BSNL Rs 399, Rs 429 Recharge Plan Benefits Explained

Subscribers to the Rs 429 BSNL pack get 1 GB data per day for a new validity period of 71 days, according to the BSNL website.

Business | | Updated: January 09, 2018 17:03 IST
BSNL Rs 399, Rs 429 Recharge Plan Benefits Explained

BSNL has reduced the validity period under its Rs 429 pack

BSNL or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is offering hundreds of GBs of mobile data along with voice calls in recharge packs priced at Rs 399 and Rs 429. Aggressive pricing of high-speed data by Reliance Jio has led the telecom industry into a highly-competitive mode, with telecom operators revising their offerings and making new announcements frequently. BSNL has reduced validity under its Rs 429 pack, which is available in select circles. Subscribers to the Rs 429 BSNL pack get 1 GB data per day for a new validity period of 71 days, according to the BSNL website.

BSNL Rs 429 recharge pack


BSNL has reduced the validity period offered under a data STV recharge pack priced at Rs 429. BSNL now offers a validity period of 71 days with the Rs 429 pack. The Rs 429 pack comes with PRBT (Personalised Ring Back Tone) service across all zones except Kerala. The PRBT service enables a subscriber to set up a tune instead of the default ring.

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For example, in the Odisha circle, BSNL offers data of 1 GB per day for 71 days along with unlimited calls. The pack, priced at Rs 429, includes unlimited voice calls in the home circle. After the 71-day period, calls are charged at 50 paise per minute, according to the BSNL Odisha website. SMSes are charged at 25 paise each for local and 35 paise for national.

BSNL Rs 399 STV


In an "unlimited data" STV or special tariff voucher for North and South zones circles, BSNL is offering unlimited data for a validity period of 30 days. This STV is priced at Rs 399, according to the BSNL website. A mobile data speed of 80 Kbps is applicable after 2 GBs, BSNL adds. That means the subscriber will get unlimited data for 30 days at the cost of Rs 399 with data speed limited to 80 Kbps after consumption of the first 2 GBs.

Meanwhile, Reliance Jio has launched a slew of new prepaid recharge plans and updated a few prepaid plans. Jio's new prepaid recharge plans are now priced at Rs. 149, Rs. 198, Rs. 349, Rs. 398, Rs. 399, Rs. 448, Rs. 449, Rs. 498, among others, which come with different data benefits and validity. (Read more)