bsnl didn’t announce a price hike. It didn’t issue a press release, didn’t warn customers, and didn’t even attempt PR damage control. Instead, it quietly did something far smarter — and far more brutal: it shrank the validity of its popular ₹107 prepaid plan from 28 days to 22 days, effectively hitting users with a 20%+ tariff hike without touching the MRP. For a company that recently promised “no price increases,” this stealth move says more than any tariff chart ever could.
1️⃣ bsnl Has Cut the Validity of the ₹107 Pack Three Times — Without Changing the Price
Two years ago, the same plan offered 35 days of validity. Then bsnl cut it to 28 days. And now it’s down again to just 22 days. Same ₹107. Less service. This isn’t a revision — it’s a slow, surgical price increase executed in monthly installments.
2️⃣ A 20% Tariff Hike Hidden in Plain Sight
A validity cut from 28 to 22 days means customers now pay the same amount but get six fewer days of service — a clean 21.4% increase in per-day cost. No announcement. No transparency. The price remains ₹107 on paper, but the real cost is climbing with every revision.
3️⃣ The Timing Isn’t Accidental — bsnl Is Preparing for a Larger Tariff Reset
bsnl is rolling out 4G nationwide after years of delays. And just like private operators, it now wants higher ARPU. Small “validity adjustments” on low-value plans are classic signals that a full-blown tariff hike cycle is around the corner. The playbook is old — but bsnl is finally using it.
4️⃣ bsnl Promised ‘No Price Hikes’ — But Quietly Delivered One Anyway
Recently, bsnl publicly stated it had no plans to increase tariffs. Technically, they didn’t lie — the price hasn’t changed. But instead of charging more rupees, they simply give you fewer days. Same impact. Same burden. Same payout. Just wrapped in semantics.
5️⃣ The ₹107 Plan Is Now Barely Worth It
For ₹107, bsnl offers:
200 minutes of calls
3GB of data
22 days of validity
Earlier, the same pack ran for 28 days. Before that, 35. At this point, the pack has been reduced so aggressively that its value proposition is eroding in real time.
6️⃣ Long-Time Users Saw This Coming — The Pattern Has Been Visible for Months
customers who have been on this plan for years noticed the shrinking validity way before the official revision. For three months straight, bsnl has been using “validity trimming” instead of price hikes to manipulate user spend. The consistency shows it’s a deliberate strategy — not an accident.
7️⃣ A Subtle Warning for All Prepaid Users: Bigger Hikes Are Coming
When low-value packs start shrinking, it almost always signals industry-wide tariff hikes. Private telecoms are preparing their next cycle. bsnl is aligning itself in advance. This ₹107 ‘revision’ might just be the trial balloon before the real storm hits.
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