As consumers of telecom services are showing inclination towards the State run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the public sector company, on Friday, increased the free offer date for three more months and now it will continue till March, 31.
Addressing a press meet Chief General Manager, BSNL, Jharkhand Circle, KK Takur said, “The Company has done excellent job in customer addition according to the report of January 2.”
While elaborating on some offers of the company Thakur said, “As some service providers are threatening customers that they will end connection if they not recharge monthly by rental of `35 per month. For those customers there is no need to afraid of such kinds of threat they should get BSNL connection and there is no need of such kinds of recharge.”
Speaking on new offer-WINGS launched by the company Thakur said, “BSNL has launched BSNL WINGS a VOIP based service. It is unique service as in WINGS there is no SIM and cable wiring as it is a VOIP based service through an app. The WINGS service unlimited free audio-video calling for one year. The service can be activated with a one-time fee Rs. 1,099 plus GST.”
“Calls can be made using any data connection such as wired broadband, Wi-Fi, 3G OR 4G network of any operator and it can also be used over Internet Leased Lines. WINGS also support video calls, but is restricted between WINGS. The facility can be used anywhere in the country and the app automatically uses the existing address book in the phone” he added.
Lauding on service of WINGS The Chief General Manager said, “Unlike other app-based such as WhatsApp and Telegram calls, the WINGS app can make calls to any phone number free of cost. As there is no physical SIM, the number can be used as the second number in phones without provision of second SIM. It can be a third number in dual-SIM phones.” “One more advantage is that the APP can be downloaded in tablets where there is no provision for SIM cards. The device has to connect to data network for the calls to work. Your Laptop could become a phone with BSNL number. The only condition is that it must be connected the internet” he added.
On the occasion the company has unveil its calendar for year 2019.