Gujarat high court fines BSNL Rs 1 lakh

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court has imposed penalty of Rs 1 lakh on Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for wasting court’s time and for unnecessarily dragging workmen in litigation.

BSNL New Plan 27 Launched With Free Unlimited Calls and 1GB Data | Check All Detail Here

BSNL New Plan 27: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is directly competing with the private telecom operator such as Jio, Airtel, Idea & Vodafone with its plan. Now the state-run telecom operator has launched a new plan for its prepaid users under which the telecom operator is offering free unlimited calls without any daily or weekly calling limits. The new plan of BSNL that is launched is the BSNL plan 27. Here are the complete details of the BSNL New Plan 27. Check it out.

'Why don't you buy phones from BHEL?' BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi for another 'faux pas'

Congress president Rahul Gandhi once again finds himself in the eye of the social media storm. This time for allegedly mixing up two major public-sector undertakings BHEL and BEL (or BSNL). 

According to reports, Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the smartphones distributed by the Chhattisgarh government under 'Sanchar Kranti Yojna' were part of a scam.

BSNL Freedom Plans, Mi A2 in India, Galaxy Note 9 Launched, Oppo F9 Pro India Launch on Aug 21: Weekly News Wrap

If you were too busy this week and could not keep up when it comes to following the world of technology, smartphones and more, it was a very exciting one. There were several launches

BSNL to close CDMA services from Sept 5

Nashik: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s (BSNL), Nashik division will close down its CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile network and landline services from September 5.
Consumers using the CDMA mobile network will be given the option to switch over to GSM (Global System Mobile) network while retaining the same contact number.

BSNL "Chhota Pack" offers unlimited calls at Rs. 9 for one day

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched Freedom offers named as "Chhota Pack" for its pre-paid mobile customers on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15.

BSNL to introduce Wi-Fi connectivity in 82 villages

Nashik: The state-run Bharat Snachar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has firmed up its plan to provide Wi-Fi connectivity to 82 more villages of the district by the end of the current fiscal.
The telecom major has so far provided Wi-Fi services in 18 villages. Also, the new 82 villages will get Wi-Fi connectivity with 4G speed. Moreover, BSNL has already connected 607 village panchayats in the district with Optical Fibre Cable (OBC).

BSNL Freedom Offer with unlimited calls and data launched for Rs 9 and Rs 29

State-run telco, BSNL recently rolled out its Rs 171 plan with unlimited calling, 60GB data, and free SMSes for 30 days. It is one of the most affordable tariffs in the country, available to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana circle users as of now. Today, the company has announced two new recharge options

BSNL 'revamps' postpaid plans, offers 100 SMS per day

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reportedly increased the number of SMS in a pack for its users.

According to a report by TelecomTalk, BSNL has modified the number of SMS in the plans for Rs 399 and above. The plans above Rs 399 will offer 100 SMS per day for the total validity period of the plan and the plans below Rs 399 will offer 100 SMS for the entire validity period. Readers must note that it is only for post-paid users.

Sena MP: Call drops common on BSNL

New Delhi: The issue of call drops, especially through connections provided by government-owned telecommunication entities like BSNL and MTNL, as well as their dipping financial fortunes was raised by MPs in Lok Sabha on Monday.

BSNL launches Chotta Pack for prepaid consumers at Rs 29

NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Wednesday launched ‘Chhota Pack’ for its pre-paid mobile customers on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15.

Under the new ‘Freedom’ offer BSNL provides promotional features on the occasion of Independence Day for the period between August 10, 2018 and August 25, 2018 at Rs 29 which includes unlimited voice to any network even during roaming (except Delhi & Mumbai), the telco in a statement said.

BSNL is revising postpaid plans to offer 100 SMS per day benefits, but there is a catch

BSNL has constantly been making changes to its current plans in order to compete better with the likes of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. While the state-run telco has been able to match its arch rivals in terms of data offerings, the one place it fell behind was with SMS benefits. But not anymore. The company announced recently that it is revising some of its plans to offer 100 SMS per day benefits, as opposed to offering 100 SMS for the entire validity period.

BSNL now offers 100 SMS per day free on select postpaid plans

BSNL has now added SMS benefits to some of its postpaid plans, in a bid to take on Reliance Jio. Each of the state-run telco’s postpaid plans will receive benefits of 100 SMSes, whose validity varies with the pack amount. While BSNL postpaid plans under Rs 399 will get 100 free SMSes over the plan duration, those above Rs 399 will now come with benefits of 100 free SMSes per day.

‘BSNL’s Next Generation leap spurred growth’

 With the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) registering more subscribers, its Chief General Manager (Andhra Pradesh) A.P. Rao attributed the growth in numbers to the adoption of newer technologies and attractive tariffs.

BSNL Rs. 27 prepaid recharge plan offering unlimited calling, data and more

 BSNL Rs. 27 prepaid recharge plan to be available from August 6

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been very aggressive in the recent past when it comes to offering affordable data and tariff plans and with the BSNL Rs. 27 prepaid recharge plan, the state-owned telco is now looking to take the fight to Reliance Jio in the weekly plans segment.

BSNL Reports Losses of Rs 4,785 Crore in FY18; Telecom Minister Rejects Merger With MTNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has narrowed its losses to Rs 4,785 crore during FY18, even as its income declined to Rs 27,818 crore as against the previous fiscal. Telecom Minister, Manoj Sinha informed this news to Parliament today.

V Raju assumes charge as BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle CGM

CHENNAI: V Raju on Wednesday took over as the new chief general manager of BSNL's Tamil Nadu Circle, covering the entire state except Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts.

He succeeds R Marshal Antony Leo, who was superannuated on Tuesday.

BSNL narrowed FY'18 loss to Rs 4,785 crore: Telecom Minister

NEW DELHI: State-run telecom company BSNL has narrowed its loss to Rs 4,785 crore during 2017-18, even as its income declined to Rs 27,818 crore as against the previous fiscal, Parliament was informed today.

BSNL posted a loss of Rs 4,859 crore in 2015-16, Rs 4,786 crore in 2016-17 and Rs 4,785 crore (provisional and unaudited) in 2017-18, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

BSNL loss reduces by just Rs 1 crore in 2017–18; revenue and spending fall by thousands of crores

ven as the state-owned telecom operator’s expenditure and income both fell by thousands of crores, BSNL was able to shave ₹1 crore off of its losses compared to the previous financial year in 2017–18. That represents just a 0.02% change, from ₹4,786 crore to ₹4,785 crore.

BSNL Launches Pocket-Friendly Prepaid Plan of Rs 27 Targeting Jio

BSNL is on a roll of late, especially in the prepaid segment. The telco has launched yet another affordable and pocket-friendly prepaid plan of Rs 27, which offers benefits for a week and at the same time, the telco is targeting the Rs 52 plan from Reliance Jio. BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) has launched this new plan of Rs 27 on a pan-India basis, and it’s already valid across all the circles where the telco has its operations. That being said, it’s not a promotional plan, so users don’t have to worry about when the plan will be removed from the tariff plans list of BSNL. Aforesaid, BSNL is providing data, voice and SMS benefits with this prepaid plan and they’re certainly better than the offering of Reliance Jio.

Jio GigaFiber effect? BSNL now offering 200GB under new broadband plan

BSNL is on a spree, launching and upgrading its tariff plans to counter Jio, Airtel, and other incumbents effectively. Earlier this year, BSNL upped the ante when Jio announced the official rollout of Jio GigaFiber FTTH broadband services. While Jio’s broadband service is yet to begin officially in India, BSNL has now added fuel to the fire by releasing a new broadband plan that is designed to attract customers. The new BSNL Rs 995 broadband plan, called BSNL Fibro BBG ULD 995, comes with 200GB data for a billing cycle.

BSNL launches Rs 995 broadband plan with 200GB data ahead of Jio GigaFiber Aug 15 launch

State-owned telecom company BSNL wants to be one of the top rivals for Jio when it launches its GigaFiber service on August 15 in India. BSNL had once said that it will match Jio tariff-by-tariff and even though the speed that it offers is bad in most places, BSNL till date has tried to match Jio at every step. This time it is the Jio's optical fiber-based internet that is on the rival side.

BSNL Offers Free Caller Tune With Unlimited Song Change Option With Rs.260 Talktime Top-up Recharge

State-run BSNL telco has been moving fast with its STV offerings lately. The telecom operator has recently launched a prepaid recharge plan worth Rs. 75 that offers unlimited calling benefits, 10GB data, and other incentives. And now, it has rolled out a talk time top-up recharge plan that offers free caller tunes. Let’s get into the details of the new plan from the telco.

BSNL Launches Rs.995 Broadband Plan With 20Mbps Speed, 200GB FUP

To combat competition from rival brand Reliance Jio, BSNL has introduced new broadband plans in its Kerala circle. Kerala is one of the biggest circles of BSNL and the offer has been launched here exclusively. The plan is priced at Rs 995 and is named as BSNL FIBRO BBG ULD 995. The plan, however, is not as attractive compared to other internet service providers like ACT broadband and Bharti Airtel as it offers only 20Mpbs download + upload speed up to 200 GB. It also offers an after FUP at 2Mpbs speed.

BSNL Urges DoT to Release Rs 250 Crore Worth of Funds for Network Expansion in LWE Affected Areas

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state-run telco has requested the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to release Rs 250 crore worth of funds to pay vendors who are working on the task of mobile network expansion in areas affected by Left Wing Extremism. BSNL has further said to the department, that it risks losing the interest of vendors in doing further network infrastructure development in the area if the repayment is not made on time. To highlight the issue, the state-led telco has sent numerous letter to DoT.

Lucknow Metro, BSNL Ink Pact To Facilitate Customer Services

Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) and BSNL have signed an MoU for extending benefits in customer services.

Through this agreement, BSNL will avail the smart card services of LMRC for the collection of post-paid bills and sale of pre-paid products like recharge vouchers and electronic top-up at LMRC station counters.

BSNL launches new offer with 10 GB data and unlimited talk time, says report

State-owned BSNL has launched an all new prepaid recharge offer of Rs 75 to woo customers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,  The Indian Express reported.

Those availing the offer will get 10 GB data, unlimited calling and validity extension offer, the report said.

Rs 19 to under 50 plans: See what Reliance Jio, Airtel, BSNL, Vodafone are offering

Data plans are still cheap as the telcos, Airtel, Reliance Jio, BSNL, and Vodafone, are continuing to wage war for supremacy and there seems to be no end to benefits they are willing to provide to users to either retain them or win them over from rivals. From more data, unlimited calls, SMS, to roaming, freebies are being rained on subscribers like there is no tomorrow. So, at the bottom of the spectrum, we take a look at 4 prepaid recharge plans under Rs 50:

BSNL illegal telephone exchange case: Supreme Court dismisses Dayanidhi Maran's appeal against Madras HC order

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday said former Union minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother have to face trial in the BSNL illegal telephone exchange case. +

Supreme Court dismissed the appeal petition filed by the former union minister Dayanidhi Maran on the illegal BSNL telephone exchange case

In a setback for the Maran brothers, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal petition filed by the former union minister Dayanidhi Maran on the illegal BSNL telephone exchange case. The court also ordered Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran, who is the head of the Sun TV group, to face trial in the case, as ordered by the Madras High Court.

BSNL to unveil MVNO service

BSNL has joined hands with Chennai-based company Aerovoyce and MNC Plintron to set up country’s first Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service. The service is aimed at providing low-cost mobile network connectivity to BSNL customers.

Massive deal! Get 10GB data, unlimited calling at just Rs 75 with this new BSNL plan – check details

If there has been one winner in the war between telecom giants in India, it is the customer. All the operators are bringing down their tariffs and offering discounts which makes it a win-win situation for the customers. Taking the game one step ahead, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a Rs 75 option for prepaid subscribers. Under this plan, BSNL offers unlimited voice calls as well as 10GB of data and 500 SMS benefits.

BSNL launches Rs 75 prepaid recharge plan with 10GB data, unlimited calling, validity extension

BSNL has launched prepaid recharge offer of Rs 75, which includes data as well as calling and SMS benefits. The plan called ‘BSNL Jeevitha Prepaid Plan’ is limited to Andhra Pradesh & Telangana circle. It comes with validity extension, which means customers can extend benefits of Rs 75 plan by recharging with the company’s other STVs. It is unclear if BSNL plans to introduce its Rs 75 prepaid offer in other circles across India.

BSNL broadband set to get a quantum leap with upgrade

Broadband speeds provided by BSNL in Puducherry are set to increase significantly with a major network upgrade under way.
BSNL, which was delivering Internet access to customers through copper/fibre cable, has scaled up its broadband backbone from the existing speed of 10Gbps to 20 Gbps.

BSNL launches internet telephony ‘WINGS’ service

To address mobile coverage issues Telecom service provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched ‘WINGS’, an internet telephony service in Himachal Pradesh.