BSNL Rs 429, Rs 485 and Rs 666 Prepaid Plans Now Offer Free Voice Calling to MTNL Mobile Numbers

But sadly, BSNL is still limiting the voice calls to 250 minutes per day. “Unlimited voice facility including MTNL network in Mumbai and Delhi with FUP (Customer using more than 250 minutes outgoing minutes [(local+STD+outgoing Roaming) (On-net/off-net) as per Unlimited recharge benefits] in a day will be charged at base plan tariff, after consumption of 250 minutes for the rest of the day till midnight 0.00hrs.),” says BSNL.

It comes as a decent move from BSNL because the merger will happen once the revival package reaches both the telcos. Aforesaid, only these three plans offer unlimited calling to MTNL customers, but we’re expecting other plans as well to become part of this scheme very soon.

BSNL Merger With MTNL: What You Need to Know

BSNL and MTNL last generated revenues way back in 2009, and since then, both are loss-making PSUs. The new government led by Narendra Modi very recently revealed that BSNL and MTNL would be merged. Post the merger, it is said that MTNL will act as the subsidiary of BSNL. As part of the revival plan, the government will put in Rs 29,937 crore on both the telcos to make them compete with the private telcos in the coming years.

The revival package means BSNL will get 4G spectrum and it already confirmed to deploy 60,000 4G sites in the next 15 months. And the Cabinet also confirmed that the 4G airwaves would be allocated to BSNL at 2016 spectrum prices.

With support from the government, BSNL may tackle the private telcos in a better way and with 4G services, of course. The merger with MTNL will also boost the subscriber base by a small margin. Combined, BSNL and MTNL are currently having a market share of over 10%, as of August 31, 2019.