BSNL Fiber Plans: In a major challenge for private telecom majors, including Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio and Sunil Mittal-owned Bharti Airtel, BSNL has rolled out a pocket-friendly plan for fiber broadband user on the occasion of India’s 79th Independence Day, offering 9500 GB monthly data at a blazing 1 Gbps speeds, along with free subscription to popular OTT platforms like JioHotstar, SonyLIV, Hungama, and Lionsgate Play.
What is BSNL’s Fiber Ruby OTT plan?
BSNL’s Fiber Ruby OTT plan, which can be availed by users for 1 month, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months– is also offering a flat Rs 1,000 discount on new BSNL broadband connections. The plan can be availed till September 13, 2025, according to an official release shared by BSNL on its X handle.
As per details, BSNL is offering 9500 GB high speed data at 1Gbps speeds after which speed will be capped at 45Mbps. Users will also get free subscriptions to 23 popular OTT apps, including JioHotstar, LionsGate, Shemaroo, Hungama, SonyLIV, EpicOn. Additionally, the plan offers unlimited calling to any network across India, while international calls will be charged at 1.20 per minute.
The plan can be availed for Rs 4,799 for 1 month, Rs 28,794 for 6 months, Rs 57,588 for 12 months, and Rs 1,15,176 for 24 months with up to Rs 1000 discount for new connections.
Additionally, BSNL is offering one month free on a 12-month subscription, and 3 months on the 24-month plan.
How BSNL is posing major challenge to Jio, Airtel?
Notably, BSNL has lately emerged as a strong competitor to private telecom majors, including Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel, and Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio — India’s largest private provider, and has launched a wide range of competitive BSNL broadband plans to compete with Jio Fiber and Airtel Xstream broadband services.
The state-owned telecom provider has witnessed a resurgence of late, reaching several milestones such as adding over 65 lakh new subscribers to its expanding network in two months at the end last year, according to Department of Telecommunications (DoT). With its competitive pricing, BSNL is now posing a stiff challenge to industry leaders such as Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio and Sunil Mittal’s Airtel