BSNL Launches New Prepaid Happy Plans; Airtel Banks On Idea-Vodafone Users!
The new Happy Plans from BSNL have prepaid packs for every price range and each plan offers unlimited data.
As India’s biggest cricketing event is on, telecom companies are trying hard to join the live streaming bandwagon by offering loads of data. After Jio and Airtel launched their special IPL plans, now state-run BSNL has come up with a special Happy Plan pack which ranges from Rs 187/- to Rs 999/-. All the plans offer unlimited calling, data and free SMS.
While the special plans from other operators may not be applicable after IPL, the Happy Plans from BSNL have no such restrictions. All the Happy plans come with unlimited data and calling without any weekly or monthly limit on calling.
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BSNL Happy Plans
The new Happy Plans from BSNL have prepaid packs for every price range and each plan offers unlimited data, calling and free SMS.
BSNL Rs 187/- Plan
The most basic and cheapest of the Happy plans from BSNL comes with unlimited data and voice calls. The Rs 187 plan offers unlimited calls (local and STD) with100 free SMS to users per day. The plan offers 28GB 3G data for a period of 28 days with a daily cap limit of 1GB data.
| Price | Rs 187/- |
| Daily Data Cap | 1 GB per day |
| Total Data | 28 GB |
| Calls | Unlimited Calls (Local + STD) |
| SMS | 100 per day |
| Validity | 28 days |
BSNL Rs 349/- Plan
The Rs 349 plan offers similar benefits as the Rs 187 Happy Plan. The Rs 349/- plan offers unlimited calling (STD and local) along with unlimited data and 100 free SMS per day for a period of 54 days. The plan will offer 54GB 3G data with a daily cap limit at 1GB data.
| Price | Rs 349/- |
| Daily Data Cap | 1 GB per day |
| Total Data | 54 GB |
| Calls | Unlimited Calls (Local + STD) |
| SMS | 100 per day |
| Validity | 54 days |
BSNL Rs 485/- Plan
The Rs 485 plan similarly offers unlimited calling (STD and local) calls with unlimited data and free 100 SMS per day. The Rs 485 Happy Plan comes with a validity of 91 days and a daily data limit of 1.5GB. The plan will offer a total of 136.5GB 3G data.
| Price | Rs 485/- |
| Daily Data Cap | 1.5 GB per day |
| Total Data | 136.5 GB |
| Calls | Unlimited Calls (Local + STD) |
| SMS | 100 per day |
| Validity | 91 days |
BSNL Rs 666/- Plan
The Rs 666 Happy Plan also offers unlimited calling (STD and local) along with unlimited data. The Rs 666 plan comes with a longer validity of 129 days with a daily data cap of 1.5GB. The plan also offers free 100 SMS per day with a total of 193.5GB 3G data for 129 days.
| Price | Rs 666/- |
| Daily Data Cap | 1.5 GB per day |
| Total Data | 193.5 GB |
| Calls | Unlimited Calls (Local + STD) |
| SMS | 100 per day |
| Validity | 129 days |
BSNL Rs 999/- Plan
The Rs 999 Happy Plan comes with similar benefits but with the highest validity. It offers unlimited calling (STD and local) along with unlimited data. The plan offers 1GB data per day for a period of 181 days. The Rs 999 plan also offers free 100 SMS daily with no cap limit for calling.
| Price | Rs 999/- |
| Daily Data Cap | 1 GB per day |
| Total Data | 181 GB |
| Calls | Unlimited Calls (Local + STD) |
| SMS | 100 per day |
| Validity | 181 days |
Airtel Targets Idea-Vodafone Users
India’s largest telecom company Airtel is on the verge of reporting its first loss in fifteen years. As a part of its plans to fight it out with Jio on a large scale, it is now targeting the users that Idea and Vodafone may lose in their merger process.
Vodafone and Idea have completed all the official procedures and are on the final step to merge as a single entity. Airtel will be pumping in Rs 24,000 crore this year to offer more aggressive tariff plans with more incentives and discounts.
As per the reports, several subscribers of Vodafone and Idea Cellular may leave the respective companies as they integrate operations. Airtel is planning to leverage this and add these users to garner additional RMS (Revenue Market Share).
As Airtel is getting ready for a full-on war with Jio, the company is planning to bring in more aggressive pricing offers, incentives for distributors and retailers and huge discounts for customers. Airtel has a huge campaign lined up for the next six months with high decibel marketing and CapEx infusions.
