BSNL rolls out 3G services in orissa

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Telecom giant BSNL today rolled its 3G services in the State making
Orissa part of the global network.
The services would be available in Bhubaneswar and Puri in the first
phase before being expanded to other parts of the State.
BSNL has plans to bring under 3G coverage all the 30 district
headquarters and 18 other industrially and commercially important
towns this year. By month-end, four more towns would be covered while
the rest will be on 3G map by June/July.
The telecom major has augmented its existing network to operationalise
the 3G services. An estimated Rs 75 crore has been invested to upgrade
its infrastructure which required installation of new equipment in the
existing 2G towers.
As of now, Cuttack has not been included under the 3G service given a
huge rural pocket and BSNL is working on enhancing its technical setup
so as to bring the Millennium City under the coverage soon.
BSNL 3G services would not only offer high speed mobile broadband but
also support multimedia services, high-resolution colour display, video
call, TV on mobile, streaming options as well as Internet besides a host of
download facilities.
Over a period of time, high-end features like mobile banking and mcommerce
would be made available. All such services would be available
on pre-paid and post-paid segments.
BSNL is the only telecom company to have been awarded 3G spectrum in
India. It, currently, enjoys a mobile subscriber base of 13 lakh in Orissa
and eyes on capitalizing on the 3G advantage to expand its base.
The 3G tariff would be available in three slabs-Rs350, Rs 650, Rs 1,350
on pre-paid platform. Post-paid customers would be given four slabs like
Rs 500, Rs 800, Rs1, 000 and Rs 2,500 since they are in the high-end
brackets.
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The tariff has been kept affordable and would appeal to all categories of
customers.
Initially, 3G customers would be given new numbers. As upgradation of
the services goes; customers will be able to use their existing number for
3G services.
It would offer high speed mobile broadband, support multimedia
services, high-resolution colour display, video call TV on mobile as well
as internet and downloading facilities