questions for any BSNL Smartphone user.

Is BSNL really going to be Sick PSU ?

Is BSNL really going to be Sick PSU, if yes, then why BSNL is loss making PSU. Opening the BSNL revenue Pandora BOX to some extent
Why every time when it comes to BSNL, people are thinking BSNL is a loss making firm, technically speaking, according to the trend of telecom sector development no telecom company should incur loss. This is why many of the leading service providers are registering profits day by day. What happens to BSNL to do the same? Is there anything genetic defect in BSNL to be a loss making firm. From my side it is a big “NO”. Being BSNL a state owned company there are many aspects that might be responsible for this stature of Brand BSNL.

BSNL to start E-auction of vanity Landline numbers

BSNL is already conducting E-auction for vanity mobile numbers and now plans to introduce the same for vanity Landline number through its website.

To participate in the auction customers must access BSNL E-auction website and register by paying the registration fee. Once logged in customer must give his complete address and nearest landline number to identify the exchange code. Customers will get the list of available vanity number under his exchange and select a number to place his bid. through SMS, customer will be informed if other bidders have placed higher amount for the same number. At the end of the auction winners will be notified by Email/SMS and customer need to visit nearest customer service center with required documents to get the new connection.

New data STVs and promotional offer. Revises Balance Based Tariff

BSNL is all set to announce new data STVs and promotional offer for its subscribers. The promotional offer will be available starting 13th February 2015

All India Mobile Number Portability to be Launched Soon... as per DOT

Mobile Number Portability which is gaining momentum has got added fuel to it as Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given an amendment to the instructions which it has issued for Intra Circle Mobile Number Portability.

This really a boon for BSNL as on date most of the subscribers from both rural and urban are availing Mobile Number Portability and are coming to BSNL. As the word Intra is going to be changed as Inter Circle Mobile Number Portability, there is going to be much added advantage to BSNL.