3G Rally:BSNL Reduces STD Rates as Local

3G Competition Begins -BSNL Landline customers have Flat 50% Off !!
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Monday, June 09, 2008 announced a 50 percent reduction in STD charges on its mobile and landline networks. The new tariffs will be applicable from Tuesday midnight. BSNL landline users according to the new tariff plan will have to pay Rs. 1.20 per minute as against Rs. 2.40 for STD calls to all networks.

The revised rates will be applicable for all the BSNL pre-paid and post-paid mobile users as well. The rural customers will have to pay 80 paise per minute for the STD calls. BSNL’s decision to reduce the STD rates is a result of the recent slashing of STD rates by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. Charges for intra-circle calls to BSNL network were also reduced from Rs. 1.20 per minute to 60 paise. For the mobile phone customers, STD rates were reduced to Rs. 1.20 for the same network and Rs. 1.40 for other networks. Attractive schemes are also to be announced by the PSU to increase broadband subscribers from 20 lakh to one crore by 2010. BSNL Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Kuldeep Goyal made these announcements at the launch event of a bundling offer with handset maker Digibee.