Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is the only telecom operator in India right now to offer competitive prepaid plans. For example, it has a 1GB daily data plan with 30 days validity for just over Rs 150. After the tariff hike that happened in December 2019, apart from Reliance Jio, other telcos (Airtel and Vodafone Idea) are offering 1GB of daily data with 28 days validity at Rs 219. Jio... Read More
Last month, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced its satellite-based Narrowband internet of things (IoT) device services. But its tariff plans were not announced at the time. Only the cost of the device which would facilitate the connection, which is Rs 10,000 was revealed by the telco through a press release. But according to a KeralaTelecom story, the tariff plans for the satellite-based mobile services start from Rs 300 per... Read More
Data vouchers have become very popular in the day and age of fair usage policy (FUP) data. Users have got unlimited data, but that’s not truly unlimited. The maximum data a prepaid plan offers for a day is 4GB (multiple Vodafone Idea prepaid plans), and for some even that’s not enough on certain occasions. To help out their users solve data shortage problems, telecom operators offer a different range of... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) might not merge anytime soon. In a recent meeting, a six-member Group of Ministers (GoM) had met and concluded that the merger of BSNL and MTNL isn’t the right way to go. It wouldn’t be beneficial for any party. As per a Business Standard report, a final call on the matter is yet to be taken by the Union... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has extended the availability of its Rs 699 voucher throughout the country. It is not a new voucher and the state-run telco had initially launched the voucher for telecom circles other than the Kerala circle. But according to a report from KeralaTelecom, this voucher will now be available for users living in Kerala. The Rs 699 BSNL voucher will be available in Kerala from January... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is offering users a free 4G SIM card for a limited time. The telco has done this a number of times previously for select telecom circles. It is the same for this time as well, and the users living in Kerala circle can only take benefit of this offer. For the unaware, BSNL’s 4G SIM card normally costs Rs 20, but users can be exempted... Read More
State-run telecom operator BSNL brings new offers for Independence Day and Republic Day every year. And it continues this year for Republic Day 2021. BSNL Republic Day 2021 Offers include extra validity on two long-term prepaid recharges of Rs 2,399 and Rs 1,999. The government-owned company also launched a new STV 398 with 30 days validity. On top of that, the telco has made a major revision by removing the... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is offering lifetime validity to select kind of prepaid users if they follow certain terms and conditions. First of all, the offer is only applicable for C-Top Up prepaid connection users. For the unaware, C-Top Up prepaid connections are special mobile connections which BSNL offers to its retailers and Direct Selling Agents (DSA). This group of users recharge for and collect bills from regular subscribers... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) recently updated its fair usage policy (FUP) on unlimited calls and SMS for its prepaid users. Until a few days back, unlimited calling with a BSNL plan meant 250 minutes free calling in a day after which standard charges were applicable. But now that restriction has been removed by the telco, and users get truly unlimited voice calling with their prepaid plans. Adding to this,... Read More
BSNL has finally started offering the newly launched affordable Bharat Fiber broadband plans in annual payment option. Apart from the Bharat Fiber Rs 449 plan, the remaining four plans- Rs 599, Rs 799, Rs 999 and Rs 1,499 can now be subscribed for one year. So far, these plans were offered on a monthly basis, but going forward, customers can choose them for one year. If a customer opts these... Read More
Telecom operators in India including Jio, Airtel, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), and Vodafone Idea (Vi) offer a ton of prepaid plans. Today we will focus on the unlimited data, voice calling, and SMS benefits plans which bring the most amount of daily or fair usage policy (FUP) data. It is worth mentioning that there are prepaid data-only vouchers which provide more daily data to the users. Still, as mentioned... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Monday announced the launch of the international prepaid roaming facility with cellular operators in five countries including France and Sweden. According to multiple releases by the BSNL Chennai circle, the international prepaid roaming facility unveiled by the operator on Monday will be applicable to the BSNL prepaid users in the Chennai circle. In its releases, the state-run operator highlighted that its prepaid users can... Read More
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