Data Cost Decreased To Rs. 10.55 Per GB, Says MoC

 The Debt-laden MTNL and BSNL have managed to turn EBIDTA positive in the first half of the current financial year as per the Ministry of Communication (MoC) review 2020. The communication ministry also pointed out that data cost has decreased to Rs. 10.55 per GB, which clearly shows that data has become affordable.

Huawei, ZTE, TCS, TechM and eight others eyeing BSNL contract; buy EoI document ahead of pre-bid meet

 NEW DELHI: Around 12 Indian and multinational telecom vendors and IT services companies have shown interest in BSNL's tender for 57,000 sites nationally, including China's Huawei and ZTE, Financial Express reported.

BSNL Announces New Prepaid Plan For Its Customers; Check Details Here

 New Delhi: BSNL has rolled out new prepaid plan of Rs 398 per month along with renewal of Rs 2,399 and Rs 1,999 PV prepaid plans in terms of validity for its pre-paid customers.

No FUP Limits On BSNL Users: Unlimited Voice Calls For All BSNL Users From This Date

Indian state-owned telecommunications company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will soon drop the Fair Usage Policy (FUP) limit on unlimited prepaid and postpaid plans.

BSNL to Again Offer Free SIM Card for Customers With FRC of More Than Rs 100

 State-run BSNL has again introduced the free SIM card offer in Chennai and Tamil Nadu telecom circles. As part of this offer, BSNL is issuing free SIM card worth Rs 20 to all new customers, but the only condition is that the customer’s FRC value should be more than Rs 100. The offer is valid from January 8, 2021, to January 16, 2021, said BSNL in an official press release. On December 31, we reported that the free SIM card offer on BSNL network had been extended till January 31, 2021, which seems to be applicable in other circles keeping the Chennai and Tamil Nadu circles aside. The BSNL free SIM card offer was introduced by the telco last year to push the subscribers to make at least Rs 100 recharge by waiving off the SIM card charges.

BSNL SIM Card Can Be Availed for Free Now

It is hereby conveyed that the issue of FREE SIM (Costing Rs 20/- only) to all new customers for activations whose FRC (First Recharge) is more than Rs 100/- is approved for the following 9 days (Nine days) from 08.01.2021 to 16.01.2021, said BSNL in the official release. The only condition customers need to satisfy is the first recharge value should be more than Rs 100.

BSNL new subscribers can avail the FRC 108 which offers benefits like 250 minutes per day, 1GB data per day and 500 SMSes per day for 45 days. Yes, you heard it right. The FRC 108 comes with 45 days of validity. BSNL revised this plan a few months ago to provide a highly competitive first recharge plan to the subscribers. Private telecom operators- Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are providing FRCs starting at Rs 97, but the benefits are not as impressive as BSNL’s FRC 108.

In other news, BSNL has introduced Republic Day 2021 offers. The telco has increased the validity of PV 1,999 by 21 days alongside offering extra validity of 72 days on PV 2,399. Starting today, the PV 1,999 from BSNL comes with 386 days validity, whereas the PV 2,399 offers 437 days of validity. Before this revision, the PV 2,399 was offering a whopping 600 days of validity. Besides these two revisions, BSNL also hiked the price of PV 186 to PV 199 and also said the STV 199 would be available at a slightly increased price of STV 201. The telco clearly seems to be in the process of hiking prepaid tariffs, although in a very small margin for now. Private telco Vodafone Idea also aiming at raising tariffs in the next few weeks to improve ARPU and financial situation.

BSNL revises two long term plans: Details inside

 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.

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.