As per latest reports, BSNL’S new SIM card sales have almost doubled from May to June. People are showing interest again in BSNL due to its cheapest data packs and Pan -India free Roaming offers.
The gross SIM sales of BSNL has increased from 8.6 Lakhs in the month of May 2015 to 16.1 Lakhs in the month of July 2015. To boost the SIM sales and to increase the number of Port- In customers, BSNL already launched special MNP Plans like PV 77.
Among all BSNL circles, the top performers in adding the most number of new GSM Mobile connections are Haryana, Kolkata Telecom District, Bihar, Orissa, Jammu & Kashmir, UP (East), Tamil Nadu and Karnataka telecom circles.
| SIM Sales data of BSNL Circles | |||||
| Zone | Telecom Circle | Sales in May 2015 | Sales in June 2015 | Sales in July 2015 | % Increase in Sales wrt May 2015 |
| East | Andaman & Nicobar | 4,755 | 4,551 | 5,193 | 9.21 |
| Assam | 17,155 | 12,957 | 14,282 | -16.74 | |
| Bihar | 24,458 | 40,936 | 64,276 | 162.80 | |
| Jharkhand | 6,676 | 8,933 | 15,571 | 133.24 | |
| Kolkata | 1,662 | 3,193 | 14,851 | 793.56 | |
| North East I | 7,551 | 9,122 | 10,547 | 39.68 | |
| North East II | 14,336 | 13,663 | 14,697 | 2.52 | |
| Orissa | 51,027 | 64,033 | 91,375 | 79.07 | |
| West Bengal | 8,875 | 11,374 | 17,083 | 92.48 | |
| North | Punjab | 29,999 | 29,999 | 58,446 | 94.83 |
| Haryana | 30,472 | 62,219 | 98,020 | 221.67 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 16,791 | 25,689 | 30,708 | 82.88 | |
| Rajasthan | 30,342 | 46,826 | 67,743 | 123.26 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 19,611 | 29,886 | 32,285 | 64.63 | |
| Uttar Pradesh (W) | 35,575 | 62,827 | 189,241 | 431.95 | |
| Uttar Pradesh (E) | 80,905 | 1,29,778 | 1,91,660 | 136.90 | |
| Uttarakhand | 12,295 | 17,618 | 21,956 | 78.58 | |
| South | Andhra Pradesh | 1,00,311 | 1,09,566 | 1,50,478 | 50.01 |
| Chennai | 10,099 | 11,486 | 12,029 | 19.11 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 57,796 | 76,041 | 1,32,671 | 129.55 | |
| Kerala | 1,05,902 | 1,17,323 | 1,21,317 | 14.92 | |
| Karnataka | 65,287 | 90,126 | 1,21,317 | 86.42 | |
| West | Gujarat | 41,310 | 50,326 | 66,939 | 62.04 |
| Maharashtra | 42,287 | 58,711 | 79,805 | 88.72 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 30,034 | 43,252 | 58,834 | 95.89 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 21,575 | 23,670 | 28,347 | 31.39 | |
| Grand Total | 8,67,086 | 11,67,143 | 16,10,061 | 85.68 | |
These figures prove that BSNL's new offers have already made an impact among mobile users. As we know, BSNL is under a revival stage and these newly launched offers would certainly help the PSU to regain its lost market share.
