BSNL has announced the revision of base tariff for 3G/2G prepaid data services in all plans, STVs and Combo Vouchers from 15th December 2015 onwards on PAN India basis. As per the latest information, the base tariff for data charging will be rationalized from existing 2 paise / 10KB to 3 paise / 10KB.
It means, volume based data charging in all Plans / STVs / Combo vouchers etc. (base rates in Plans and rates after freebies in STVs & Combo Vouchers) under Prepaid GSM mobile services (3G & 2G) will be increased with effect from 15-12-2015. Customers who do not use Prepaid 3G/2G Data STVs are going to be affected by this latest tariff hike. Data charges after the free usage limits of prepaid Data STVs / Combo Vouchers also will be revised to 3 paise / 10 KB.
Customers are advised to use Prepaid Data STVs even-if they are having low data usage. Some of the most popular and low data usage offers are given below:
- DATA STV 57 offers 250 MB free 3G/2G data for 27 days
- Combo STV 125 offers 200 MB free 3G/2G data + 177 Minutes Free Calls (Local/STD) to Any Network for 30 days.
See the existing list of Prepaid 3G/2G Data Offers / STVs from BSNL below:
As of now, BSNL – the state owned telecom operator – offers the most economical and value for money prepaid 3G/2G data packs with Free All India Roaming for Data Services including Delhi and Mumbai. BSNL is the only operator in India, providing Free National Roaming for Voice Services. Both Prepaid and Postpaid Mobile Customers of BSNL may enjoy seamless connectivity throughout the country without any extra cost.
As we reported earlier, BSNL has announced the revision of its higher usage prepaid 3G data packs by increasing the validity up to 100 percent. In addition, the PSU announced the launch of one New 3G Data STV which offers unlimited free local, STD and Roaming outgoing calls from 15th December 2015 onwards.
However, BSNL has not revised the base tariff for 3G/2G Postpaid data services. The existing base data tariff in Postpaid Mobile Services is 1 paise / 10 KB.
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