BSNL Gives Prepaid Users Up to 50 % More Data With New Offer

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has increased the validity of its unlimited call and data packs of Rs. 186, Rs. 187, Rs. 349, Rs. 429, Rs. 485, and Rs. 666 to please its prepaid subscribers. With the latest development, the state-owned telecom giant is offering as a long validity as 129 days for unlimited voice calls, SMS, and up to 1.5GB of data. The new move appears to be a strategic decision to compete against Reliance Jio that is already offering cheap unlimited voice call packs in India.

 

Amid high competition in the telecom sector, BSNL or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has revised some of its prepaid recharge packs. BSNL has extended the validity period of select prepaid mobile plans by 43 per cent and increased the data offered by 50%, news agency Press Trust of India reported, citing a BSNL statement, on January 11. The extra validity and additional data along with unlimited local/STD and roaming voice calls for its prepaid customers was part of a new offer, called 'Happy Offer', the statement added.

 

BSNL's Happy Offer comes at a time telecom companies operating in the Indian market are dealing with competitive mobile tariffs.

Unlike BSNL's new packs, Reliance Jio is offering 1GB data per day for 28 days along with unlimited local, STD, and roaming calls at Rs. 149. Jio subscribers are also provided with the upgraded Rs. 349 pack that offers similar benefits for 70 days. The Mumbai-based operator is also offering 1.5GB data per day for 28 days at Rs. 198, while the Rs. 498 pack offers identical data quota for 91 days.

Earlier this month, BSNL launched its promotional offer to give 2GB of free data to its new GSM mobile service subscribers. The offer running on a pan-India basis since January 5.

 

The revised BSNL packs of Rs. 186, Rs. 187, Rs. 349, and Rs. 429 now offer 1GB of data per day for 28 days, 28 days, 54 days, and 81 days, respectively. The Rs. 485 and Rs. 666 packs, on the other hand, come with 1.5GB of data per day with a validity of 90 and 129 days, respectively. It is worth noting that each of the new BSNL pack includes unlimited local, STD, and roaming calls (excluding Mumbai and Delhi regions) alongside the 100 SMS limit, which is applicable to unlimited packs offered by other telcos in the country as well.

BSNL Happy Offer - Rs. 485 recharge

BSNL's prepaid recharge pack priced at Rs. 485 will come with 1.5 GBs of data per day for a validity period of 90 days, the agency reported.

BSNL Happy Offer - Rs. 666 recharge

BSNL's prepaid recharge pack priced at Rs. 666 will come with 1.5 GBs of data per day for a validity period of 129 days. The Rs. 666 pack will include unlimited local, STD and roaming voice calls.

BSNL Happy Offer - Rs. 186 recharge

BSNL customers subscribing to the telecom company's plan voucher priced at Rs. 186 will get 1 GB of data per day for a validity period of 28 days.

 

BSNL Happy Offer - Rs. 187 recharge

Those subscribing to the state-run telecom company's STV or special tariff voucher priced at Rs. 187 will also get 1 GB of data per day for a 28-day validity period.

 

BSNL Happy Offer - Rs. 349 recharge

BSNL's plan priced at Rs. 349 will come with 1 GB data per day for a validity period of 54 days, the agency reported.

BSNL Happy Offer - Rs. 429 recharge

BSNL's Rs. 429 plan will come with 1 GB data per day for a validity period of 81 days.