As a part of its efforts to rationalise voice calling tariffs, BSNL has now made several changes to some of its Special Tariff Vouchers (STV) across India. Basically, the company cut down validity in some vouchers while adding freebies like talk-time in some other vouchers.
As an example, BSNL has reduced the validity of existing packs of Rs 45, Rs 122, and Rs 47, but the company has added some talk-time in Rs 88 pack to make the deal even sweeter. You can get all the details of those revised packs in chart that’s embedded below.
| BSNL's Rationalized Prepaid Voice STVs from 16th January 2015 on wards across all telecom circles | |||||
| Existing | Revised | ||||
| Price | Benefits | Validity | Price | Benefits | Validity |
| Rs 45 | Local Calls to Any Network @ 1.4 paisa / 2 seconds | 27 Days | Rs 45 | Local Calls to Any Network @ 1.4 paisa / 2 seconds | 25 Days |
| Rs 122 | Local Calls to Any Network @ 1.4 paisa / 2 seconds | 81 Days | Rs 122 | Local Calls to Any Network @ 1.4 paisa / 2 seconds | 75 Days |
| Rs 47 | Local Calls to BSNL Network (Landline + Mobile) @ 20 paise / Minute | 28 Days | Rs 47 | Local Calls to BSNL Network (Landline + Mobile) @ 20 paise / Minute + Rs 20 Talk Value | 21 Days |
| Rs 84 | All STD Voice Calls @ 35 paise / Minute | 84 Days | Rs 84 | All STD Voice Calls @ 35 paise / Minute + Rs 24 Talk Value | 60 Days |
BSNL New Voice STV Details
| MRP | Existing Features of Voice STV | Revised Features of Voice STV | Validity in Days |
| Rs 88 | For Per Min Plan: All voice call (Local/STD/On-net/Off-net) in home LSA @ 45paisa/min | For Per Minute plan: (a) 10paisa/min for On-net voice calls (Local/STD), (b) 30paisa/min for Off-net voice calls (Local/STD) | 60 Days |
| 42 (+2 / -1) | For Per Sec Plan: All voice call (Local/STD/On-net/Off-net) in home LSA @0.8paisa/second | For Per Second plan: (a) 1paisa/3sec for On-net voice calls (Local/STD) (b) 2paisa/3 sec for Off-net Voice calls ( Local/STD) | 21 Days |
| NOTE: STVs mentioned in Sl No 1 and Sl No 2 are applicable Only to “Per second” and “Per minute” prepaid plan customers. | |||
Also read: BSNL to cut call rates up to 80% for prepaid customers starting January 16
In last few months, we have seen how BSNL is actively managing their offers to cater customer needs. This move also benefitted the public sector company to earn some extra revenue & lower its losses. As you know, you can always share your views through the comments section.
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