Tariff hike is all set to be introduced on wired broadband sector, as per our internal sources at BSNL. We have come to know that country’s largest broadband service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is going to introduce revised postpaid unlimited broadband plans w.e.f. 1st March, 2013.
Just yesterday media reports that DoT is going to hike the fee for ISP license, and by all means one effect is going to heard that is internet to be costly. It seems BSNL is safeguarding its revenue by early tairff hike on ADSL broadband.
India’s broadband penetration is too poor, and Govt has some on-the-book ambitious plans, but no one knows when it can be acheived. BSNL enjoys a monopoly in broadband market with its huge coverage. But in last few years BSNL has been challenged by private operators like Airtel, Reliance Communications, Beam Telecom (Hyderabad), Alliance & Meghbela Broadband (Kolkata) and several smaller players in selected cities. Many customers have been churned out from BSNL due to better offerings from these players. BSNL has several unlimited plans with fair usage policy with no speed upgradation in last 5 years, while these players offer true unlimited at cheaper rates.
It should be noted that the hike in the postpaid rental is starting from Rs 25. And popular plans has been increased by Rs 50 – Rs 100. Though this hike is not heavy, but it’s a bad sign for growth of broadband.
John April 20, 2013 at 11:32 am
Looks like this rao guy is a BSNL puppet. Let’s not talk about drainage facilities, employee salaries and security(or the lack of them). This was about broadband being uber costly in India. You’re among the class of internet-ignorant, technically crippled computer users. That explains why you’re satisfied with BSNL. Many of the guys commenting negatively about BSNL broadband here aren’t your average facebook-chatting, net-surfing guys. They download stuff; they use a higher bandwidth and as such, they love high speeds. All they’re saying is that they aren’t getting enough value for money. (even they’re ready to pay right? And they too, have finite income. Talk about the income of BSNL workers! huh!). So, Mr Rao, you’re entitled to a free opinion or two here, but we all know that you love BSNL. So why not just drop out of the conversation?
rao April 25, 2013 at 8:38 am
john ji,
i just told that we have many choices given the competition in the telecom space dont mis understand ,so why should any one bother to migrate to a better plan of some other operator (at very very low prices for all download heavy stuff ) thats it ….. there is no monopoly in telecom space which was existing earlier
Ashish Dung Dung April 20, 2013 at 2:26 am
Bad move….
Garima April 19, 2013 at 11:35 am
Bsnl Gprs plane prepad low to high list in hyadrabad ap.
S J Bhattacharya April 18, 2013 at 1:54 am
This is really a bad strategic governance by BSNL who in one hand keeps a massive and virtually impossible ambition of resetting broadband data usage in Indian economy (where the upper chunk prefers mobile internet or Wifi and it doesn’t really matter to the lower chunk. The middle band tries to fit is in any of the other two segments or even borrow a data-card or visit a friend’s house or activate a cheaper data pack from any on the mobile telecom operators). On the other hand the new broadband service providers are eating away market shares from BSNL in terms of both quality and quantity of service.
Comparing our position in respect to world data traffic usage Asia covers 44.8% of total internet users in the world but penetration is still at 27% India penetration is 11.4% . This shows massive potential but there are still very few who actually worked on Fiber Optical or T1 cables or even seen or heard about them.
To stay in the competitive market BSNL has to offer higher speed at lower costs. Coz, being wired the carrier charges got to be far more lass than the mobile or 3G ones… Today, people are not dumb, they research each and every thing before investing. BSNL needs to think thrice…..
fayzan March 26, 2013 at 7:04 pm
Is is fair to provide free calls facility with other networks to a very very negligible area. why not to generalize it for all parts of the country. Revised rate w.e.f 1st march 2013 is disgusting enough.
Amolak March 23, 2013 at 6:07 pm
I also have BBG Combo ULD 850 Plan Now it is increased to BBG Combo ULD 900 well protesting against it in tariff hike as as a postpaid user if customer dint giving the concern service provider cant change the postpaid plan so complained already in dot dpg etc as well cmd bsnl lets see what they people do………..
Seriously? March 17, 2013 at 3:45 pm
India:
15$- 0.5 Mbps
Europe:
15$-100 Mbps
Avinash Deo March 15, 2013 at 5:57 pm
It appears that some person is changing over his broadband service provider from BSNL to some other corp. ref comment of 28th Feb, pls note service from all differs from location to location for example Idea 3G in Pune is close to ok, but in Goa its horrible most of the PRIVATE OPERATORS DO NOT, REPEAT DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH INTERNET BANDWIDTH EVERY WHERE. CHANGE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Their rate charts do not give you a correct picture there are a lot of fine print lines scattered around of which you will come to know only after you get your bill for postpaid or when your recharge gets over much before your expectation. All company employees / Managers are shielded behind call centres!!!! BSNL is the only organisation where you can meet the GM and get proper explanations or get your grievances addressed!!!!!! I am shifting to good old BSNL for GOOD! I was a fool to have listened to some people telling me IDEA is great
kvishram March 13, 2013 at 11:51 am
Not only this. The WORST thing they have done is by excluding OTHER NETWORK calls from FREE calls provided with the plan. That too w.e.f 1st Jan 2013. This is what is conveyed through SMS sent from BSNL-ERP.
Very very frustrating step from BSNL
bsnl cdma March 2, 2013 at 11:19 am
BSNL CDMA IS only contact of website….. for example if ask bsnl cdma prepaid mobile in bsnl customer care centre in velacherry in chennai there will no proper reason but it is there in bsnl. plans such as rim general,, rimgeneral900, joycdma etc……………..
real comparsion March 2, 2013 at 11:14 am
bsnl roaming rate now high compare to prevate network …and now local also then why i want to use bsnl with proper signal and call brealing….. lot more etc
kathirchessena March 2, 2013 at 11:09 am
bsnl stv56: 1p/sms sms offnet 12p
airtell stv36: 3000 local ,std any network,
vodofone stv38: 3000 local ,std any network,
aircel stv 33: 3000 local ,std any network,
wher all other network cheaper than this
salem iptv March 2, 2013 at 10:51 am
bsnl is only company who is always increase the traiff of prepaid mobile,boardband with out reasion.
1.gsm prepaid – no proper traiff sheet given to reatailers,
– changing traiff hour by hour,
– no proper call rates like idea and vodafone .
– there no simcards cover, so simcards are damaged , simcard no able use within 2 r 4 month.
– vodafone new prepaid connection can be activated within 1 r 2days, but bsnl geeting 4 r 5days.
– bsnl only network has to plan voucher that is changed month by month.
– all networks in india has gprs stv through ec but bsnl customer has send sms formate of activation.
– please note this important thing bsnl is only company with wast thing in feb — march 2013 all network in tamilnadu having free sms for just stv30 for 3000sms for all network ……….. but bsnl 12p per sms………at 85..
******************** boardband *********************************************
1—–> no proper speed.
2—–> no proper customer care at peak time.
3—–> only one time is allowed to contact with customer care..
4—–> bsnl office have no proper details about boardband traiff.
5—–> modem are sales in high price compare to open market
6——> wiredlines are disconneted for manytimes
7 —–> taking more time to solve the problem
8 —–> bb:750rs for 5gb for 1mbps but tickona is giving rs:800 unlimited at 2mbps
rao March 15, 2013 at 8:04 pm
why u bother u change ur connection to some other telco need not shout from roof top we r happy with bsnl
goutamaniad March 29, 2013 at 8:15 am
let him “shout” out: he’s got us listeners eager for his two cents… mind ur own biz, why dun u, eh?
rao March 30, 2013 at 4:21 pm
then u also go and join to shout ,, then do ur own biz if u have one need not advice others ok what i said was bsnl is ok for me … dont bother too much to migrate to some other plan of some other operator which he likes,,, nothing wrong with that
if there is only one operator then he should shout but there are many options..
bsnltobeditched February 28, 2013 at 11:43 pm
i am chaning to reliance bsnl is fooling the indian public and this is degradation not upgradation of indian broandband BSNL IS looting the country if you guys really love your country protest to extreme or ditch BSNL Badband
rao March 2, 2013 at 9:37 pm
u change for many of us bsnl is ok y u bother about others u change ur provider boss
Rahul February 24, 2013 at 9:35 pm
BSNL has not increased the broadband tariff of Hyderabad. Then why they r doing it with us? Hyderabad me pure India se jyada kamata hai kya BSNL? Friends please see this – telecomtalk.info/bsnl-8mbps-16-mbps-24-mbps-unlimited-broadband-plans-hyderabad/99851/
shankar February 24, 2013 at 7:40 pm
WTFH? Increase the speed else i will be moving to reliance from next month. very very poor crap 3rd grade customer service. BSNL a complete BS
S.Sudhakar February 26, 2013 at 6:20 am
Same here in Tamilnadu. Customer care is worst in BSNL. But if the service works, no need to shout at anyone.
rao March 2, 2013 at 1:57 pm
bsnl customer care in tamilnadu is good
rao April 4, 2013 at 3:41 pm
bsnl customer care in tamilnadu is good
shankar February 24, 2013 at 7:39 pm
WTFH? Increase the speed else i will be moving to reliance from next month. very very poor crap 3rd grade customer service.
SRINIVASAN February 22, 2013 at 9:42 am
I am using bsnl for the past 5 years, Broad band speed in uld 900 scheme, not maintain properly, free calls 400 now changed the rules to only to bsnl land lines ( earlier to any net work), now increase 50 rent, they are making their customers as fools, cheating like anything, no service, if we complain any problem, it will take to attend 2-3 days, no customer service, customer complaint no. 1500 it will take 1 hour to attend our call/complaint , they are not attending the call in time, only music will come and later they will disconnect the phone, 2 days back my call was disconnected more than 10 times and later they attend the phone complaint, still the same is in mobile, very very poor service, broad band is now working/connectivity problem oftenly, justlike that they will close the complaint. The executive officer is also not taking any steps to solve our problem, my childrens are not happy with their serivice, i am holding the connection just because of i am also a public sector employee. This is my fate. I am in Hosur.t.n. movbile: 9489727070, if any bsnl officer wanted to help, pl. help. SRINIVASAN
Robert February 21, 2013 at 10:34 pm
BSNL customer service is so poor that i have to check my BB line myself to see if there is any crack or cut. And now there is hike in tariff.
Fcuk congress, this pathetic party should be removed from ballet paper.
Arbind February 21, 2013 at 8:15 pm
I am BSNL broadband user since 3 years and fully satisfied with it. As BSNL has decided to hike tariff, they should also increase speed also or free download quota.
saravanan February 21, 2013 at 8:14 am
Dear guys ….
From march 01-03-2013 onwards….
A flat at mumbai will be Rs.5 L
A software engineer working for “indian” will get salary of Rs.2749 as basic and Rs. 1275 as D.A with 7.5 % HRA
A doctor will do a diagnosis for RS.5 per patient
A bank is going to offer you 75% monthly interest
A professor and web developer works for a company at Rs.15 per day
Hence considering the above the HIKE of Rs.50 to Rs.100 is unjustified…………..So rest of the community please raise your voices against this.
Ajith February 20, 2013 at 9:47 pm
In all year BSNL try to increase the speed. But this year they are going to increase the tariff rate. Simply F**k off…
We are ready to pay this if you increase in speed… Otherwise we will look for an alternative……
rao February 24, 2013 at 6:59 pm
you can change to which u feel comfortable …
Damn It February 20, 2013 at 9:41 pm
We need hike in speed then
Anand February 20, 2013 at 5:25 pm
That seems to be crazy MTNL offers even better plan at very low cost. Check MTNL 499 and BSNL 800 (New). WTF BSNL does!
Now where is Mr Telecom Minister who like to sell crap tablets at 1500 and broadband, GPRS and calls at more costlier rate. I will never vote you Mr. Nehru and Sons corp. Ltd (Now established in Italy)
Arup February 20, 2013 at 1:35 pm
BSNL provides good quality broadband but sometime it sucks badly, so if they provide better service after the price hike it will be greatly accepted.
S.Sudhakar February 20, 2013 at 3:03 pm
Well said. Why after the price hike?. To cheat ourselves?.
shashee February 20, 2013 at 9:12 am
anybody can tell me here that how to know speed of 2G-mobile internet??? either send/receivd taken into considtn for count speed of 2G?? plse. apperciate 4 reply. i am usng T24 intrnt in mobile..k..guys.
Nikhil February 19, 2013 at 11:21 pm
telecomtalk banned in uae..why..?
Stephen February 19, 2013 at 10:59 pm
Airtel Broadband had already Hiked BB Plans around 6 months back From 499 Rs UL Plan to 550 Rs UL. so they will hike again for sure hearing this news. so almost 25% hike in a year.
Maruthi February 19, 2013 at 10:51 pm
I am fully satisfied with the services of bsnl broadband..the hike is minor.
Sumit Baran Majumdar February 19, 2013 at 9:50 pm
BSNL Broadband is the best. So, I shall accept this tariff hike gladly.
S.Sudhakar February 19, 2013 at 9:02 pm
I will accept this tariff hike ‘only if BSNL provides 24 hours complaint recording and rectification’ (this means if we have problem even at 2 AM or 5 AM, they must solve the complaint by any means).
For this BSNL must deploy staffs on SHIFT BASIS.
t rao February 20, 2013 at 9:29 am
mr sudhakar you want the telephone to be rectified by 2 am luks funny na isn’t it
S.Sudhakar February 20, 2013 at 11:02 am
Talk with sene man. They are billing for 24 hours and thy can rectify the problem only in the working hours. How is this fair?.
rao February 21, 2013 at 8:59 am
who will provide the protection for the staff in the mid night , even ur cable tv , power problems of an individual house ,muncipal water related prolbems of an individual house, drain problems of an individual house are also billed 24 hrs but wud be rectified in the day only, why every one is taking salary for the 24 hours if one is working for 8 hours one should take one third salary/pension this question also u should raise ??? be practical sir,,,, bye
S.Sudhakar February 21, 2013 at 12:15 pm
If they provide a service for 24 hours, they must provide 24 hours problem rectification. Or else, they must provide broadband only from 10 AM to 5 PM under reduced rate. It should not work rest of the time. Then I won’t ask.
Protection for the staffs is a law and order problem. If law and order is worst, only the government and police officials are to be blamed. Don’t blame me for asking 24 hours problem rectification.
t rao February 21, 2013 at 3:38 pm
you did not answer the most part of the question sab
S.Sudhakar February 21, 2013 at 4:27 pm
I never faced municipal water problem because I am living in town and karnataka does not release enough water. I am using DTH. So if the connection gets disconnected in the middle and recharge after this or ading new package, the changes will come into effect maximum within 1 hour regardless of the time.
Power problem does not come in mid night and all. The fuse of one phase in the transformer got blown only at 07:30 PM and the same got rectified after 20 minutes.
Drainage problem depends on the people surrounding it. If they throw garbage in the drainage path, it will get blocked. I till not scold the municipal authorities. If I find the culprit, I will scold him in a WORST manner.
I think I have answered all your questions.
t rao February 21, 2013 at 5:27 pm
still 70-80% are using normal cable tv(15% only uses settop/dth) , power problems comes very regularly if some low voltage or fuse problem issue with an individual house no body will come till next morning , scolding is not a solution to clear drain problem, like drain blocks bsnl cables are also getting cut in road widening works, etc u cant scold every one umderground cable joint means u have to engage labour whom u cant get in the night, for my self bsnl gives me good service at lower prices..
finally public/private employees get salary for the entire month but not for 8 hours ,, which they work for one should raise that question also then
so not an answer
AS February 19, 2013 at 6:13 pm
I don’t think it would be right to say that the plans are with FUP. The speeds that one gets after the so called “FUP” are the original ones while the speed before the FUP limit is an upgrade the company has provided last year.
Sathya February 19, 2013 at 3:32 pm
Once of the WORST ruling UPA government…
Already LPG .. PETROL .. DIESEL are increased on Monthly basis..
LOTS & lots of SCAMs..
2 G.. Adarsh.. Common Wealth.. Latest is Helicofter SCAM from ITALY…
People should remove the party from upcoming polls..
S.Sudhakar February 19, 2013 at 9:03 pm
Cool man.
For teaching a lesson to the mobile operators, MNP is there.
For teaching a lesson to the shameless politicians, 49-O is there. I think you know what is 49-O.
Mukunth February 19, 2013 at 2:25 pm
You should do a comparison of plans between the operators.
Madhav February 19, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Looks like soon African countries like Kenya Zimbabwe surpass us in Broadband connectivity DoT TRAI Operators all want money still our speeds are so pathetic compared to many other developing nations
Ashish February 19, 2013 at 1:21 pm
so…… I am gonna change my plan …….
shanoj February 19, 2013 at 12:54 pm
what the f*kng policys are being implemented by this upa people??
raju February 20, 2013 at 4:23 pm
I am fully satisfied with the services of bsnl broadband..the hike is minor.
MOHIT BANSAL February 20, 2013 at 9:16 pm
Dude, we get that u r very happy with bsnl, but frankly speaking u belong to that auspicious minority handful of ppl that r “HAPPY” with bsnl bcoz as far as rest of the India is concerned, we r Not ,I am Not !
t rao February 21, 2013 at 6:04 pm
i am also satisfied with bsnl , many of my friends also uses bsnl broadband they too does not have much issues ,,
Renju March 13, 2013 at 5:42 pm
Im satisfied with using bsnl broadband and its almost five years since im using. Customer care side may be worse but im lucky enough that i didnt had to deal with it ever. My month usage range around 20GB of data always and im quite satisfied with the service. The only thing which have taken me aback is their decision of limiting free calls of Rs350 in my ULD 850 BB plan to just Bsnl network only and they put it in to effect even without informing in prior.
Not sure why they have did like that. .