Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has decided to migrate customers in all closed prepaid mobile plans to the newly launched Advance per Minute or Advance per Second plans with immediate effect across India.
As we reported on 8th August 2020, BSNL launched two new prepaid mobile plans – Advance Per Second ₹94 & Advance Per Minute ₹95 under prepaid mobile category for it’s customers across the country. Customers opting these Plan Vouchers, may get 3GB free data to be consumed within 90 days + 100 minutes free voice any-net in home LSA and National roaming including Mumbai and Delhi for 90 days + free BSNL default tune for 60 days.
An official statement about the migration of closed plan to newly launched plans read as follows:-
The competent authority has decided that the customers of the closed prepaid plans to be migrated to “Advance per minute plan 94” or “Advance per second plan 95” based on the pulse of the closed plan.
The above plan migration will not be applicable for the closed lifetime prepaid mobile plans or special prepaid mobile plans allotted to BSNL’s Enterprise Business customers. The above tariff will be applicable with immediate effect across India. The implementation of the tariff will be made in accordance with 43rd Amendment of Telecom Tariff Order and orders/guidelines/clarifications issued by TRAI from time to time. Detailed tariff of BSNL’s Advance Per Second and Advance Per Minute prepaid mobile plans are given below.
BSNL’s Advance Per minute ₹94 and Advance Per second ₹95 Prepaid Mobile Plans | ||
Plan Voucher |
Advance Per Second |
Advance Per Minute |
MRP of Plan Voucher in Rs. |
95 |
94 |
Pulse |
In Seconds |
In Minutes |
Free Usage Allowed with Plan Voucher | ||
Freebies |
3GB free data to be consumed within 90days + 100 minutes free voice any-net in home LSA and National roaming including Mumbai and Delhi for 90 days + free PRBT default tune for 60 days. | |
Initial Plan Validity in days |
90 |
90 |
Extension of Plan validity |
Through Plan voucher | |
Voice Call Charges | ||
Plan Voucher |
Advance Per Second |
Advance Per Minute |
Applicability |
2G & 3G & 4G | |
| Voice Call Charges | Rs / Sec | Rs / Min |
Pulse rate (Seconds) |
1 Sec |
60 Sec |
Local Mobile On-net |
0.02 |
1 |
| Local Mobile Off-net | 0.02 | 1 |
| Local Fixed On-net | 0.02 | 1 |
| Local Fixed Off-net | 0.02 | 1 |
| STD Mobile On-net | 0.024 | 1.3 |
| STD Mobile Off-net | 0.024 | 1.3 |
| STD Fixed On-net | 0.024 | 1.3 |
| STD Fixed Off-net | 0.024 | 1.3 |
| ISD Call | ISD Calls Tariff (Same as for Landline ISD Call Tariff ) | |
Video Call Charges | ||
Plan Voucher |
Advance Per Second |
Advance Per Minute |
Pulse rate (Seconds) |
1 Sec |
60 Sec |
Local |
0.04 |
2 |
STD |
0.04 |
2 |
Incoming |
Nil |
Nil |
SMS Charges | ||
Plan Voucher |
Advance Per Second |
Advance Per Minute |
Local On-net |
0.8 |
0.8 |
Local Off-net |
0.8 |
0.8 |
National On-net |
1.2 |
1.2 |
National Off-net |
1.2 |
1.2 |
International |
5 |
5 |
Delivery Report |
Nil |
Nil |
National Roaming Charges | ||
| Roaming Voice Call Charges | ||
Plan Voucher |
Advance Per Second |
Advance Per Minute |
Pulse rate (Seconds) |
60 Sec |
60 Sec |
Local |
0.8 |
0.8 |
STD |
1.15 |
1.15 |
Incoming |
0 |
0 |
| Roaming SMS Charges | ||
Plan Voucher |
Advance Per Second |
Advance Per Minute |
Local SMS |
0.25 |
0.25 |
National SMS |
0.38 |
0.38 |
International SMS |
5 |
5 |
Incoming SMS |
Nil |
Nil |
| Roaming Video Call Charges | ||
Plan Voucher |
Advance Per Second |
Advance Per Minute |
Pulse rate (Seconds) |
1 Sec |
60 Sec |
Local |
0.05 |
2 |
STD |
0.05 |
2 |
Incoming |
0.05 |
1 |
| Video Call On Short Codes | Rs.2/Min | Rs.2/Min |
Customers can check their plan by dialing *123# from their prepaid mobile. If your plan is currently not available for new customers for subscription, it will be migrated automatically to any of the above two prepaid mobile plans based on the pulse rate of their existing plan. It means, if your old plan is in per second pulse rate, your plan will be migrated to Advance Per Second Plan whereas if it is in per minute pulse rate, it will be migrated to Advance Per Minute Plan.
How can I know whether my existing plan is a closed prepaid mobile plan ?
Customers can check the latest list of available prepaid mobile plans from the following link.
If your plan is not listed there, it will be migrated automatically as per this latest tariff revision order. The above tariff revision is applicable to all old prepaid mobile plans of BSNL like – Freedom Plan, Student Special Plan, Annual Plan 1699, Kerala Plan etc.
Dear readers, please share your views and opinions about this latest tariff change from BSNL via comments with us. How many of you are using BSNL Mobile Service? Please do share your feedback about service quality.
