BSNL launches 3G services, to charge 50 paise per call

February 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Friday simultaneously launched its much-awaited third generation (3G) mobile services in 12 cities. The services have been rolled out on a commercial basis in Agra, Ambala, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Dehradoon, Shimla, Lucknow, Ranchi, Durgapur, Haldia and Patna and in Jammu as a soft-launch, a company statement said.

June 23rd, 2009 GANGTOK - Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Sachin Pilot has said that the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is to launch 3 G services in Gangtok by August 15. Announcing the extension of 3 G services to other three districts within 100 days, the Minister said, BSNL would increase its broadband strength to 30 GB PPS to improve services in Sikkim.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and software solutions provider HCL Infosystems Wednesday signed an agreement to work together on the National Broadband Penetration Programme (NBPP), a nationwide initiative to accelerate spread of information technology in rural India. In order to implement the project, BSNL will leverage the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) set up by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), which has granted subsidy to the state-owned company for providing broadband services in rural areas at cheaper rates.

August 16th, 2007 So far so good. Despite all the negative perceptions about Tata Indicom, I found the connection more stable than BSNL Dataone.

April 17th, 2009 State-owned telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Friday said it has postponed the launch of its third generation (3G) mobile services, Jadoo, in Mumbai to May. The response to MTNL's 3G services in Delhi has been lukewarm, forcing the company to delay the launch in Mumbai.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday referred back the Internet telephony issue to the telecom regulator even while providing flexibility to calling card customers, official sources said. Internet telephony, if approved, will allow consumers to make calls from their personal computers or laptops to fixed lines or mobile phones in India or abroad.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Thursday launched its third generation (3G) mobile services, Jadoo, in limited areas of Delhi on an initial investment of about Rs.4 billion (Rs.400 crore). 'We have spent Rs.300-400 crore (Rs 3-4 billion) on the 3G services roll-out so far,' MTNL chairman and managing director R.S.P.

September 25th, 2009 SHIMLA - Telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched cheap broadband connectivity to the internet in Himachal Pradesh for faster penetration of information technology in rural and remote areas, an official said here Saturday. "Under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), BSNL has launched broadband connectivity in rural and tribal areas of the hill state at a subsidised tariff," a BSNL spokesperson said.

December 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Wednesday announced the launch of its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the Haryana in association with Smart Digivision. The company has launched services initially in three cities - Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ambala - and will later take it to the rest of the state.

May 19th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - IT solutions major Sai Infosystems India Tuesday launched voice-and-video facility on BSNL broadband service in the city. Launching the service, Sunil Kakkar, chairman and managing director of Sai Info, said video communication has a huge business potential to be tapped.

November 18th, 2008 Collect calls and calls to 1-800 numbers should be free, right? Unfortunately in India, there isn't a simple way to call a 1-800 number in USA or make a simple collect call for free. However there is a way and it is free.

October 18th, 2007 I never thought that BSNL, the world's crappiest broadband service, can get any more crappier, but it did. BSNL DataOne is notorious for rapidly switching between up and down states, so fast that it will make your head dizzy.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Communications Minister A. Raja, who took charge here Monday, said the third generation (3G) radio waves auction process will be completed by the year-end.

October 8th, 2007 The single biggest difference between Tata Indicom Broadband & BSNL Dataone Broadband is the upload speed. With BSNL your upload speed is limited to 5-7 KBPS.

June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is set to launch third generation (3G) mobile services in Gangtok by Aug 15, the government has said. Announcing this in Gangtok Monday, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said the 3G services would be extended to three more districts in the state within 100 days of its launch, a government statement said here.