BSNL News & Updates

[socrates]

I thought like MTNL of old it would be 15 August or 26 Jan.

 

[Sai]

BSNL has placed orders for around 6000 4G BTS with TCS + C-DOT consortium. Rollout from August.

 

[pillaicha]

6000? Are they planning to give 4G in only a few cities? 6000 BTS is like 10% of the required infrastructure for pan India coverage of semi-decent 4G in the range of 10-30 Mbps.

 

[Sai]

6000 sites on day one. 1,10,000 approx sites within one year.

 

[Tejas01]

I am keeping my hopes tempered for the August launch. Only consider it launched when it is actually launched.

 

[mreccentric]

Did BSNL remove some of the recharges from their lists? I'm not able to find 106 plan which i used to keep one number active.

 

[pillaicha]

Yes. They've updated their plans. They've also changed the rules of auto debit of balance to keep number active. Now you cannot make outgoing calls once your plan expires. Then after a day of plan expiry, BSNL automatically cuts ₹2 for two days of validity extension, giving you a day of outgoing calls before the cycle repeats. Incoming calls are unaffected till you completely run out of balance.

 

[mreccentric]

Even BSNL started following the likes of Airtel and Jio. Never expected this for the service they are providing.
It seems to be a costly affair to keep multiple mobile numbers from now on. Need to find a way to dispose of numbers.

Thanks for the information. Can you also let me know where i can find all the BSNL plans and STVs. The 3rd party wallet apps don't seem to be having a complete list.

 

[pillaicha]

BSNL Selfcare – Apps on Google Play

Manage all BSNL services, recharge, pay bills and more with the BSNL Selfcare

play.google.com

 

[mreccentric]

Thanks, I have this. Very less selections. BSNL has truly changed a lot in terms of the telecom business.