Office of Sr

Savings in Telecom Charges – Bhusawal Division – Central Railway

The cutthroat competition in the telecom sector has compelled the corporate giant BSNL= to offer various alternative plans to

suit the needs of its consumers & to economize the telephone bills of its extensive users. Thus BSNL is now offering 5 alternate

plans to its users i.e. ECONOMY, SPECIAL, SPECIAL PLUS, SUPER & PREMIUM plans along with its STANDARD

plan. A comparative statement of various plans offered by BSNL is as under: -

Fixed monthly charges as per Exchange Sy= stem capacity	Standard package RURAL	BSNL Economy (Rs)	BSNL Special Rs)	BSNL Special Plus (Rs)	BSNL Super (Rs)	BSNL Premium (Rs)
< 30000 lines	Rs. 99	300	375	975	1450	2450
30000 to 1 lakh= lines	Rs. 120	300	425	975	1450	2450
> 100000 lines	Rs. 160	300	475	975	1450	2450
Free Calls (MCU)	50	200	400/450/500	1100	1800	3500
Unit Rate&nbs= p; (beyon= d Free calls) &nbs= p; UPTO 300 CALLS < 300 CALLS	0.80 1.20	1.20	1.10	1.00	0.90	0.80

By using this facility of alternative plans offered by BSNL, huge sav= ings in the tune of 25 to 30 % can be achieved in the telephone

bill of the divisions as shown in the illustration. Bhusawal Division was able to achieve savings in the tune of = Rs. 40,000/- per month

by shifting to best alternative plans.

ILLUSTRATION:-

Thus savings in the tune of 40% can be achieved as sh= own in the above illustration.

Sent by Manoj Asawa, IRAS, DFM/BSL/CR