BSNL launches special ₹1 plan to offer 4G to users
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(
BSNL
) on Friday launched a limited '
Freedom Plan
', priced at ₹1, to enable its users to access fourth-generation (4G) services for a month.
The launch of the plan comes about two weeks ahead of Independence Day. 'This initiative marks BSNL's celebration of India's Independence Day and offers citizens a chance to experience India's own indigenously developed 4G technology at no cost,' BSNL said in a statement.
The plan offers unlimited voice calls, 2GB high-speed data per day, 100 SMS per day, and a BSNL SIM for free.
A
Tata Consultancy Services
(
TCS
)-led consortium that comprises homegrown gear maker Tejas Networks and the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) is currently deploying 1 lakh sites for BSNL's commercial 4G foray.
'With BSNL's 4G—designed, developed, and deployed under the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) mission—we are proud to be putting India among a select group of nations that have built their own telecom stack,' said Robert J Ravi, CMD, BSNL.
Ravi said the
Freedom Plan
gives Indians an opportunity to test and experience its indigenous network for 30 days, free of cost, adding that 'we are confident they will see the BSNL difference'.
BSNL said the deployment of 1 lakh 4G sites nationwide is a 'major milestone' towards empowering
digital India
with secure, high-quality and affordable mobile connectivity.
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