BSNL introduces Rs 171 prepaid plan; offers 60GB of data

BSNL introduces Rs 171 prepaid plan; offers 60GB of data

BSNL has now introduced a new prepaid plan for Rs 171, which will compete against Reliance Jio, Vodafone and Airtel.

The new plan will offer 60GB data, which comes up to 2GB data per day, with 30 days validity. Additionally, the plan also offers unlimited voice calls and SMS benefits.

Additionally, BSNL also introduce a postpaid plan for Rs 499. Under this plan, users get 45GB of 3G data per month along with unlimited voice calls and 100 free SMS per day. After the 45GB data limit is exhausted, the speed will be reduced to 40kbps. Lastly, the plan will also offer unlimited local, STD and national roaming calls.

Recently, in an effort to compete with Reliance Jio GigaFiber, BSNL revamped its fibre to the home (FTTH) plans by increasing its FUP limits by almost four times for four of its broadband in all circles.

The Rs 3,999 plan will now offer 500GB of FUP data with a download speed of 50mbps, compared to the 300GB at 20mbps. After the FUP limit is exhausted, the download speed will drop down to 4mbps. The second plan, the Rs 5,999 plan, will now offer 1000GB of FUP data per month at 60mbps, compared to the 400GB of FUP data at 30mbps. After the FUP limit is exhausted, the download speed will drop down to 4mbps.

The third plan, for Rs 9,999, will now offer 2TB of FUP data at 80mbps, compared to the 600GB FUP limit at 50mbps. After the FUP limit is exhausted, the download speed will drop down to 6mbps. Lastly, the Rs 16,999 plan will now offer 3TB of FUP data at 100mbps, compared to the 800GB of FUP data at 100mbps. After the FUP limit is exhausted, the download speed will drop down to 4mbps respectively.