BSNL Activates a Record 2.95 Million Prepaid Connections in March 2017: Report

State-run telecom operator has managed to activate a record 2.95 million prepaid connections in March 2017, according to a report from Keralatelecominfo. BSNL has set a target of 2.7 million for the month, but the report states that the company has activated close to 3 million prepaid connections.

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The report further states that BSNL has set targets for each telecom circle. In some circles, BSNL has achieved an overwhelming response, whereas, in some circles, the government-owned company fell short of the goals it set.

Amongst the 22 telecom circles in India, BSNL has successfully achieved target in 18 circles including Andaman & Nicobar, Assam, Jharkhand, Kolkata, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP (West), UP (East), Uttaranchal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

The company missed the set target in four of its telecom circles which include Bihar, North East – II, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh & Chennai TD.

Out of all the telecom circles, the company recorded over 2 lakh prepaid connections in UP (East), Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Kerala. Most of the circles have recorded over 1 lakh prepaid connections: Orissa, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP (West), Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh.

BSNL has seen a growth of over 200 percent in Himachal Pradesh, where a total of 95,541 new prepaid connections have been opened from the actual set goal of 46,345. In a few circles such as Assam, West Bengal, and Gujarat the number of new connections recorded was almost 200 percent more than the estimated growth.