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BSNL to upgrade 690 towers to 4G in Mysuru, rolls out I-Day offers
BSNL has announced it will upgrade 690 mobile towers to 4G in Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts, using 100% indigenous technology under the 'Make in India' initiative. General Manager Rajendra Kumar…
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BSNL has announced it will upgrade 690 mobile towers to 4G in Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts, using 100% indigenous technology under the 'Make in India' initiative. General Manager Rajendra Kumar Singh said over 90% of the 76 previously uncovered villages in the region now have 4G services. The telco also launched Independence Day promotional offers including a 'Freedom 2.0' SIM for a Rs 1 recharge, providing 1 GB data, 100 SMS and unlimited calls daily for 24 days, and a Rs 1,111 fibre plan with 200 Mbps speed and 25 OTT platforms.
Separately, in Andhra Pradesh, BSNL has built 1,359 towers under the 4G Saturation Project covering 2,641 villages, with 814 more sites planned. The state circle earned Rs 1,089 crore last year and aims for Rs 1,307 crore this fiscal. BSNL also announced a satellite phone at Rs 1.34 lakh, a partnership with Polycab for local telecom equipment, and franchisee opportunities in 104 vacant territories across Andhra Pradesh.
The Indian Opinion
The headline-grabbing 'Freedom 2.0' SIM for Rs 1 is a smart marketing gimmick, but the real story is BSNL's quiet push to cover remote villages with indigenous 4G gear. Claiming '100% indigenous' is easy; the test will be whether these 690 upgraded towers in Mysuru and the 1,359 built in Andhra Pradesh actually deliver reliable service where private operators have failed. The Rs 30,000 crore revenue target for this year is ambitious, watch the March 2027 deadline for the remaining Andhra sites. If BSNL misses that, the 'revival' narrative collapses.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, deccanchronicle.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
