Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today launched 3G mobile services at Kochi (Formerly known as Cochin) in the state of Kerala. With the 3G services BSNL can offer Video calls, High-speed Internet with speed Up to 3.6 Mbps, High quality multimedia services and live Mobile TV facility.
BSNL 3G services inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kochi in the presence of BSNL PGM Mr. E M Abraham and Mr.N Haribabu, GM (Operations), BSNL Ernakulam.
Speaking on the launch of 3G services in Kochi, Mr. E M Abraham, Principal General Manager,BSNL Ernakulam SSA said that “BSNL 3G Mobile service is now available to Kochi Municipal Corporation Area as well as surrounding urban areas like Tripunithura, Kalamassery, Aluva, Angamaly, Perumbavoor, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam, Thodupuzha and Idukki which comes under the Ernakulam SSA of Kerala telecom circle. To provide high quality 3G services across the Kochi city and all the surrounding towns we installed 3g enable 150 Base Trans-receiver Stations (BTS) and remaining 84 3G BTS will be set up by the end of the month.
BSNL also launches an introductory 3G offer wherein BSNL subscribers will get 50 free video calls and 25 MB Data usage who enrolled for 3G services up to 31st March 2010. Beyond free usage Local Voice and Video calls at just 30 Paisa per minute and All STD video calls will be chargeable at 50 paisa with the prepaid FRC120. BSNL 2G prepaid mobile subscribers can migrate to 3G service just by one SMS "M3G120" to 53733 while for postpaid subscriber can send "M3G25" to 53733.
Tariff Details for 3G Mobile Services-: BSNL 3G Tariff Plan for (Prepaid).
To get the new BSNL 3G Connections one can contacts here-:
| BSNL CSC | Telephone Number | Contact Person |
| Kerala State Housing Board Bldg,1st Floor, Panampilly Nagar, Cochin-36 (Kerala) | 0484-2316050 | SDE(CSR) Phone -0484-2316050 |
| BSNL Bhavan, Kalathiparambil Road, Cochin-16 | 0484-2459300 | SDE(CSR) Phone-0484-369200 |
| Catholic Centre, Broadway, Ernakulam (Kerala) | 0484-2369900/2381811 | SDE(CSR) Phone-0484-369200 |
| Telecom Bhavan, Aluva-Pin Code 683101(Kerala) | 0484-2623400 | SDE(CSR) Phone - 0484-2629500 |
| Old Telephone Exchange Building, Opp.KSRTC Bus Stand, Angamaly(kerala) | 0484-2459300 | SDE(CSC) Phone-0484-2453000 |
| O/o SDET, Old Telephone Exchange Buiding, Muvattupuzha(Kerala) | 0485-2832150 | SDE(Ex) Phone-0485-2832150 |
| Telephone Exchange Building, Perumbavoor-683542(Kerala) | 0484-2523999 | SDE(C) Phone-0484-2523999 |
