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Steps to Connect to BSNL WiFi Hotspots in Public Spaces

BSNL is now offering its users high-speed internet connections in public spaces, like schools, colleges, university campuses, etc. BSNL WiFi Hotspots will be set up in these spaces, which can be accessed only by a BSNL customer.

BSNL Offers SIM Cards for No Additional Charge to New Subscribers

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on Tuesday said that its new customers whose First Recharge Coupon (FRC) is more than Rs 100 would receive free SIM cards. The notification issued by BSNL Chennai circle on Tuesday highlighted that the free SIM is worth Rs 20 and that the offer would be available between May 26 to May 31.

BSNL offers Wi-Fi hotspot starting at ₹10⁠— here’s a detailed list of plans and the process to activate it

State-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is working on bringing free and paid Wi-Fi services across the country. The service, dubbed as Wi-Fi Hotspot Zones will first begin in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi.

BSNL updates prepaid plans to extend unlimited voice calling, SMS deals for MTNL network

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has revised the unlimited voice calling and SMS benefitson select Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) and Plan Vouchers (PVs). It has been done to include Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) roaming for existing and new customers.
The new STVs can be used in Chennai telephones and Tamil Nadu Circle under GSM prepaid mobile services from 12 May 2020.

BSNL Implements AnyCast DNS 61.1.1.1 Allowing Faster Internet Browsing for Its Customers

BSNL has implemented a AnyCast Domain Name System (DNS) for broadband and Fiber-to-the-Home users that should improve the speed of Internet connections. The AnyCast DNS 61.1.1.1 implementation was shared by several BSNL executives on Twitter.

BSNL announces Rs 2,399 long-term prepaid recharge plan with 600 days of validity

State-owned telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a new prepaid plan for its subscribers in India. The plan is priced at Rs 2,399 and reportedly available to buy across circles in the country. The company took to Twitter to announce its new long-term prepaid plan.

BSNL extends free 'work@home' broadband offer till 20 June: Details here

 State-owned telecom sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited today announced that it will extend the validity of its existing 'Work@Home' plans till 20 June, 2020. This broadband plan is available to its landline users free of cost.

BSNL Launches Rs. 1,599, Rs. 899 Recharge Plans With Up to 1,500 Talktime: Report

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reportedly been offering Rs. 1,599 and Rs. 899 prepaid plan vouchers under a special promotional offer in the Odisha circle. The new plan vouchers by the state-owned operator include talktime of up to Rs. 1,500, along with 2GB of high-speed data on a daily basis and unlimited inbound calls to the BSNL network. Further, BSNL is offering a validity of up to 425 days. The operator is offering the Rs. 1,599 and Rs. 899 plan vouchers only in the Odisha circle and aren't applicable to other circles.

BSNL announces Rs 365 prepaid recharge plan for select circles: Here's all you need to know

BSNL has just introduced a new prepaid recharge plan in select telecom circles. The new Rs. 365 prepaid plan offers a validity of 365 days. In order to offer the validity of almost a year, the company has compromised on other benefits. The telecom operator is offering unlimited voice calls capped at 250 minutes per day. Alongside the calls, the users will also get 2GB daily data and 100 SMS messages per day.

Fibre to X Market Break Down by Top Companies, Countries, Applications, Challenges, Opportunities and Forecast by 2026

Latest Report On Fibre to X Market including Market Landscape, and Market size, Revenues by players, Revenues by regions, Average prices, Competitive landscape, market Dynamics and industry trends and developments during the forecast period.

Govt pushes for 100% local content in telecom equipment manufacturing

The government is encouraging global telecom network manufacturers like Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, Huawei, etc to make all their equipment in India with 100% local content, for which it is ready to provide a slew of incentives. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is scheduled to meet with the vendors on June 3 to take their suggestions and discuss how manufacturing in India can be expanded.

BSNL Offering 180GB Data And Unlimited Calling For 60 Days

After extending the validity of its prepaid plans, BSNL has brought a PV 365 plan. The newly launched plans ship unlimited calling and data for only 60 days. In fact, the telecom operator has shared this update via its Twitter account, that this plan is now added in the long list of its prepaid plan.

BSNL new prepaid voucher offers unlimited voice calls and 2GB data per day

After extending the prepaid plans validity, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the government-owned telco has come up with a new recharge prepaid voucher (PV) at Rs 365. The voucher comes with a validity of 365 days.

BSNL Offering 2GB Data Per Day For One Year With Rs. 899 Plan

BSNL has announced the launch of new plans for its customers. The plans are priced at Rs. 899, and Rs. 1,599, where it is providing talk-time and data benefits. It also includes unlimited calling on the same network for 425 days.
In fact, the company is sending messages to its customers, so that they can choose these plans too, reports OnlyTech. However, users can avail these plans until May 31. This means these vouchers will not available after the due date.

BSNL Offering Four 4 Months Free Services To Its Broadband Customers: How To Avail

After sharing its plans of removing four plans from its list, BSNL has announced a new offer to lure more users on its platform. The largest broadband player has announced that it is now providing four months free services to its subscribers. However, this offer is available for those who are opting for 36-month packs.

Make-in-India push: BSNL to refloat revised 4G tender

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has decided to cancel the Rs 8,697-crore 4G tender it had floated in March
following allegations that it had not followed the public procurement norms for giving preference to make in India products. The state-run company will now call all potential local suppliers, take their feedback and subsequently finalise norms like eligibility criteria, after which it will float a new tender.

DoT, DPIIT officials wary of BSNL's multinational suppliers

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) are watchful of multinational vendors especially after the recent Indo-China standoff, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for Atmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India, and favoured participation of homegrown companies for network deployment and expansion by state-run telcos.

DoT to meet telecom gear makers on Jun 3 on production-linked incentive scheme

New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has called a meeting of telecom equipment makers, including foreign firms - Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung and Huawei, to discuss formulation of product link incentive scheme on June 3, according to official sources. A similar scheme was notified by the government on April 1, with an incentive of about Rs 41,000 crore to push electronics manufacturing in the country with special focus on the mobile devices segment.

Working from home? Check out these special data plans

As most people are confined to working from home and are likely to do for months to come, telecom and internet providers are tweaking their offerings to suit the needs of such consumers. The likes of Airtel, Reliance Jio, Excitel and BSNL have made the changes and if you've been looking out for plans that let you work from home with internet speeds offered in offices, here's a list that you may want to check out.

BSNL introduces Rs 2 prepaid grace plan option: All you need to know

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced a new grace recharge option for its prepaid users. The telecom operator has previously offered Rs 19 grace plan recharge option to extend the validity of prepaid plan for users who are unable to recharge immediately, but want to continue with the active connection. For such users, now there is Rs 2 value worth validity existing plan as well.

BSNL customers can now extend prepaid plan validity for Rs 2

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced a new offer for its customers which will enable them to extend their prepaid plan validity for Rs 2.

If you recharge your number with Rs 2 on the last day of the validity of your plan, BSNL will offer a grace period for the extension of validity of three days. Rs 2 will be deducted from the customer main balance on the first day of their grace period. The plan in the extended validity will not offer any other benefits.

BSNL announces new Rs. 2 grace prepaid plan: Here's what all it offers

Bharti Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced a new prepaid pack for users in India. The new Rs. 2 grace prepaid plan is for situations when the validity of an existing prepaid pack expires and a person isn't able to immediately get the number recharged. Read on to know more about the new prepaid pack.

BSNL Bharat Fiber Broadband Offering 4 Months of Free Service to Customers

BSNL is one of the biggest broadband service providers in the country. Now it is offering four months of free broadband service to its users. Bharat Fiber Broadband users along with Landline broadband users and Wi-Fi Max Broadband users can avail this benefit.

BSNL Offering 2GB Data Per Day For One Year With Rs. 899 Plan

BSNL has announced the launch of new plans for its customers. The plans are priced at Rs. 899, and Rs. 1,599, where it is providing talk-time and data benefits. It also includes unlimited calling on the same network for 425 days.

11 digit cell quantity: now 11 digits will likely be your cell quantity, know particulars – trai suggests utilizing 11 digit cell quantity in india

Now your cell quantity may be 11 digits. Telecom Regulatory of India (TRAI) has moved a proposal on Friday. In this proposal, TRAI has advised to make use of the cell variety of 11 digits within the nation. According to TRAI, when you change the 10 digit cell quantity with the 11 digit cell quantity, extra numbers will likely be out there within the nation.

Paytm moves HC claiming telecom companies not preventing phishing activity over their networks

One97 Communications Ltd, which runs the online payment platform Paytm, has moved the Delhi High Court alleging that telecom service providers are not blocking fraudsters who are defrauding its customers by "phishing" activities over the various mobile networks.

Govt extends Rs30,000-cr line of credit to BSNL ahead of 4G rollout

The government has extended a Rs30,000 crore line of comfort for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). This is over and above the Rs70,000-crore revival package announced for BSNL and MTNL.
The revival package was to fund a Rs29,937 crore voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for employees above 50 years of age, which is the biggest chunk of the revival package, pay up working capital credit and acquire 4G spectrum,  which it has been lacking so far.

BSNL targets 1 lakh new broadband customers next fiscal

State-run BSNL on Wednesday said it expects to gain at least 1 lakh new broadband customers during the next fiscal in rural areas under its new Bharat Airfibre service.
The connections will be sold through a partner registered with it and the broadband service will be provided using wi-fi frequency range using free radiowaves.

BSNL plans tender to finalize 4G network suppliers

Reliance Jio is India’s #1 4G service provider. Bharti Airtel is in the second position in the 4G business, while Vodafone Idea is in the third position. BSNL could not generate enough mobile data revenue due to its absence in 4G business.
BSNL is selecting its 4G network supplier at a time when the company defaulted on payment to several suppliers. BSNL chairman and managing director PK Purwar recently said that the outstanding dues to suppliers were around Rs 10,000 crore.

BSNL Could Be Your Operator of Choice If You Want to Enjoy Up to 5GB Data Per Day

Out of all the telecom companies out there, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is one operator, which has not hiked its priced even after all the other telcos did so. In late 2019, we saw all the private telecom companies in India, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio increase their tariffs by as much as 40%, but BSNL did not join this bandwagon.

India's telecom sector in a rewind; from AGR, BSNL revival, 5G, IUC to tariff hikes in 2019

NEW DELHI: 2016 was an indelible year for the telecom industry as it marked Mukesh Ambani led Jio’s foray into the sector which led to industry's revenue getting caught in a downward spiral as old players’(Vodafone, Idea, Bharti Airtel) saw their profits and subscriber bases dwindling rapidly.

The erstwhile flourished industry narrowed to a handful of players with 2019 opening up new challenging frontiers for the sector.

Mass retirement in BSNL: Retirees can’t take up jobs for next two years

The Group A employees of BSNL who retires on Friday under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme will face a ban on taking up other salaried jobs for next two years. After one year they have to furnish a letter to the BSNL management stating that they are not engaged in any other job.

Nearly Half of BSNL Employees Retire, Management Plans to Outsource Work

With a total 78,459 employees being sent out of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on January 31, 2020—the biggest mass retirement in its history—the public sector telecom service provider is planning to outsource work to tackle with the shortage of manpower.
The mass retirement followed the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) which had been introduced in BSNL and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) as part of the revival plan. On October 23, the union cabinet had announced a revival package for the ailing public sector telecom service provider including the merger of BSNL and MTNL along with a VRS package. A package worth Rs 70,000 crore had also promised 4G spectrum for BSNL.

Launch Modi government’s decision to 4G of BSNL in India on March 1

All know that the telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam public sectorLtd (BSNL) will launch 4G services. But anyone perfect clarityNot when to start. Last year, Cabinet 2020 BSNL 4GServices decided to launch nationwide. Finally there was a clarityBSNL 4G will launch when (?).
Shock for the rest of the network!

BSNL, MTNL VRS scheme: Employees opting for VRS will have to wait till FY21 for dues

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) employees, who have opted for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) scheme, will have to wait for next fiscal year (FY21) to get their dues.
The reason for this delay is because the Union Budget 2020 has not made any provisions for disbursement towards the programme in FY20.

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