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Chakri K March 26th, 2018 10:00 AM 32 COMMENTS

BSNL Commissions First 4G Tower, Planning to Invest Rs 4,300 Crore for Network Expansion

BSNL has commissioned its first 4G tower in Karnataka on Saturday. The event was held at Ambedkar Bhawan, Shivamogga city, and Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha was present at the event too. Sinha also lauded the efforts of BSNL employees as the telco posted operational profits continuously for the last three years. Alongside this announcement, BSNL also stated that it's planning to deploy 534 4G mobile towers in the Karnataka state... Read More

Chakri K March 24th, 2018 7:37 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL Makes Outgoing Roaming Calls Free With Rs 399 and Rs 799 Postpaid Plans

BSNL has set its eye on the postpaid segment now. After launching the affordable Rs 399 Ghar Wapsi postpaid plan, the company has now made a slight revision to the same plan, along with the premium Rs 799 postpaid plan. BSNL has now made the outgoing roaming free with the Rs 399 and Rs 799 postpaid plans, and there's no daily FUP or monthly FUP as well. The voice calling... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 21st, 2018 6:56 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Installs Free Wi-Fi Hotspots in Udwada, Gujarat

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-owned telecom player today launched free Wi-Fi facility at Udwada Village, Valsad District, Gujrat under Sansad Adarsh Gram. BSNL announced this facility in the presence of telecom minister Manoj Sinha. BSNL has installed two Wi-Fi hotspots with 17 access points at Udwada town in Gujarat state, which is known for Zoroastrian Atash Behram. Under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana Wi-Fi service, the population of... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 17th, 2018 2:31 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL Prepaid STV 58 Now Offers Unlimited Calls, 100 SMS Per Day, 500MB Data for 7 Days

State-run telco BSNL is now offering unlimited benefits with its prepaid STV of Rs 58. This plan from BSNL goes against the Rs 59 plan of Bharti Airtel and Rs 52 plan of Reliance Jio. And it offers benefits in-line with the rival operator plans. The STV 58 of BSNL gives unlimited voice calls, 100 SMS per day and 500MB of data for a period of seven days. Private operators... Read More

Chakri K March 17th, 2018 8:35 AM 22 COMMENTS

Best Postpaid Plan for Your Needs Under Rs 500

With the constantly declining price of data and with the telcos offering new plans each and every day there seems to be a fierce battle going on between all the telecom operators for capturing the market. Companies are desperately trying to bring in subscribers in mass numbers, and in this lieu, they are rolling out the most economic and high-value plans out for the public. In between all this hustle... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 15th, 2018 5:43 PM 9 COMMENTS

BSNL Added 1.2 Million New Customers Last Week, Introduces Welcome Offer

Public sector telecom operator BSNL today announced that it has managed to add 12 Lakh (1.2 Million) new customers during last week, out of which, four lakh customers were added through Mobile Number Portability. BSNL says that the remaining eight lakh customers joined the network because of its unique offers, where it's offering free voice calls and data for the new joining customers. BSNL also stated that it's committed to... Read More

Chakri K March 15th, 2018 10:24 AM 38 COMMENTS

BSNL is Now Allowing Users to Check the Mobile Numbers Linked to an Aadhaar ID

Ahead of private telecom operators, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has rolled out a new procedure to check the mobile numbers linked to a particular Aadhaar number. BSNL mobile subscribers can now check which mobile numbers are linked to their Aadhaar number by just sending an SMS. However, users will only get to know the BSNL mobile numbers linked to an Aadhaar ID and not other operators mobile numbers. For... Read More

Chakri K March 14th, 2018 9:49 AM 48 COMMENTS

Parliamentary Panel Asks Government to Allocate 4G Spectrum to BSNL and MTNL at the Earliest

The government was asked to allocate 4G spectrum to both BSNL and MTNL at the earliest so that the PSUs will be able to compete with private telecom operators and survive in the competitive Indian telecom market. The Standing Committee of Information Technology has asked the government to allocate the required spectrum to the state-run telcos. “The Committee is of the view that both BSNL and MTNL will lose the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 11th, 2018 12:34 PM 13 COMMENTS

BSNL Loot Lo Postpaid Offer Launched Again, Avail Up to 60% Discount On Premium Plans

BSNL has re-launched its Loot Lo postpaid offer it introduced back in November 2017. Under the BSNL Loot Lo Postpaid offer, users can avail up to 60% discount on premium postpaid plans between March 6, 2018, and March 31, 2018. Under the offer, BSNL is offering up to 60% discount on postpaid plans, 100% free activation charges and a free SIM card. However, the discount rental can be availed only... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 10th, 2018 10:22 AM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL Receives Rs 25,000 Crore Worth Projects from Government, Will Kick-Off Second Phase of BharatNet

The government yesterday allocated various telecom network projects to state-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The government has allocated Rs 25,000 crore for completing the assigned tasks. Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha informed this news to Parliament yesterday. These big projects include laying of optical fibre based network dedicated for use by Defence worth Rs 13,334 crore and Rs 6,500 crore for execution of the second phase of BharatNet Project.... Read More

Chakri K March 8th, 2018 9:03 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Now Operating With a Tally of 216 Towers in Goa, Expected to Launch 4G Services Soon

One of the leading telecommunications service provider owned by the government, BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) today announced that it had expanded mobile network coverage in Goa. As of January 2018, BSNL is providing services via 216 towers in Goa, up from the previous number. This news was revealed in the Lok Sabha earlier today. Union minister of communications, Manoj Sinha, answered to a question tabled by BJP leader and... Read More

Chakri K March 6th, 2018 8:43 PM 73 COMMENTS

Over 1.86 Lakh Aircel Users Joined BSNL in Tamil Nadu in the Last Few Weeks

Aircel' struggle seems to be too good for BSNL, at least in the Tamil Nadu circle as the latter welcomed over 1.86 lakh Aircel users onto its network in the last few weeks. Aircel users in the second half of February month started facing no network issues, thanks to the company's financial woes. At the end of February, Aircel officially confirmed that it has filed for bankruptcy at NCLT Mumbai... Read More