Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today announced rationalization of its GSM Postpaid Mobile Tariff with effect from 1st December 2020 on wards on PAN India basis. As per the latest information, BSNL has decided to launch new postpaid mobile plans ₹199, ₹798 & ₹999 with unlimited calls, data rollover facility and additional free family connections.
All the newly announced postpaid plans will offer unlimited voice calls and daily 100 free SMS to any network with data rollover facility. BSNL will be introducing data rollover facility in all postpaid mobile plans whereby existing as well as new customers can enjoy Data Rollover of Free Data up to 3 times the monthly data. The PSU has also decided to withdraw some of its existing Postpaid Mobile Plans – Plan 99, Plan 225, Plan 325, Plan 799 and Plan 1125 with effect from 01-12-2020 onwards.
Rationalization of BSNL Postpaid Mobile Plans with effect from 01-12-2020 onwards across all telecom circles
BSNL authorities has decided the following under the GSM Postpaid Mobile Services as below:- (Tariff Revision is explained from A to L)
A) Withdrawal of the postpaid plans 99, 225, 325, 799 and 1125 w.e.f. 01-12-2020. The existing customers will remain
in the closed plan till further order. No new connection to be allowed in corporate closed plans.
B) Data Rollover of Free Data up to 3 times the monthly data with all postpaid plans w.e.f. 01-12-2020.
C) Introduction of New postpaid plans of Plan199, Plan798 & Plan 999 w.e.f. 01-12-2020 as under:-
| BSNL’s New Postpaid Mobile Plans with effect from 01-12-2020 onwards (Available all over India) | |||
Details | Plan 199 | Plan 798 | Plan 999 |
| Freebies : Voice | Unlimited on net Voice + 300min off-net in HPLMN and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi in MTNL network | Unlimited Voice any net in HPLMN and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi in MTNL network | Unlimited Voice any net in HPLMN and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi in MTNL network |
| Free Data with rollover facility for main and Family connections as 3 times the monthly free Data | 25GB (Data rollover up to 75GB allowed) | 50GB (Data rollover up to 150GB allowed) | 75GB (Data rollover up-to 225GB allowed) |
| Free SMS | 100SMS/day in HPLMN and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi in MTNL network | 100SMS/day in HPLMN and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi in MTNL network | 100SMS/day in HPLMN and national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi in MTNL network |
| Family connections$ | NIL | 2 Family connections with Unlimited voice facility, 50GB data & 100SMS/day with each Family connection separately | 3 Family connections with Unlimited voice facility, 75GB data & 100SMS/day with each Family connection separately |
| $ In case any family connection with a plan wished to port out, the family connection will be required to be dissolved and family connection would be required to be on individual active postpaid plans, of their choice, to process the porting | |||
FUP:- Unlimited voice means 250min/day (local/STD/on-net/off-net) (HPLMN/ National roaming including MTNL network)( If a
Customer using more than 250minutes outgoing minutes [(Local + STD + Outgoing Roaming) (On-net/Off-net) as per Unlimited
recharge benefits] in a day will be charged at base plan tariff, after consumption of 250 minutes for the rest of the day till
midnight 0.00hrs.”). This Plan is intended only for personal use of included services. BSNL reserves the right to discontinue the free
Voice benefits offered as part of this Plan in case of misuse/ fraudulent use/ unauthorized telemarketing and commercial use. The
voice/SMS benefits under the Plan cannot be used for outgoing calls/SMS to premium numbers, IN numbers, international numbers and
other chargeable short codes; the subscriber will be charged applicable tariffs for the same.
| Detailed Tariff for Plans 199 / 798 / 999 (including tariff after FUP) | |
| Tariff in Home LSA | |
Voice Call Charges (Home LSA) | Rs/Min |
| Pulse Rate (seconds) | 60 Sec |
| Local Mobile On-net | 1 |
| Local Mobile Off-net | 1 |
| Local Fixed On-net | 1 |
| Local Fixed Off-net | 1 |
| STD Mobile On-net | 1.3 |
| STD Mobile Off-net | 1.3 |
| STD Fixed On-net | 1.3 |
| STD Fixed Off-net | 1.3 |
| ISD Call | ISD Calls Tariff (Same as for Landline ISD Call Tariff ) |
Video Call Charges (Home LSA) | Rs/Min |
| Pulse Rate (seconds) | 60 Sec |
| Local | 2 |
| STD | 2 |
| Incoming | Nil |
SMS Charges (Home LSA) | Rs/SMS |
| Local On-net | 0.8 |
| Local Off-net | 0.8 |
| National On-net | 1.2 |
| National Off-net | 1.2 |
| International | 5 |
| Delivery Report | Nil |
| Tariff on National Roaming | |
Voice Call Charges (On National Roaming) | Rs/Min |
| Pulse Rate (seconds) | 60 Sec |
| Local | 0.8 |
| STD | 1.15 |
| Incoming Calls | 0 |
Video Call Charges (On National Roaming) | Rs/Min |
| Pulse Rate (seconds) | 60 Sec |
| Local | 2 |
| STD | 2 |
| Video Call On Short Codes | 1 |
SMS Charges (On National Roaming) | Rs/SMS |
| Local | 0.25 |
| National | 0.38 |
| International | 5 |
| Incoming SMS | Nil |
| Non- P2P SMS (From Home LSA/While Roaming ) | 3 |
| Premium Non- P2P SMS | As determined by Content Provider |
| Voice SMS Tariff | Last in the tariff details |
Inter circle Roaming with Vodafone as VLMN in Delhi | |
| a) The BSNL customer roaming in Delhi with M/s Vodafone as VLMN will be charged as per standard roaming rates (except for point no. (b) & (c) stated below). The rates of outgoing SMS and voice calls are as below: | |
| Local Calls : Rs. 0.80 per min | STD Calls : Rs. 1.15 per minute |
| Local SMS : Rs. 0.25 | STD SMS : Rs. 0.38 |
| GPRS/Data : 0.25 p/10KB | |
| b) The incoming voice call for BSNL customer roaming in Delhi with M/s Vodafone as VLMN will be charged @ Rs. 0.45/minute. | |
| c) Any type of STV including data STVs will not be applicable for BSNL customer roaming in Delhi with M/s Vodafone as VLMN | |
Voice SMS under GSM services (For BSNL Prepaid and Postpaid Mobile Services) | |
| Sending/Replying/Forwarding Voice SMS* | Rs.0.75/Min for Local, STD calls |
| Retrieval of Voice SMS* | Rs.0.75/Min while in Home LSA |
| Note:- *National Roaming calls will be charged as per the tariff plan of the customer. | |
D) Free Data rationalization with effect from 01-12-2020 for plan 399 to 70GB (Data rollover up-to 210GB allowed) & Plan 525 to
85GB (Data rollover up-to 255GB allowed).
E) Data freebies of all the plans except plan 1525 to be made limited plans with effect from 01-12-2020 with Data charges of
Rs.10.24/GB beyond free data usage with all postpaid plans.
F) One additional Family SIM with Unlimited Voice facility with Plan-525 with no free data/SMS.
G) Offer Rs.25 as discount for 3 months to the customers of Plan 99/225/325 migrating to any higher plan. This offer is
for the limited period of 90 days from the date of withdrawal of Plan 99/225/325.
H) Offer Rs.50 as discount for 3 months to the customers of Plan 799 migrating to any higher plan (999/1525). This
offer is for the limited period of 90 days from the date of withdrawal of Plan 799.
I) All other postpaid plans for the retail customers working in circles are to be withdrawn with effect from 01-12-2020. Under
postpaid GSM services, only six plans are allowed Plan199, plan 399, Plan525, plan 798, plan 999 and plan 1525
with effect from 01-12-2020. However, the existing customers of the circle’s closed plans will remain in the plan till further
order. No new connection to be given in any circle’s closed postpaid plans.
J) Advance rental option: 11 month FMC for annual advance rental and 21 month FMC for the biennial advance rental
for all postpaid plans.
K) Closure of all postpaid Data / Voice / SMS Add-Ons with effect from 01-12-2020.
L) Introduction of New Data ADD-ON with effect from 01-12-2020 as given below:-
- Rs.150- Free Data 40 GB
- Rs.250- Free Data 70GB
orders / guidelines / clarifications issued by TRAI from time to time.
