BSNL the largest PSU operator has announced a revision to the base tariffs for its CDMA subscribers pan India. TRAI had recently reduced the ceiling tariffs for calls and SMS in roaming.
BSNL had also introduced free incoming for all its subscribers in national roaming by default. Taking into account both these factors, BSNL has revised its base tariffs for prepaid CDMA subscribers.
With this revision, the subscribers will enjoy free incoming in roaming as well as SMS tariffs of 25p/SMS for local and 38p/SMS for national in both home and roam. The details of the revised base plan are given below.
| Particulars | Existing | Revised |
| Home LSA>>> | ||
| Call charges (Rs./Min) | ||
| Local On-net | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| Local Off-net | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| STD On-net | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| STD Off-net | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| SMS charges (Rs./SMS) | ||
| Local | 0.50 | 0.25 |
| National | 0.60 | 0.38 |
| International | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| National Roaming>>> | ||
| Call charges while roaming (Rs./Min) | ||
| Local outgoing on-net | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Local outgoing off-net | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| STD outgoing on-net | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| STD outgoing off-net | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| Incoming | 0.60 | NIL |
| Outgoing SMS while roaming (Rs./SMs) | ||
| Local | 0.60 | 0.25 |
| National | 0.60 | 0.38 |
The changes are applicable with immediate effect in all circles where BSNL has CDMA operations.
