Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today said the newly-acquired SIM card connections would be activated in just a single day while it also announced 80 per cent slash on call rates for its prepaid customers.
Deputy General Manager (DGM) BSNL, Muhammad Saleem Beigh, said under ‘Lo aaj bolo aaj’ programme, the company would activate new connections in just one day.
The DGM said the telecommunication company has slashed the call rates for its new as well as existing customers. “The reduced call rate is applicable on Special Tariff Voucher (STV) of Rs. 42/- (per second plan) and on STV of Rs. 88/- (per minute plan). In STV 88, with validity of 60 days call rate of all BSNL Calls (Local/ STD) is reduced to 10 paisa/ minute and all to other network calls (Local /STD) is reduced to 30 paisa/minute,” he said.
Similarly in STV-42, with validity of 21 days call rate of all call rate of all BSNL Calls (Local/ STD) is reduced to 01 paisa/ 3 seconds and all other network calls (Local /STD) is reduced to 2 paisa /3 seconds, the DGM informed.
The reduction in call rates became effective on January 16 across all telecom circles. The DGM said company would also slash rates for postpaid customers.
The DGM said to improve the mobile services in Valley, the BSNL would install around 125 new 3G towers in March.
He said the BSNL would also start a new project titled ‘WiFi hotspot’ whose speed would be par at 4G. “This would provide better services and its speed would be 1500 mbps,” he said. In reply to a question, the DGM said that the BSNL is taking all steps to improve its internet services across the Valley.
He said due to construction works and road repairs by various agencies the cables of the BSNL have suffered unprecedented damage but added that their restoration teams restore the defunct connections within 24 hours.
Replying to question with regards to poor broadband internet, the DGM said that they “instantly” act after receiving complaints.
“The people can register complaints just by dialing 198 on landline,” he added.
While requesting the privileged customer of BSNL, he sought cooperation from the customers in submitting their documents (2 recent photographs and Valid Proof of address and identity) for reconstruction of new CAF which the department has lost in the Sept ’14 floods.
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