Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the state-owned company, is the only telecom operator that stands in a confused state right now. Vodafone Idea has received the relief it needed, but BSNL is still standing where it was a few months back. The telco has not received any major support from the government in recent times. Further, its 4G rollout scenario is still in a messed up state because there’s no clarity on what should happen next....
Government and Telcos Have Implemented a New SMS Template to Tackle the Issue The new SMS template system that will run with the help of blockchain technology has gone live since yesterday. Very important SMSes such as OTPs and more weren’t being delivered to the customers yesterday because of the same. The telcos gave enough time to the businesses in India to adopt the new SMS template, but because a majority of big institutions didn’t pay a lot of importance to it....
The state-owned telecom operator offers a variety of prepaid plans for its subscribers with amazing data benefits in comparison to the private giants. If you are someone who is looking to keep your budget in check, prepaid plans from BSNL might just be the way for you to go. Mentioned below are some of the extremely low-cost plans from BSNL that are apt for budget users The Affordable Plans The first two plans on the list are quite the cheap options offered by the telco....
BSNL’s Efforts For Helping Users Work From Home
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is now offering users an over the top (OTT) benefit with its select prepaid plans. The OTT benefit being talked about here is ‘ZING’. The app is available on the Android Play Store. In the app details, it is specifically mentioned that the BSNL users will exclusively get all the premium and non-premium content available on ZING for free. But the offer is only available for users when they purchase select special tariff vouchers (STVs) from the telco....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) runs one of the biggest and widest fixed-line broadband businesses in India. The telco is present in services areas where the likes of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel aren’t even present. Now BSNL has brought back an old offer for the people looking to get a new fiber broadband connection in their homes or offices. BSNL will be giving users up to Rs 600 off/discount when they migrate to an FTTH connection from their landline connection....
Principal General Manager of Haryana Circle Takes a Stance In a letter inked by the Principal General Manager of Haryana circle, the official stated: “It is very clear that BSNL is passing through a severe financial crunch, but still, teams in the service area are trying their level best to manage the network, run services somehow and maintain SIM sale rate.” He further added to his line saying, “It is requested not to threaten the SSA team but encourage and motivate in such a critical situation....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), just like the private operators, offer consumers a prepaid plan that ships with 100GB of lump-sum data for 60 days validity. The state-run telco offers this plan for Rs 447, and it bundles a popular over-the-top (OTT) subscription of Eros Now Entertainment along with BSNL Tunes. This is not just a data voucher as it bundles 100 SMS/day along with unlimited voice calling for the users....
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is likely to offer multiple internet protocol television (IPTV) packages in its Kerala circle with the base pack carrying a price tag of Rs 100. The operator on August 27, 2020, launched its IPTV service across multiple cities in Kerala such as Alleppey, Thirssur and Ernakulam on a “trial basis.” The trial period is said to be between August 27, 2020 to October 31, 2020....
Data Agreement Should Be Made Transparent As per analysts, the data-sharing agreement which will be finalised by the companies must be shared with the government along with customers for transparency. Since private data is one the most crucial factor in competitiveness, Apar Gupta from Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) stated that the legal and regulatory bodies must work broadly and independently while inspecting every term of the deal to avoid the situation of concentration of market power....
If you are working from home or learning from home, you need a stable and reliable broadband internet connection. In India, users generally lean towards FTTH (fibre-to-the-home) connections for that. This is because mobile networks in India aren’t the best for reliability as there are a lot of congestion issues. But thanks to the aggressive competition in the market, we have some great options to choose from when it comes to broadband plans....
Google has released yet another version of its web browser - Chrome 94. The stable update has been rolled out for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac operating systems. The update will be rolled out to all users in the coming weeks. It brings new functionalities, security features and bug fixes. Chrome 94 stable is the first version of the new four-week release cycle and comes as an update to the previous version of the browser six weeks back....
CNN+ is a new streaming service that is said to launch in the first quarter of 2022. CNN is a very big media network based out of the USA and now it is soon going to launch its own streaming service. It won’t be your regular over-the-top (OTT) platform though. Users will find several non-fiction contents including CNN produced films and TV series on the platform. There will also be live TV content for the CNN news junkies and fans....
Advertisements Should be Replaced with Covid-19 Public Awareness: COAI COAI stated that OTT platforms which show advertisements and pop-ups must be removed entirely as it consumes high bandwidth or if necessary, it should be replaced with public awareness regarding the Covid-19. COAI also marked that OTT platforms must maintain a decent bitrate along with temporary SD streaming which would reduce the network load. COAI, in its letter, stated that telecom operators and OTT platforms must join hands and work together to combat the stressful situation and provide the best network infrastructure for complete entertainment to users....
D2h is one of the leading Direct-to-the-Home (DTH) service providers in the country. One of the prime reasons why people go for a TV connection with D2h is because the DTH operator offers some of the most affordable plans to the users. Along with that, the operator keeps on introducing new plans and offers for the customers. One of the most interesting recharge offers which customers get is the long-term recharge plans....
The Delhi High Court (HC) has a straightforward view on the new policies of WhatsApp. A petition was filed at the HC for issuing notices to both Facebook and WhatsApp. The petition was against the recent changes brought to the terms and conditions of WhatsApp’s usage by Facebook. However, the Delhi HC didn’t issue any notice to the concerned companies. HC said it will carry a detailed hearing on the matter on January 25, 2021, for now, it has refused to issue a notice to WhatsApp and Facebook — more details on the story ahead....
OxygenOS Open Beta 32/34 Details These OxygenOS Open Beta update 32 and 34 for the OnePlus 5 and the OnePlus 5T respectively bring the Digital Wellbeing feature onboard these devices. It is already known that Digital Wellbeing is one of the most prominent features of Android 9 Pie and even though these phones had Android 9 Pie for a long time now, they will be getting the Digital Wellbeing feature with the new Open Beta updates....
Dish TV Subscription Revenue Reduced in Q1 FY20 In a statement, the company said owing to the netting off of programming cost from revenues, to better reflect the New Tariff Regime, subscription and operating revenues for the quarter are not comparable with the corresponding period last year. The subscription revenue stood at Rs 826.1 crore. It was Rs 1,489.3 crore a year ago. Its operating revenue was Rs 926.3 crore....
Dish TV 30-days Lock-in Period on Pay Channels Only a few days back, Dish TV had introduced seven days lock-in period for all its sports channels. Meaning that once the subscriber makes his choice regarding the channels and buys it, then he or she won’t be able to change it for at least another week. However, now a lot of channels on the Dish TV website seem to be displaying a lock-in period, and to the disappointment of users it is not limited to seven days, but the lock-in period is 30 days for these channels....
Dish TV Android TV Set-Top Box: What We Know So Far? JioFiber users will get a free 4K Set-Top Box with every plan on a returnable basis. With the 4K Box, users can set up a Cable TV connection and watch Live TV or else they can view OTT apps which come pre-installed. Dish TV wants to provide a similar experience to its users and it can only be done by launching an Android TV-based box....
