BSNL staff against hiving off mobile towers

Trichy: BSNL employees have opposed the move to hive off the firm’s mobile towers into a separate subsidiary company at a meeting held in Trichy On Saturday. They stated that the move would ruin the government entity as it will be handed over to private parties. Various resolutions have also been adopted at the meeting organised by the BSNL Employees Development Association.

BSNL Rs. 525 Postpaid Plan Gets Revision: Offers 80GB Data, Unlimited Calling With Carry Forward Feature

BSNL is definitely feeling the pinch after the entry of Reliance Jio in the telecom sector because it needs to keep on reinventing its offers in order to keep its relevance in the market. In this regard, BSNL just revised its Rs. 525 postpaid plan for its Kolkata.

Cash-strapped BSNL’s Vijaywada unit sought loan from employees

With state-owned telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd facing major headwinds in the market, its General Manager for Vijaywada operations came up with a plan to take interest free loan from the staff. The proposal was to take ₹2,000 from non-executive staff and ₹5,000 from executive staff. However, the proposal was withdrawn a day later after opposition from some employees.

BSNL, TRAI want India to cut spectrum fee on satellite phone service

BSNL, a telecom operator owned by India Government, is providing satellite based services of Inmarsat under the service license. BSNL has set up the gateway in Ghaziabad, India, and launched the global satellite phone (GSP) service in May 2017. The license permits BSNL to provide all types of mobile satellite services.

Supreme Court serves notice to Centre and BSNL for using 2G in Assam-Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a reply from both the Centre and state-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on a plea seeking to quash an agreement for use of outdated 2G technology in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and two districts of Assam.
A bench of Justices headed by Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta sought responses from the Centre and BSNL along with the two states within three weeks.

SC Sends Notice to Centre, BSNL for Using 'Outdated' 2G Technology in Assam, Arunachal

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre and telecom operator BSNL to respond to a plea seeking to quash an agreement for use of "outdated" 2G technology in Arunachal Pradesh and two districts of Assam.

BSNL Entry-Level Broadband Plan Priced at Rs 99 Comes With 1.5GB Daily Data at 20 Mbps

BSNL is the largest wired broadband service provider in India, beating other players such as Airtel, ACT Fibernet and so on hands down. Now Jio is aiming to take that crown from BSNL with its high-speed Jio GigaFiber services.

BSNL has halved data offered in this plan

NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom operator BSNL has revised another recharge plan for its prepaid subscribers. The service provider has revamped the Rs 29 plan under which it is offering both data and calling benefits.

BSNL Rs 29 Prepaid Recharge Now Offers 1GB Data and Unlimited Voice Calling for a Week

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the government-owned PSU has introduced a couple of prepaid recharge plans before Independence Day this year.

BSNL introduces Rs 18 voucher to offer unlimited data, calls

NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced special tariff voucher of Rs 18 which offers unlimited voice calls, unlimited video calls and unlimited data having validity 2 days.

DoT may approach Cabinet for 4G spectrum to BSNL, MTNL in November

MUMBAI: While all major telecom operators have already gained highly from 4G roll-out, state-owned operators BSNL and MTNL have been left behind in the race due to impending 4G spectrum. Survival of both the companies highly depends on 4G services roll-out. However, according to a PTI report, department of telecom (DoT) is planning to seek the Cabinet's approval in the next two months for the allocation of 4G spectrum to these two firms.

BSNL launches 4G in Andhra Pradesh circle, hopes for growth in subscription base

VIJAYAWADA:  Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Andhra Pradesh Circle, has launched mobile 4G services across the State on Monday. Chief General Manager, Telecom (CGMT), AP Circle, A Purnachandra Rao, launched the 4G services and stated that the services would help the BSNL post a big growth in its subscriber base.

BSNL ordered to pay Rs 40000 to senior citizen

BSNL stated that the principal office of BSNL, Panaji, is not joined as party to the present

BSNL 4G Services to Roll Out in Two Districts of Telangana Next Month

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), which earlier today announced its tie-up with Amazon has now revealed its plans for a potential tie-up with leading content aggregator Netflix. V Sundar, BSNL Telangana Telecom Circle Chief General Manager has confirmed this news to reporters at PTI, but he did not reveal what the tie-up will potentially offer to the customers.

BSNL to start 4G service in Bihar from January

Among those present on the occasion included S Rajhans, Pramod Kumar (GM, sales & marketing), Manish Kumar (dy GM Patna) and Veena Mishra (PRO).

BSNL gears up to take on rivals, offers free Amazon Prime membership to these customers – Check how to avail this benefit

In a bid to take on its rivals Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is providing free subscription of Amazon Prime for the next one year to their postpaid and broadband customers. BSNL announcing their partnership with Amazon on Monday said that it will be offering Amazon Prime subscription which is worth Rs 999 for free to a select Postpaid and Broadband customers.

BSNL offers free Prime Video subs to postpaid, broadband subs

MUMBAI: State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has partnered e-commerce giant Amazon to offer postpaid and broadband customers with the one-year free Prime Video subscription.

Airtel Rs. 181 prepaid recharge plan launched with 3GB daily data and more

Bharti Airtel has been pretty aggressive recently when it comes to launching new prepaid plans and now the Indian telco has launched the Airtel Rs. 181 prepaid recharge plan and comes with never-seen benefits in this price segment. The Airtel Rs. 181 prepaid recharge plan won’t be competing with the likes of Reliance Jio’s Rs 198 or BSNL’s Rs 187 prepaid plans.

BSNL turns 18, offers 18% extra talk time, 90 days validity, and up to 15GB data

State-run telco BSNL was formed 18 years ago, and as a part of the “Formation Day” offer, the operator is now offering a bunch of plans to its prepaid, postpaid and broadband users. Just yesterday, we reported about Rs 18 prepaid plan that offers unlimited voice calls for two-days without any FUP. Now, select STV plans come bundled with 18 percent extra talk time.

BSNL turns 18, offers 18% extra talk time, 90 days validity, and up to 15GB data

State-run telco BSNL was formed 18 years ago, and as a part of the “Formation Day” offer, the operator is now offering a bunch of plans to its prepaid, postpaid and broadband users. Just yesterday, we reported about Rs 18 prepaid plan that offers unlimited voice calls for two-days without any FUP. Now, select STV plans come bundled with 18 percent extra talk time.

Postpaid Plans Under Rs 300 by BSNL, Jio and Vodafone Compared

It’s been a well-established fact in the industry that the best-priced plans and the latest offers have been in the reach of prepaid users while the postpaid users have been the ones overpaying for services for quite some time now.

BSNL announces ‘gift’ for its customers on its 18th Foundational Day

State owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has turned 18 this year. To mark the occasion, it has announced special tariff vouchers (STV) as a gift to its customers.

No plan to sell tower business to Jio: BSNL

NEW DELHI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Wednesday described as "completely false" a recent report talking about the possibility of a sale of the state-run telco's mobile tower business to Reliance Jio Infocomm.

BSNL 4G services to be launched in November in Telangana

Public sector telecom operator BSNL will roll out its 4G services in two districts of Telangana next month and extend it to the rest of the state by March 2019, a senior official said Monday. Initially, a pilot project for 4G for testing purpose

BSNL offers free 1-year Amazon Prime subscription: All details here

In a bid to take on Vodafone and Bharti Airtel, state-run BSNL has partnered with Amazon to offer free 1-year Amazon Prime subscription to its postpaid customers.

BSNL launches ‘Sixer 666 Pack’

July 31st will be the last date when Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan and Summer surprise comes to an end. After that users will have to recharge Rs 303 or Rs 509 per month to continue unlimited data and calls. To counter this BSNL has launched a plan named Sixer 666 pack.

BSNL introduces Happy Offer with 50 per cent Extra data

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the state-run telecom operator recently decided to offer 50 per cent more data and extend the validity of by 43 per cent. BSNL termed this as Happy Offer and the changes would be applicable to all unlimited plans.

BSNL 4G Service May Start Earlier than Expected as DoT Plans to Approach Union Cabinet for Early Allocation

MTNL and BSNL had been wanting to acquire 4G airwaves for a while. Recently, the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) accepted the state-owned telecommunication operators proposal. DoT will now be approaching the Union Cabinet in a couple of months for the same. The Union Cabinet will be the one assigning the 4G spectrum to both the telcos. It is expected that the approval will be granted by the end of 2018.

Fitch: 4G spectrum to inject new life into India's BSNL

With the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) approving state-owned operator BSNL's spectrum proposal, there is expectation that this will have a positive impact on the bottom line of the operator.
Fitch Ratings, however, cautions that any such revenue growth from the spectrum will only come if the carrier targets new subscribers and business areas.

HFCL bags Rs. 558.36 crore order from BSNL

Himachal Futuristic Communications (HFCL) bagged purchase orders to the tune of Rs. 558.36 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) for Pan India Defence Communication Network. Consequently, the share price of HFCL ended higher by 2 per cent on Tuesday.

Reliance Jio Will Launch 5G In 2020: 4 Things You Need To Know!

Just after BSNL inked its 5G deal, now it’s Reliance Jio who is gearing up for its 5G operations in the country. The company has already started to work on the 5G infrastructure, and it will launch its 5G services within six months of spectrum allocation.

No plan to sell tower business to Jio: BSNL

NEW DELHI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Wednesday described as "completely false" a recent report talking about the possibility of a sale of the state-run telco's mobile tower business to Reliance Jio Infocomm.

BSNL Rs 333 prepaid plan now offers 5.2GB daily data for 45 days

BSNL announced the Rs 333 plan, aka Triple Ace, for its prepaid subscribers back in April. The plan initially offered 3GB data per day and free voice call benefits for the next 90 days. However, the state-owned telecom operator has now revised the offering. It now offers 5.2GB daily data, however, the plan’s validity has been reduced to 45 days.

BSNL launches Rs 299 postpaid plan to tackle Jio, Airtel: Here are the benefits

BSNL has been actively changing its recharge plans to match up with the offerings by Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea. In its latest effort to combat the rivals, the state-owned telecom company has come up with a new Rs 299 recharge pack for the postpaid customers that will offer them 31GB data, unlimited calls, and SMS benefits. The BSNL Rs 299 recharge aims to take on the various mid-tier unlimited plans from the incumbents.

BSNL rolls out Rs 666 plan, offers 477GB data

NEW DELHI: It seems like state-owned telecom operator BSNL is really feeling the heat of the growing competition in the telecom industry. Last week, the telco rolled out some new prepaid plans and now it has come up with another new offer.