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Tanay Singh Thakur May 12th, 2020 12:43 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL Introduces Rationalisation on Unlimited Voice Calling and 100 SMS per Day

BSNL Chennai just announced rationalisation of ‘unlimited voice freebies’ and ‘100 SMS/day’ from May 12, 2020, under GSM prepaid mobile services. As a result of this, telephones in Chennai and the Tamil Nadu circles will be charged once their FUP limit is reached. The charges will be applied in your standard tariff rates. Users who talk in calls a lot and especially during the time of lockdown might not appreciate... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 9th, 2020 12:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Upgrade Your 2G/3G BSNL SIM Card to 4G for Free Now

BSNL has been working at a rapid speed to upgrade its 2G/3G network sites to 4G. BSNL has a huge untapped market waiting with 4G. It will be interesting to see how tough a competition BSNL will become for other telcos. It is worthy of noting that BSNL is coming to the 4G market almost five years late. Other telcos such as Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharti Airtel have... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 7th, 2020 11:53 AM 12 COMMENTS

BSNL Gives Contracts to ZTE and Nokia for Faster Upgradation of Existing Sites to 4G

BSNL has been desperately trying to upgrade its existing network sites of 2G and 3G to 4G. The state-owned telco has been facing many issues in doing so. The Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) objected the telcos contracts for not aligning with the government’s ‘Make in India’ campaign. However, BSNL has reportedly approved the contracts for ZTE and Nokia to upgrade its existing network sites to 4G.... Read More

Shrijan Soni May 3rd, 2020 1:23 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Slashes Validity of Vasantham Gold Prepaid Voucher to 60 Days

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has reduced the validity of Vasantham Gold PV 96 Plan which is active in Tamil Nadu Circle. Vasantham Gold PV 96 plan was earlier offering a validity of 90 days, but the telco has slashed the validity of the plan by 30 days, and the plan will be available for 60 days. BSNL announced the decision from the official twitter account of... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 2nd, 2020 7:15 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Expansion Plan Hits a Roadblock Yet Again

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seems to be struggling again with its operations. State-owned telco got a cash influx of Rs 70,000 crore only six months back for the revival, and there are already talks about making more revival plans for the company. BSNL doesn’t offer 4G mobile services yet. The telco in an attempt to capture some share of the 4G market set out to build a 4G network... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 30th, 2020 5:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

TAIPA Urges BSNL to Clear Outstanding Dues of Infrastructure Providers for Seamless Telecom Services

The Tower And Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) has requested BSNL to clear the outstanding dues of telecom infrastructure provider in lockdown period to ensure seamless connectivity. Since the payments are not made, service providers are facing difficulty to maintain continuous connectivity of telecom services in challenging times, which is the prime need of the nation. TAIPA has addressed PK Purwar who is Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL along with... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 30th, 2020 12:43 PM 1 COMMENTS

BSNL No Longer Offering Amazon Prime Subscription With its Broadband Plans

State-owned telco, BSNL is not offering Amazon Prime with its plans anymore. Many users took to Twitter and expressed their discontent when they visited the website and tried to search for the Amazon Prime offer from BSNL; they got a 404 Error. The service was discontinued last week. It was confirmed through the telcos Kerala website, which states that “The amazon prime subscription along with all broadband plans above Rs... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 29th, 2020 4:44 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL to Change 4G Tender Conditions for Procurement of Equipment

The state-owned telecom operator, BSNL will revise the conditions and structure of its 4G expansion tender for the procurement of 4G equipment. As the ministry of commerce marked DoT officials earlier and stated that strict actions would be taken against the telco for not following the public procurement policy and encourage Make in India Initiative. The revised bidding conditions of the 4G expansion tender will now be formulated as per... Read More

Bala Yogesh April 27th, 2020 7:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Joins Rivals in Offering Additional Benefits for Recharging Other Numbers

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday through an app update on Android announced that it is now offering 4% discount to users who recharge for other BSNL numbers. The company said that the offer is valid till May 31 with the scheme applicable to registered users “who are recharging for their known’s and relatives [sic].” It has to be noted that Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio offer similar... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur April 26th, 2020 1:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Work from Home Broadband Plan Availability Extended Until May 19

State-owned service provider BSNL has just announced that it is going to extend the availability of Work@Home broadband plan until May 19, 2020. The news was evident from what Tamil Nadu’s BSNL circle Twitter handle posted. An image was uploaded by in the Twitter handle sharing that users who have opted for the plan will get 5GB daily data at a speed of up to 10 Mbps. After the 5GB... Read More

Shrijan Soni April 25th, 2020 10:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G: Ministry of Commerce Warns of Disciplinary Actions if Public Procurements Are Not Fulfilled

Ministry of Commerce has addressed the DoT officials and warned them of Disciplinary actions in case if the public procurements levied by Centre are not followed in the 4G Expansion Tender of BSNL. The Centre has highlighted the Make in India initiative by the government to grow the Indian economy. The letter sent to telecom secretary by DPIIT stated that the government would take strict and disciplinary actions against officials... Read More

Chakri K April 20th, 2020 11:27 AM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL 4G Expansion Plan Postponed Again: Check Why

A week ago, we reported that BSNL is finally looking to expand its 4G network by installing 50,000 new sites across the country. The telco also opened online bid submission for 'Procurement of Tender.' Today, BSNL has issued a new notice for 'Postponement of Tender' to May 23, 2020. In the first notice, the state-run telco said the bidding would end on May 8, 2020, but it has now been... Read More