BSNL to slash tariff by up to half

Now Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) subscribers will have an edge over others. BSNL on Monday announced that it will cut mobile and fixed-line domestic call rates by up to half from Wednesday.

All local calls from BSNL post-paid mobile network will cost Re 1 per minute, coming down from Rs 1.20 earlier, while STD calls will be charged at a flat Rs 1.20 within the BSNL network and Rs 1.40 for calls to any other service provider.

The telecom major claimed that it will now have the cheapest STD rates in the country, as low as 80 paise per minute for the telco’s rural consumer.

“BSNL was the first company to make breakthroughs in rural India. We will continue to provide cheap call rates for the rural market,” BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Kuldeep Goyal said.

He said that the company is offering its customers a choice of two BSNL numbers to make local and STD calls at 20 paise and 60 paise per minute, respectively.

All calls made by landline and wireless in local loop (WLL) customers will be slashed by 50 per cent, while those made using cellular networks will be 40-50 per cent cheaper, BSNL said.

The revised roaming rates put BSNL at par with other telecom companies, offering all outgoing local and incoming calls for Re1 and outgoing STD and SMS at Rs 1.50 and 50 paise, respectively.