Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

BSNL has launched another prepaid plan for new users in Chennai and Tamil Nadu telecom circles. The BSNL First Recharge plan of Rs 108 offers freebies for 28 days, but the validity of the plan is 180 days, post which users will have to migrate to another validity extension plan or unlimited combo plan. New BSNL customers opting for this recharge will receive benefits like unlimited voice calling (capped at 250 minutes per day), 1GB data per day and 500 SMSes for 28 days. BSNL also says the plan will offer free voice calls to MTNL network which operates in Mumbai and Delhi telecom circles. BSNL recently started providing free voice calls to MTNL mobile numbers as both the telcos will soon be merged and the latter will act as a subsidiary of the former.

BSNL FRC 108 Relaunched in Few Telecom Circles
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is providing this First Recharge plan of Rs 108 only in Chennai and Tamil Nadu circles for now. As for the benefits, the plan offers 1GB data per day post which the speeds will be reduced to 80 Kbps. Users will also get to make unlimited voice calls to any network, including MTNL across the country. Lastly, BSNL is also offering 500 SMSes for the entire validity period of 28 days.
While BSNL says the plan comes with unlimited voice calling benefit, it still caps voice calls at 250 minutes per day, after which every voice call will be charged at standard rates.
There are a few things to note about the FRC 108 from BSNL. Firstly, it’s available only to new customers in the said circles; Next up, it’s also available for users who are looking to migrate to other plans from the existing plan. BSNL also confirmed that Blackout days would not be applicable for this plan.