There are reports of prepaid plans becoming expensive in the telecom industry, while the recent move of BSNL has further increased the anger of the users. BSNL has not increased the price of prepaid plans, but has reduced their validity. This means that users will now get fewer days of service for the same money. In other words, plans have indirectly become more expensive.
Plan Price First Validity New Validity What you get ₹99 15 days 14 days Unlimited calling + 50MB data ₹107 28 days 22 days 200 min calling + 3GB data ₹147 25 days 24 days Unlimited calling + 5GB data ₹153 25 days 24 days 1GB data + Unlimited calling ₹197 48 days 42 days 300 min calling + 4GB data ₹439 90 days 80 days unlimited calling + 300 SMS ₹879 180 days 165 days unlimited calling + 24GB data
The company has been claiming for a long time that it will not suddenly increase prices like private telecom companies. However, instead the reduction in validity did not go down well with the users. After this, many users expressed their displeasure on social media. Some even accused BSNL of silently increasing the tariff. There are also complaints that even after the company’s 4G service has been launched in many areas, users are not getting better network and internet speed.
Why are benefits being continuously reduced?
BSNL is gradually reducing the validity of this plan to increase its revenue. Additionally, the company is rapidly rolling out its 4G network across the country. According to reports, the company has already made 4G service live at around 100,000 designated locations. This major network upgrade requires more revenue, making it an easy option for BSNL to cut its low-cost plans.