State-owned telecom operator BSNL has revised two long term plans for its prepaid users. The service provider has revised the prepaid plans of Rs 1,999 and Rs 2,399. With this revision, the telecom operator has increased the validity of both the plans.
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BSNL’s 4G Launch Confirmed Pan-India? Find Out Why BSNL Can Finally Launch 4G!
With the start of this year, government owned telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been in news again.
12 Indian, global firms show interest in BSNL 4G
As many as 12 Indian and global firms have shown interest in rolling out the 4G network of BSNL, prominent names among them include Tech Mahindra, TCS, Nokia, Ericsson, Tejas Networks among others. Even Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE have expressed their intention to participate in the tender.
MTNL hands over city networks to BSNL ahead of 4G tender
In the latest step towards a full merger between India’s state-owned operators, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) has assumed control over the Delhi and Mumbai mobile networks of its sister firm MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited).
BSNL says ‘no blackout days’ for 2021, no extra calling charges on festivals for users
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to do without the blackout days for the year 2021. This is the third consecutive year for the state run company to get rid of the blackout days. Previously the company had not imposed the blackout day charges in the year 2019 and 2020 on its customers.
BSNL may soon offer 4G services as DoT deploys telco fresh pan India liberalised spectrum
Government-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) may soon provide 4G services to users all over India as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allotted the telco fresh Pan India liberalised spectrum. The DoT released the notice inviting applications (NIA) for Spectrum Auction 2021 which will be held in March.
BSNL extends availability of promotional broadband plans starting at Rs 449 for 90 days
Government-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has extended the availability of promotional broadband plans that it had rolled out in October for 90 days. The promotional offer expired on December 29, 2020. Now, the telco has announced an extension of the broadband plans for another 90 days starting January 4, 2021.
At just Re 1 per day, this BSNL plan will win your heart
New Delhi: In what would come as a cheerful news for millions of BSNL customers, the telecom operator has launched the cheapest ever recharge plan for its prepaid customers. Under this plan, users will get full one-year validity. The company has kept the price of this plan at Rs 365 and with a full one year validity of one year (365 days).
BSNL Extends Free SIM Offer Till January 31; Revises Rs. 186, Rs. 199 Plans
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has extended its free SIM offer to January 31, 2021. The state-owned telecom service shared the development on its Tamil Nadu website. This offer was first introduced early in November with a November 28 expiration date. It was then brought back with an expiration date of January 1. Now, that date has been extended. Additionally, BSNL is rationalising its Rs. 186 plan voucher and Rs. 199 special tariff voucher over the next few days.
BSNL says Wings app internet calling can integrate with WhatsApp, telco offers discount on service
Government-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) introduced its Wings app for internet calling in June 2020. The app enables Wings app users to make calls through the internet to any network, even in the absence of a SIM card. All users require is a good internet connection including public WiFI. This functionality is called Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). It is not Vo-WiFi but works a lot like that. The VoIP service works on Windows, Android, IOS platforms and can register on any device of the customer’s choice.
DoT may seek PMO help over BSNL 4G tender
NEW DELHI: India's department of telecommunication (DoT) is likely to approach the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to resolve the deadlock over BSNL's 4G tender, Financial Express reported.
Keep an eye on these smartphones in early 2021
In a year that was deemed as testing and challenging, phone makers continued to churn out new models. In fact, throughout the year we saw promising smartphones one after the other. The emphasis was clearly on usability and features that matter to consumers rather than gimmicks. With the pandemic still part of our lives, expect the next-generation of smartphones to focus on experience more than anything else. So what’s in store for early 2021? Let’s find out.
BSNL Rs 1,999 Prepaid Recharge Plan Now Offers Eros Now Subscription for 1 Year, 60 Days Lokdhun Subscription
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has revised its Rs 1,999 prepaid recharge plan in the country. The state-owned telecom operator has not revised the benefits of the plans, but the bundled OTT subscription. For those who are not aware, the BSNL Rs 1,999 prepaid recharge plan offers a free subscription to Eros Now and Lokdhun for up to one year. The pack offers some interesting benefits including 3GB of high-speed data per day to its subscribers. Let’s take a look at the revised prepaid plan of Rs 1,999.
BSNL Revises Rs. 1,999 Annual Prepaid Plan; Offering Content For 365 Days
The state-run telecom operator BSNL is revising and launching new plans every day. In fact, the company has recently revised its broadband plans, and now it is moving towards its annual prepaid pack. The telecom operator has revised Rs. 1,999 prepaid pack.
NEC Completes Submarine Cable System for BSNL Connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands
NEC Corporation India announced the successful completion of the flagship optical submarine cable system connecting Chennai, India and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N Islands) for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a Government of India Enterprise. NEC Corporation, the parent company of NEC India, manufactured the optical submarine cable and provided technical assistance during the turnkey implementation.
BSNL revise annual prepaid plan of Rs 1,999
NEW DELHI: State-owned telecom operator BSNL has revised its annual plan of Rs 1,999. After revision, the prepaid plan will not offer a free subscription to a popular streaming service. Along with this, the annual plan also comes bundled with the Lokdhun subscription.
Domestic telecom firms allay BSNL fears on unreliable products
NEW DELHI: Homegrown telecom gear makers have refuted the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) views on the reliability of indiginous equipment, saying that such products meet necessary standards, and can only be supplied after accessing quality, adding that the security concerns should be taken into account in line with ambitious Atmanirbhar (self-reliance) initiative.
BSNL Beats Airtel, Jio In Active Broadband Users; Cable Operators Getting Maximum New Users!
According to reports by ICICI Securities, Local Cable Operators (LCO) top the wired subscriber additions charts. There also has been an increase in users by 3,90,000 as recorded by broadband service providers.
These reports came closely after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the Telecom Subscription Data for the month of October on Wednesday.
BSNL Says Wings App Internet Calls May Integrate With WhatsApp, Telecom Company Offers Service Discount
In this news, we discuss the BSNL Says Wings App Internet Calls May Integrate With WhatsApp, Telecom Company Offers Service Discount
Jio To Non-Jio Calls Will Be Free From January: Here’s The Reason Why This Can Happen!
For Jio users, one of the most inconvenient aspects is calls to non-Jio numbers.
While Jio to Jio calls are always free, but free calls to non-Jio numbers is restricted as per the plan. In most of the cases, the FUP minutes allocated for calls to non-Jio numbers are exhausted before the validity ends, and the users are forced to buy a new plan or pay 6 paisa per minute for calling non-Jio numbers.
DoT may seek PMO help over BSNL 4G tender
NEW DELHI: India's department of telecommunication (DoT) is likely to approach the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to resolve the deadlock over BSNL's 4G tender, Financial Express reported.
Best Prepaid 4G Data Vouchers Under Rs 500 You Can Purchase Today
Telecom operators offer 4G data vouchers on top of unlimited voice and data plans to the users. These vouchers are for subscribers who exhaust their daily fair usage policy (FUP) data; they can still browse the internet at a high-speed. Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) all provide their users with multiple 4G data vouchers ranging up to more than Rs 1,000 in price. Today, we are listing all the best 4G data vouchers under Rs 500 you can purchase in India — keep reading ahead to find out which they are.
How do I know the data and balance on BSNL and Geo number? | How do BSNL and Geo customers check their balance? – Here’s the method
BSNL 4G service
Although BSNL 4G service is available in various regions, initially BSNL’s 4G service was available in Mumbai and Delhi circles. BSNL currently offers 4G services in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. In some circles, BSNL is offering 4G services using the existing 3G spectrum.
Here's How To Check Balance Via BSNL Application
BSNL is the only operator that is not providing a 4G network in the country, despite private players are offering similar services for a very long. In fact, these operators provide USSD codes for information and for other services. Notably, these codes are quite different for all networks, which means that you should be aware or know about all USSD codes to get the information. So, in case, if you are looking for ways to check the balance on BSNL SIM, then you should follow these steps.
BSNL Wings Offers Unlimited Calling at Rs 1,099/yr
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is an Indian state-owned telecommunications company, headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi, India. It was incorporated by Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India on 1 October 2000. It provides mobile voice and internet services through its nationwide telecommunications network across India. It is the largest wireline telecommunications network company in India with more than 60% market share and fourth-largest wireless telecommunications operator.
TRAI Report: 50,000 People Flocking BSNL Network Service .. | BSNL loses 50,000 broadband subscribers in October
Baker’s report published by Troy
According to Troy, the number of BSNL broadband subscribers decreased to 7.75 million at the end of October from 7.8 million at the end of September.
Telecom industry's active subscriber tally up by 2.5 million in October: Report
New Delhi: The telecom industry's 'active' subscriber base rose by nearly 2.5 million in October 2020 to touch about 961 million, and user additions benefited from vanishing impact of SIM consolidation triggered from tariff hike, according to a latest report. ICICI Securities, in its report crunching Trai's telecom subscription data, said Bharti Airtel's active subscribers rose about 3 million to reach nearly 320 million in October 2020, "most of which was driven by total subscriber net adds, thus indicating improving quality of subscriber addition".
BSNL 4G: DoT Might Approach PM Office for Tender Finalisation
BSNL’s long-awaited 4G services may not launch anytime soon as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) might have to approach Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for finalising the 4G tender. Over the last few weeks, we are hearing news about the possible roadblock for finalising the BSNL 4G tender by the technical committee appointed by DoT. The committee is suggesting BSNL to use the local 4G gear for rolling out the services instead of global telecom gear vendors like Nokia or Ericsson. BSNL in the past had worked with Nokia and ZTE, but the participation of Chinese vendors in the Indian telecommunications industry going forward seems unlikely, so the telco might want to switch to either Nokia or Ericsson.
Create mobile app with geolocation, Maps in 5 minutes: Google
New Delhi: With the no-code development platform AppSheet from Google Cloud, anyone can build custom applications without having to write code, and create a mobile app with geolocation and Google Maps in just five minutes, according to the tech giant.
BSNL Rs 199, Rs 251 prepaid recharge plans with up to 70GB data launched in India
BSNL Rs 199 and Rs 251 prepaid recharge plans have been launched in India. The packs come with a validity of approximately a month and up to 70GB of data. That said, Rs 198 prepaid pack is limited to customers in the Rajasthan region, while the Rs 251 BSNL plan is a ‘work from home’ data plan, which means it isn’t bundled with free voice calls and SMSes. Here’s a closer look at the new BSNL Rs 199 and Rs 251 recharge plans along with their benefits, validity, and other details. Separately, the company has also confirmed that it will be updating the STV 998 as part of its Christmas Offer.
Cyber thugs pose as BSNL staff, dupe Rs 6.80 lakh from Sonari resident’s account
Jamshedpur, Dec 24: Despite Jharkhand police effort at creating awareness drive against cyber crime miscreants continue to dupe people of their money through cyber fraud.
The latest in this series of cyber crime happened under Sonari thana area when cyber thugs managed to take away Rs 6.80 lakh in three transactions from the bank account of Shatabdi Rai, a resident of Seventh Extension forcing the victim to lodge a case at the Bistupur cyber thana on Thursday.
TRAI reveals, 'BSNL loses 50,000 broadband subscribers in month of October'
According to TRAI's latest report, Indian government-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited lost about 50,000 broadband customers in October. The telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio received more subscribers, as Airtel Xstream Fiber's user base increased from 2.6 million to 2.67 million in the month of October. On the other hand, BSNL saw a decline in its broadband subscriber from 7.8 million to 7.75 million at the end of October. On the other hand, Jio topped the wireless broadband segment with 406.36 million subscribers.
BSNL Rolls Out Free Broadband Installation For All Users; Landline Installation Too Free!
In a latest salvo to grab a larger market share in the lucrative broadband, FTTH market, BSNL has now rolled out free installation for all users.
BSNL Rs 199 prepaid plan introduced: Know benefits, validity and more details
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited or BSNL has announced a new Rs. 199 prepaid plan for its users in India. The plan will be available for users on December 24, that is, tomorrow. Read on to know more about the new BSNL prepaid plan.
Liquidity crunch: BSNL slips on clearing vendor dues
State-owned BSNL has failed on its commitment to its vendors that it would clear 10% of their dues every month. The company did clear the dues as per this commitment for August and September, but since then has failed to make payments, industry sources told FE.