Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's third Generation mobile service or 3G in short was launched in Manipur | BSNL

The 3G is a popular wireless network technology used mainly with mobile phone for vast connectivity in the present world.

Speaking at the occasion, Chief General Manager of BSNL North East-II Circle Ranjan Sanyal informed that for the first phase, the area of coverage is Imphal city covering Porompat, Lamlong Bazar, Chingmeirong, Koirengei, Thangmeiband, Lamphel Exchange, Tera Bazar, Langjing, Kwakeithel, Singjamei Bazar, Manipur University, Kongba Bazar, etc.


Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's third Generation mobile service or 3G in short was launched in Manipur today.


But it would be gradually expanded to the district headquarters of Imphal East and West, Bishnupur, Thoubal and Churachandpur as well.

Apart from providing facilities like video call, video conferencing, video/picture downloading, high speed internet access, downloading of full tracks of MP3 songs, etc under this new service, Wi-MAX service which would be very useful in rural areas would also be extended in Manipur very soon.

Addressing a press conference after the launch of 3G mobile service, the Chief General Manager acknowledged that BSNL has not been able to provide its service to the people of the State efficiently as a result of erratic power supply.

BSNL also sometime faces the problem of ensuring proper mobile service in rural areas due to lack of diesel, the officer said.

If the power situation improves, the service of the BSNL would be the best, he assured.

In response to a question on reported selling of pre-paid SIM cards of BSNL in Namphalong market of Myanmar, the Chief General Manager maintained that the BSNL is not related to such trades.

Informing that there are many BSNL customers who are yet to clear their outstanding bill in Manipur, the officer appealed to the customers to pay of their pending bills and said that the same could be cleared in instalments.

TTML Launches Tata Photon Plus Wireless Broadband Service in Pune

Tags- Tata Photon Plus, Wireless Broadband service, Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited, Tata Photon Plus , USB modem, CDMA EVDO network

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML), the fastest-growing dual-technology telecom service provider, has today announced the launch its Tata Photon Plus the Wireless Broadband service in Pune (Maharashtra).



Tata Photon Plus USB modem will cost Rs. 2299 and is compatible with both laptops and desktops.The service is available on postpaid and prepaid Internet access with all India Roaming through the Tata Indicom CDMA EVDO network.

Tata Photon plus subscribers can also watch live television on their laptops and personal computers using the Photon plus TV application. The operator announced a dedicated toll free number 1800- 420-8282 and 1800-266-121 that will guide the customer on every aspect of the product from inquiry, current offers and purchase to home delivery.

Broadband plan aims to boost speed, wireless

U.S. regulators released a blueprint for upgrading Internet access for all Americans, with Internet speeds up to 25 times the current average, expanded coverage and more airwaves for mobile services.

Internet Tariff for BSNL CDMA Data Services on CDMA 2000 1X

BSNL offers Data services on CDMA 2000 1X technology. A customer can avail these services by using BSNL NIC (Network Interface Card) with internet surfing speed upto 144 kbps or by using EVDO Cards with surfing speed upto 2.4 Mbps.

Now, BSNL is also offering roaming facility on these cards. The charges of unlimited internet usage through these NIC and EVDO Cards are as under :

Sl. No.	Particulars	Tariff of NIC Card (Unlimited) in Rs.	Tariff of EVDO Card (Unlimited) in Rs.
1.	Activation charges	250	500
2.	Charges for Cards
	i Sale Price of ICC Card in Rs.	2500*	3500*
	ii Alternate to purchase of ICC :
	ii (a) Fixed monthly charges for card	150	200
	ii (b) Security Deposit (refundable)	1000	1000
3.	Fixed Monthly charges for Unlimited Internet Usage in Rs.	**350	650
4.	Free internet usage	Unlimited	Unlimited
5.	Addl usage charges	Not applicable	Not applicable
6.	Roaming facility (Intra & Inter Circle)	As per technical feasibility

* Sale Taxes, as applicable, will be extra.

** Monthly charges without roaming facility is Rs 250 per month w.e.f. 01-12-2009

All other terms and conditions will remain the same.

• Promotional Offer – BSNL has reduced the sale price of PCMCIA type of NIC and EVDO cards to Rs. 1680/- and Rs 2100/- respectively. Offer valid till stock lasts or upto 30-9-09 whichever is earlier.

Data usage with NIC and EVDO card under CDMA prepaid services :

Sl No.	Particulars	NIC	EVDO
1	Sales price of data card in Rs.*	2500	3500
2	Activation charges in Rs.	Free	Free
3	Activation charges in case customer brings his own data card in Rs.	250	350
4	Initial talk value with card in Rs.	299	399
5	Validity of initial talk value in days	30 days	50 days
6	Data usage charges (peak hour)	Rs.0.05/100KB	Rs.0.05/100KB
7	Data usage charges (Off-peak hour- 11.00 PM to 07.00 AM)	Rs.0.025/100 KB	Rs.0.025/100 KB

*Sales tax as applicable will be charged extra.

Unlimited Internet on CDMA 2000 1X using FWT/IFWT/HHT

BSNL also offers unlimited Internet access and downloading facility on CDMA 2000 1X technology by using FWT/IFWT/HHT with internet surfing speed up to 144 kbps @ Rs. 250/- per month wherein a customer can avail the facility of Local/STD/ISD calls at normal telephone call charges.

* This offer is valid upto 30-09-2009.

Tariff for SMS and MMS services

Item	SMS charges to GSM/CDMA (in Rs.)	MMS charges to GSM/CDMA (in Rs.)
P2P
Within Service Area ( Intra Circle )	0.60	3.00
Outside Service Area (Inter Circle)	1.00	5.00
International	5.00	8.00
Delivery Report	0.40	-
Plain non P2P	1.00	5.00
M2P	As per the rates of the Content Provider

Tariffs for Unified Messaging Service(UMS)/Voice Mail Services(VMS)

Item	Voicemail facility		Faxmail, Email facility
	Postpaid	Prepaid	Postpaid
1. Monthly Access Charges in Rs.	Free	Free	Rs.100
2. Recording	Free	Free	Free
3. Retrieval
A. From within the same circle:
(i) From CDMA Mobile/GSM	Applicable O/G Airtime charges only
(ii) From CDMA Fixed/Landline	Applicable CDMA Fixed/PSTN charges upto the National Level-I TAX.
B. From outside the home circle:
From CDMA (Mobile/Fixed) / GSM / Landline	Applicable tariff upto National Level-I TAX

Tariff for voice calls: - There is no change in existing tariff for voice calls.

Source - bsnl.co.in

BSNL launches 3G in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh | Bsnl Broadband

The 3G spectrum has gradually started to spread in India. After the metros and other Tier 2 cities, it was the turn of Hyderabad to go 3G. BSNL launched 3G in the state with the announcement of exceptionally good tariff rates.

New subscribers have some very good offers. STD calls and local calls are priced 50 paisa and 30 paisa. Local SMS will be charges 40 paisa and the users will have to pay 60 paisa for national SMS. Data transfer will be charged 1 paisa per 10 KB. Thus it will be Rs 1 for 1 MB and Rs 1000 for each GB. This should be fair with the users. The subscription charges are also very low at Rs 59. There is also a joining offer that will give users free talk time of 50 minutes and 25 MB of free data transfer.



The tariff for existing subscribers has been so pitched that they may have to migrate to 3G. A non 3G STD will cost them 70 paisa and 3G will cost 50 paisa. This should act as some motivation to change over to 3G. The service will be available in 29 cities and 23 District Headquarters in Andhra Pradesh.