BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED

(A Govt. of India Enterprise)

Tamilnadu Telecom Circle

SPECIAL TARIFF VOUCHERS (STV)

Updated on 12.06.2014

Boosters are hereby renamed as Special Tariff Vouchers which are attached to different plans, tariff for different items and
validity period. The prepaid customers are allowed to use more than one STV at a time subject to the conditions stipulated here
below. The available STVs have been grouped as Group-I (General), Group-II (Local/ STD Voice), Group-III (Rate Cutter & Volume
based SMS), [Group-IV GPRS (currently withdrawn)] and Group-V.

BSNL Customers can use maximum of 7 STVs simultaneously.
(One STV each from Group I, II, III and 4 STVs from Group-V at a time)

Group - I (General)
Name of the STV
MRP in
Rs.
Validity
(in days)
Applicability for
activation through
CTOPUP
Format for
sending
SMS to
53733
Applicability
for activation
through SMS
Unlimited Local On-net 344 27 All Prepaid plans VOICE344
All prepaid
plans
Unlimited Local On-net 894 81 All Prepaid plans VOICE894
All prepaid
plans
Local calls from BSNL Mobile to BSNL Mobile---
10p/min
Local calls from BSNL Mobile to Land Line /
WLL/Other Networks49p/min.
99 30 All Prepaid plans VOICE99
All prepaid
plans
STV( Min)
Local On-net calls while at Home LSA --60p/min;
LocalOff-net calls while at Home LSA -70p/min
STD On-net calls while at Home LSA --60p/min ;
STD Off-net calls while at Home LSA -70p/min
Call charges while in roaming is as per Minute Plan All other
charges are as per minute Plan
22 90
Saral Anant plan &
Life Time Plan N/A
STV(Per Sec )
Local On-net calls while at Home LSA 1.2p/sec ;
LocalOff-net calls while at Home LSA -1.5p/sec
STD On-net calls while at Home LSA 1.5p/sec ;
STD Off-net calls while at Home LSA -1.5p/sec
Call charges while in roaming is as per Second
plan All other charges are as per Second Plan
23 90
Saral Anant Plan &
Life Time Plan N/A
Local calls On net Rs 0.20 /min 47 28 All Prepaid plans VOICE47
All prepaid
plans
Local On-net @ 12p/Min 65 28 All Prepaid plans

VOICE65
All prepaid
plans
Local/STD Rs.1.00/3Min (On-net)
&Rs.1.20/3 (Off-net)
28 30 All Prepaid plans

VOICE28
All prepaid
plans
Local Any Network @ 1.4p/2Sec in
Home LSA
44 30 All Prepaid Plans

VOICE44
All Prepaid
Plans
Local Calls Charges:
i) To Mobile BSNL N/w @ Rs.0.10/min,
ii) To Landline/WLL BSNL N/W @
Rs.0.49/min,
To other N/W (LL/WLL/Mobile) @
Rs.0.49/min
290 90 All Prepaid plans VOICE290 All prepaid
plans
Local Calls On-net Unlimited, Off-net Local Calls
1500 minutes FREE
699 30 All Prepaid plans N/A
Local & STD Voice Calls On-net 10p/Min & Off-net
30p/Min
152 30 All Prepaid plans N/A
Local Any Network @ 30p/Min + UV* Rs.50
213 90 All Prepaid Plans VOICE213
All Prepaid
Plans
Local Any Network @ 1.4p/2Sec in Home LSA
122 90 All Prepaid Plans VOICE122
All Prepaid
Plans
Local On-net& STD On-net -1p/sec
Local Off-net& STD Off-net -1.2p/sec

15 30
All Prepaid Plans
except Jaijawan
plan.
VOICE15 All Prepaid
Plans except
Jaijawan
plan.
43 90 VOICE43
Local On-net& STD On-net -50p/Min
Local Off-net& STD Off-net -60p/min

17 30
All Prepaid Plans
except Nesam
Gold & Jaijawan
plan.
VOICE17
All Prepaid
Plans except
Nesam Gold
& Jaijawan
plan.
31 90 VOICE31
Unlimited Local On-net and 500 Min free
Local/STD calls Any-net
574 27 All Prepaid plans VOICE574
All Prepaid
plans
Unlimited Local On-net and 1500 Min free
Local/STD calls Any-net




1494 81 All Prepaid plans VOICE1494

All Prepaid
plans





National Roaming STV- O/G Local & STD Voice
call-1.5p/sec. while at National Roaming.
Incoming Voice calls - Free
5* 1
Not applicable
ROAM5
All Prepaid
Plans
33* 7 ROAM33
69 30
All Prepaid Plans
ROAM69
91 90 ROAM91
* SMS Activation:
Customer has to send SMS key word as Roam5 or Roam33 (depending upon their
requirement) to 53733 for activation.
On receiving this request, if any Group I booster already available for the customer, then the
customer will be intimated with an SMS Dear customer, Group1STV is already
active with validity DD-MM-YY. Activating Roam (5or 33) will deactivate Group1STV.Pl confirm with
Roam5Cor Roam33C to proceed."
If the customer wishes to retain the already activated STV as above, customer need not send the
confirmation SMS as described above.
If no Group I booster is activated then the request will be processed as usual.
All other terms and conditions will remain same.



Group-I (Voice Combo Voucher (thru CTOP-UP and SMS)

Feature MRP in Rs.
Validity
in Days
SMS
Keyword
Local Any Network @ 30p/Min + UV* Rs.20 71 30 COMBO71
STD Any Net 35p/Min + UV* Rs.30 169 30 COMBO169
Local/STD Any Net 35p/Min + UV* Rs.40 219 45 COMBO219
*UV-Usage Value



Group-I (Combo STVs having the combined features of Voice, SMS, Video & Data)



PARTICULARS 3G STV
a) MRP of STV in Rs. (incl. of S.Tax) 345
b) Validity 30 days
c) Activation Through C-TOP UP only
d) Features>>
e) Voice Call(Local/STD) Rs/min
-On-net 0.30
-Off-net 0.50
i) Video call Any Network (Local/STD) 0.70
ii) SMS Any Network (Local/STD) (Rs./SMS) 0.10
iii) Free Data Usage in MB 1000MB
The reduced SMS rate and free data usage will be available while in national roaming also, in BSNL network.
The reduced rate in case of Voice call & video call will be available while in Home LSA only.
During the validity period of combo STVs, If a customer recharges again the same combo STV,
i) The revised validity is from the Date of Activation only.
ii) Unutilized FREE DATA - if any, will be carried forward -if the customer is in 3G and applies 3G Combo
iii) Unutilized Free Data if any, will not be carried forward - if the customer is in 3G speed and applies
2G Combo and vice versa)
iv) Upto one hundred SMS per SIM per day, the SMS charges will be as per the plan/STV subscribed by
the customer; and
Beyond 100 SMS per SIM per day, the SMS charges will be as per the plan or 50 paise per SMS
whichever is more.
<End of Group-I>



Group - II (Unlimited Local /STD voice) :
NAME OF THE
STV
MRP
IN
RS.
VALIDITY
IN DAYS
APPLICABILITY
FOR ACTIVATION
THROUGH
CTOPUP
FORMAT FOR
SENDING SMS TO
53733
APPLICABILITY FOR
ACTIVATION THROUGH SMS
80 Min Local/STD
Any-Net
34 1 All Prepaid plans N/A
Unlimited
Local/STD On-net
164 6 -do- VOICE164 All prepaid plans
Local On-net--
video calls free 125
minutes
57 30 -do- VOICE57 All prepaid plans
800 Minutes
Local/STD On-net
Night (11PM to
06AM)
59 30 -do- N/A All prepaid plans
1800 Minutes
Local/STD On-net
Night (11PM to
06AM)
121 30 -do- N/A All prepaid plans
335 Min Local/STD
Any-Net
135 30 All Prepaid plans N/A
Unlimited
Local/STDOn-net
Voice Calls
701 30 -do- VOICE701 All prepaid plans
<end of group II>












Group -III (Rate Cutter & Volume based SMS STVs ) : :
NAME OF THE STV
MR
P IN
RS
VALIDITY
IN DAYS
APPLICABILITY
FOR
ACTIVATION
THROUGH
CTOPUP
FORMAT FOR
SENDING SMS
TO 53733
APPLICABILITY
FOR ACTIVATION
THROUGH SMS
130 SMS Free Local/National Any
Network
12 7
All Prepaid
Plans
SMS12 All Prepaid plans
265 SMS Free Local/National Any
Network
21 15 ....do. SMS21 ....do.
385 SMS Free Local/National Any
Network
32 30 ..do.. SMS32 do
860 SMS Free Local/National Any
Network
54 30 ....do. SMS54 ....do.
a) Local/National On-net SMS: 100
SMS per day FREE*
b) Local/National Off-net SMS:
12p/SMS*
36 15 ....do. SMS36

....do.


Name of the STV
MRP
in Rs
Validity
in days
Applicability for
activation
through CTOPUP
Format for
sending SMS
to 53733
Applicability for
activation through
SMS
a) Local/National On-net SMS: 100
SMS per day FREE*
b) Local/National Off-net SMS:
12p/SMS*
56 30 ....do. SMS56 ....do.
1650 SMS Free Local/National Any
Network
83 30 ..do.. SMS83 do
3000 SMS Free Local/National Any
Network
147 60 ..do.. SMS147 do..
*The SMS tariff is applicable upto 100 SMS/day/SIM only. All the SMS beyond 100 SMS/day/SIM will be
charged Rs.0.50/SMS or SMS charges as per plan whichever is higher.



















SMS Combo Voucher ( thru CTOP-UP and SMS)

FEATURE
MRP IN
RS
UV OFFERED
IN RS.
FREE SMS
USAGE
VALIDITY IN
DAYS
SMS KEYWORD
50 SMS Free + Rs.5 UV* 13 5 50 2 COMBO13
*UV-Usage Value
50 to 100 SMS per day- SMS charges as per plan. Beyond 100 SMS, 50p/SMS or SMS charge as per
plan whichever is more is applicable. Both Local and National SMS

Volume based STVs- effect from 01.05.2014 to 14.07.2014
STV feature
Validity in
days
MRP in Rs. (incl. of
S.Tax)
SMS keyword
to be sent to
53733
Local /National 300 SMS free to any network 7 days 19 SMS19
Local /National 1200 SMS free to any network 30 days 72 SMS72
Both the above two STVs are applicable while in Home LSA and National roaming.
Both the above two STVs are applicable for all plans.
<End of Group III>

Group -IV GPRS STVs - currently withdrawn.
(Unified DATA STVs introduced for the Data Users which are not grouped under this.)



<End of Group IV>

Group V-ISD STVs :
SL.NO. NAME OF THE STV MRP VALIDITY
APPLICABILITY
FOR ACTIVATION
THROUGH
CTOPUP
FORMAT FOR
SENDING SMS TO
53733
A
ISD rate for Canada, U.S.A*, Singapore, China
Rs.1.49/Min & Rate per International SMS is
Rs.3/-
41 30
All Prepaid
plans
N/A
B
ISD rate for Bangladesh, Malaysia, Hong Kong,
Thailand Rs.2.99/Min & Rate per International
SMS is Rs.3
27 30 -do- N/A
C
ISD rate for France, Germany, U.K*(except ISD
code 0044 70,74,75,76,77,78,79,84,89 for
U.K).,Rs.4.49/Min & Rate per International
SMS is Rs.3/-
38 30 -do- N/A
D
ISD rate for Australia, Bahrain, Indonesia, Kuwait
Rs.6.49/Min & Rate per International SMS is
Rs.3/-
24 30 -do- N/A
Note: *For USA and UK , only codes with charge Rs. 6 are allowed for ISD boosters
End of Group-V>










CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF MULTIPLE STVs



For STVs in Group-I General
1. The customer can use maximum of one STV from the group at a time.
2. Customer is not barred from using a second STV from the same group. However, if he uses a second STV from
the same group, the new STV activated will override the existing STV in operation and the validity for the new
STV is counted from the date of activation of the new STV.
3. Can use *124# to know the STV validity.

For STV s in Group-II- unlimited Local/ STD voice.
1. The customer can use maximum of one STV from the group at a time.
2. If he uses a second STV from the same group and if the validity of the earlier STV is higher, then the higher
validity of the earlier STV will be maintained.
3. Can use *124# to know the STV validity.

For STVs in Group III Rate Cutter & Volume based SMS STVs
1. The customer can use maximum of one STV from the group at a time.
2. Customer is not barred from using a second STV from the same group. However, if he uses a second STV from
the same group, the new STV activated will override the existing STV in operation and the validity for the new
STV is counted from the date of activation of the new STV
3. On expiry of STV validity, balance SMS if any will be nullified.
4. However, if customer uses any other SMS STV in the same group within the existing validity period.of the existing
SMS STV Balance SMS will be carried forward
4. Can use *124# to know the STV validity.
5. Upto one hundred SMS per SIM per day, the SMS charges will be as per the plan/STV subscribed by the
customer; and
6. Beyond 100 SMS per SIM per day, the SMS charges will be as per the plan or 50 paise per SMS whichever is
more.
7. For the customers who have subscribed to any volume based SMS STVs(prepaid), upto 100 SMS per SIM per day
will be free and beyond that the SMS charges will be as per the plan or 50 paise per SMS whichever is more.

Note: Group IV GPRS STVs are withdrawn currently


For STVsin Group-V-ISD STVs.
All 4 ISD STVs will work in parallel (also in parallel with existing STVs in other groups). (For example: If customers activate
both STV41 and STV27 simultaneously, then they can enjoy both Rs.1.49/Min for Group A countries and Rs.2.99/Min for
Group B countries and so on).
Customer can use *124*2# to know the information about ISD STV & its validity


Other General information


I. All the Combo Vouchers are available only for the current plan customers.

II. The following days are called Black out days (for the year 2014). i. e Not eligible for all concessional / free ---SMS
/ Voice facility on these days including using STV.
a. New Year Day -- 1st January
b. Holi
c. Pre-Diwali Day
d. Diwali
e. New year Eve --31st December

III. If Blackout days fall during the validity period of STV, then the validity period will not be extended for these days.
IV. On net denotes BSNL network & Off net denotes others network.
V. The UV means Usage Value and the usage value will be added in the main account of the customers.