(Image source from: BSNL made roaming free)

BSNL will offer free national roaming for its prepaid and postpaid mobile connection from June 15, announced by Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The Minister also instructed the state-run operator to improve the quality of services, especially in the border and extremist-affected areas, to become market leader and win back people's confidence.

Subscribers of BSNL's pre-paid 2G and 3G services are offered get the unused mobile Internet data balance to be added to their plans when they go for next recharge. Due to the high demand for 3G services, BSNL is going to introduce new 3G mobile Internet plans at prices which will be the lowest in the industry.

This is a welcome step for the loss making public sector undertakings to win more customers and make it a profitable company.

By Premji