Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the usage of multiple Boosters for its 2G GSM Mobile service subscribers in Tamilnadu Circle. Now Bsnl prepaid subscriber are allowed to use more than one booster at a time to get more benefits of special tariff Vouchers (STVs) as their needs.
The Operator has grouped all Boosters or STVs into 4 different groups, Namely, Group-1- General, Group-II Local/ STD, Group-III - SMS, Group-IV – GPRS or 2G Data service.
BSNL 2G prepaid customers can use maximum of 4 boosters OR Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) simultaneously, i.e., one booster from each group at the same time.
Group 1- General
| Name of the Booster | MRP | Validity |
| Vinadi –Own net 1 paise/sec, off net 1.2 paise/sec | 45 | 365 |
| All @49 local/STD calls/SMS to any network 49 paise/min- | 49 | 90 |
| All@49 local/STD calls/SMS to any network 49 paise/min- | 101 | 180 |
| Local calls On net unlimited free | 300 | 30 |
| Local calls On net unlimited free-others @Rs 0.49paise/ min. | 349 | 30 |
| Local calls Own net @ Rs 0.10/min.-others @Rs 0.49/min. | 99 | 30 |
| Local calls Own net @ Rs 0.10/ min | 65 | 30 |
| Local calls Own net @Rs 0.20/min, off net @ Rs 0.49/ min | 79 | 30 |
| Local calls Own net @ Rs 0.20/min | 36 | 30 |
| Local calls to any network @ Rs 0.30/min | 61 | 30 |
| Local calls Own net @ 1 paisa/per 3 secs. | 54 | 30 |
| Local & STD calls Own net –Rs 0.20 /min | 47 | 30 |
| Local/national SMS @ Rs 0.01/SMS | 13 | 30 |
| Student Power SMS Booster | 40 | 30 |
1.The customer can use maximum of one BOOSTER from the group-I at a time.
2. Customer is not barred from using a second BOOSTER from the same group. However, if he uses a second BOOSTER from the same group, the new BOOSTER activated will override the existing BOOSTER in operation and the validity for the new BOOSTER is counted from the date of activation of the new BOOSTER.
3. Can use *124# to know the BOOSTER validity
Group II-Unlimted Local /STD voice
| Name of the Booster | MRP | Validity |
| Unlimited Local//STD own net one day | 31 | 1 |
| Unlimited Local//STD own net 7 days | 151 | 7 |
| Unlimited Local//STD own net 30 days | 501 | 30 |
1. The customer can use maximum of one BOOSTER from the group-II at a time.
2. If he uses a second booster from the same group and if the validity of the earlier booster is higher, then the higher validity of the earlier booster will be maintained.
3. *124# is not applicable.
Group -III Free SMS
| Name of the Booster | MRP | Validity |
| Local/National SMS 2000 SMS free | 23 | 30 |
| Local/National SMS 3000 SMS free | 33 | 30 |
| Local/National SMS 10000 SMS free | 53 | 30 |
1. The customer can use maximum of one BOOSTER from the group-III at a time.
2. Customer is not barred from using a second booster from the same group. However, if he uses a second booster from the same group, the new booster activated will override the existing BOOSTER in operation and the validity for the new BOOSTER is counted from the date of activation of the new BOOSTER
3. On expiry of BOOSTER validity, balance SMS if any will be nullified.
4. However, if customer uses any other SMS BOOSTER in the same group within the existing validity period.of the existing SMS Booster, Balance SMS will be carried forward
5. *124# is not applicable.
Group -IV-GPRS
| Name of the Booster | MRP | Validity |
| Unlimited GPRS usage for 30 days ( through C top up) | 274 | 30 |
| Unlimited GPRS usage for 30 days ( through SMS) | 249 | 30 |
| Unlimited GPRS usage for 1 day ( through C top up) | 20 | 1 |
| Unlimited GPRS usage for 1 day ( through SMS) | 18 | 1 |
| 100MB GPRS usage for 3 days ( through SMS) | 13 | 3 |
| 2GB GPRS usage for 30 days ( through SMS) | 89 | 30 |
1.The customer can use maximum of one BOOSTER from the group-IV at a time.
2. On expiry of BOOSTER validity, balance GPRS usage if any will be nullified.
3. However, balance GPRS usage if any will be carried forward if customer uses any other GPRS BOOSTER in the same group within the existing validity period of the GPRS BOOSTER..
4. The BOOSTER Validity is extended from the date of recharge of the new BOOSTER..If the validity of the earlier BOOSTER is higher, then higher validity of the earlier booster will be maintained.
5. *124# is not applicable.
