BSNL introduces new Rs 269 plan in India on occasion of India's Republic Day

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on the occasion of India's Republic Day has introduced a new prepaid tariff plan for its customers in India. The new Rs. 269 prepaid tariff plan offers its customers 2.6GB of data along with 2,600 minutes of free calls and 260 free SMSes for 26 days.

The plan is limited to users who get their recharges done from January 26 to January 31. This new plan is being called as the BSNL Combo STV 269 and has been made available across India.

Under the plan, consumers will get 2,600 minutes of free talk time across India, 260 free SMSes and a total data limit of 2.6GB for 26 days. As this plan has been specially released on the occasion of India's Republic Day so the number 26 is evident everywhere across the plan.

BSNL recently revised its Rs. 99 prepaid recharge plan, which is the company's calling only plan, to provide 24 days of validity instead of 26 days.

The company also introduced a new prepaid plan of Rs. 899, under which the consumers get 1.5GB of daily data along with 50 daily free SMSes and unlimited voice calls for 180 days. This new prepaid tariff plan is available pan India, with the exceptions of Delhi and Mumbai.

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According to a TelecomTalk report, the company has also increased the SIM replacement fee from Rs. 10 to Rs. 100 and it is offering customers in a few select areas 4G SIM card replacements at Rs. 19.

Lastly, the company has launched its own Fiber network in India to take on Reliance Jio's, Jio GigaFiber. The plans being offered by the company are affordable and have fast data speeds.