Read more about these below.

BSNL Fibre Freedom Plan – Specs and Benefits

Starting with the new broadband offering, BSNL has introduced the Fibre Freedom Plan at a special launch price of INR 1,111 per month. Under the plan, users get internet speeds of up to 200Mbps along with 5,000GB of monthly data.

Another major highlight of this plan is the bundled entertainment offering, as users will get access to more than 25 premium OTT platforms with a single connection. Some of the platforms shown by BSNL include JioHotstar, Sony LIV, ZEE5, Lionsgate Play, ShemarooMe, Hungama, EPIC ON, Chaupal, hoichoi, WAVES Premium, ManoramaMAX, FanCode, NammaFlix and Dollywood Play, among others.

Apart from this, the plan also offers 24×7 unlimited calling to any number across India, while a dual-band Wi-Fi ONT is included with the connection.

Speaking of the offer, this plan otherwise costs INR 1,199 per month, but BSNL is currently offering an INR 88 discount every month for six months, bringing its monthly price down to INR 1,111 during the offer period.

BSNL Launches New Selfcare App

Apart from the new broadband offer, BSNL has also revamped its Selfcare mobile app as part of its digital transformation efforts. Called BSNL Selfcare New, the app has been introduced on both Android and iOS platforms and is aimed at providing users with a smoother and easier way to manage their BSNL services.

Users can make prepaid recharges, pay postpaid, landline and FTTH bills, register and track complaints, manage DND preferences, check payment history and even place Fibre booking requests directly through the app.

Furthermore, BSNL has also added AI chatbot support, voice search, multiple-account management and access to BSNL Entertainment TV within the new Selfcare app.

The app is available through both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

BSNL Partners With Polycab for Make in India Telecom Manufacturing

Lastly, BSNL has announced a new partnership with Polycab aimed at advancing indigenous telecom manufacturing under the Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives.

At the centre of this collaboration is Polycab’s Electronic Manufacturing Services or EMS facility, which will be used for assembling and manufacturing telecom and networking equipment in India. Products mentioned as part of the partnership include cameras, ONTs, routers and other networking equipment.

Another interesting thing about this partnership is the use of a Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) model. Through this, BSNL aims to assist in deploying scalable, cost-effective and future-ready infrastructure without requiring heavy upfront investment.

The partnership is also aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing, improving supply-chain self-reliance and further developing India’s telecom ecosystem.

With the new Fibre Freedom broadband offer, revamped Selfcare app and Polycab partnership, BSNL has announced multiple consumer and infrastructure-focused initiatives as part of its Independence Day celebrations.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Read more about the new plans below.

Jio OTT-Pass – New Quarterly and Annual Plans Introduced

The newly introduced INR 550 Jio OTT Pass offers 84 days of validity, 90GB of high-speed data, and unlimited 5G. However, this pass is only available to subscribers using an active three-month or one-year base plan, excluding voice-only packs.

Coming to the new annual option, the INR 2,000 Jio OTT Pass offers a validity of 365 days, 365GB of high-speed data, and unlimited 5G. This plan can only be activated by customers with an eligible active one-year base plan and is also unavailable with voice-only packs.

Whereas, there is no change in the existing INR 200 Jio OTT Pass, as it still offers a validity of 28 days and comes with 30GB of high-speed data and unlimited 5G. This pass can be activated by all Jio subscribers with an eligible active base plan, except those using voice-only packs.

Subscribers must have an eligible active base plan to use their data and entertainment benefits, as these are add-on passes.

Speaking about their entertainment benefits, all three Jio OTT-Pass options bundle access to 15 premium streaming platforms and more than 1,000 live television channels (Star Plus HD, Colors HD, SET HD, Sun TV HD, Discovery, and Cartoon Network, among others) through the JioTV app.

YouTube Premium is also included in all three passes, offering ad-free streaming, background playback, and offline downloads across supported televisions, tablets, and smartphones.

Subscribers will also receive JioHotstar Mobile + Hollywood, providing access to live sports, Hotstar Originals, and Hollywood content.

There is a slight change with Amazon Prime benefits, as the INR 550 and INR 2,000 passes include an Amazon Prime Lite membership with Prime Video, while the INR 200 monthly pass offers Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition.

The remaining 12 streaming platforms included with the passes are SonyLIV, ZEE5, Lionsgate Play, Discovery+, SunNXT, FanCode, Hoichoi, Chaupal, Planet Marathi, Kanccha Lannka, TimesPlay, and Tarang Plus. These services will be available through the JioTV app.

Availability

The new INR 550 and INR 2,000 Jio OTT-Pass plans have been made available for recharge starting from the 7th of August 2026, alongside the already available INR 200 monthly plan.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Airtel Reportedly Removes Three Prepaid Plans

According to tipster Sanju Choudhary, Airtel has removed its INR 299, INR 579, and INR 619 prepaid recharge plans from the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand telecom circles. Following this, users in these regions will reportedly no longer be able to recharge with these plans.

Considering the operator’s previous changes, it is being speculated that these recharge plans could gradually be removed from other telecom circles as well. Airtel may reportedly restructure its prepaid portfolio around plans offering monthly, quarterly, and yearly validity periods.

In addition to this, another prepaid tariff hike of around 10 to 12 per cent is reportedly expected in the coming days. However, Airtel has not officially announced the nationwide discontinuation of these plans or confirmed an upcoming tariff revision.

At the moment, Airtel’s general prepaid voucher terms continue to mention the INR 299, INR 579, and INR 619 price points. Therefore, their removal appears to be limited to the Uttar Pradesh (West) and Uttarakhand circle for now.

More details could be revealed if Airtel extends these changes to additional telecom circles or officially announces its revised prepaid portfolio.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Spotify Premium integration with Vi prepaid recharge plans

With this integration, Vi is making premium music streaming more accessible through its flagship recharge plans, enabling uninterrupted ad-free music, offline downloads and high audio quality.

Rs 435 Vi Non-stop Hero prepaid plan

Now enables the addition of Spotify Premium (no extra cost), along with Unlimited 4G/5G data, unlimited calls, 100 SMS per day and JioHotstar (mobile), all with a validity of 28 days.

Rs 250 prepaid plan

Offers 2GB data, unlimited calls, 300 SMS and Spotify Premium at no extra cost with a validity of 28 days.

Rs 230 pack

Offers access to Spotify Premium, 20+ OTT platforms, including JioHotstar, Zee5, SonyLIV, Fan Code, Lionsgate Play and more at no extra cost. The pack also includes 3GB of high-speed data with 28 days’ validity.

How to activate Spotify Premium?

• Recharge with an eligible pack
• Navigate to the “Claim Benefits” page under active services in the Vi app
• Click “Claim” next to Spotify Premium
• Sign in or create a Spotify account to instantly unlock that premium subscription

This latest offering strengthens Vi’s entertainment portfolio, which already includes access to leading OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, Zee5 and others across a wide range of prepaid and postpaid plans.

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Here are the details

Reliance Jio’s new range of JioHome Plans

TV-only packs

The TV-only pack is priced at Rs 2,000 for 5 months’ validity (Rs 400/month). The pack includes 100+Live TV channels, 200+ HD channels and 15+ regional languages. The TV-only pack is also available at Rs 1000 for 2 months’ validity.

New subscribers will also receive a welcome offer: access to 12+ OTT apps for free.

WiFi-only packs

There are two WiFi-only packs: 100 Mbps WiFi at Rs 3000 for 5 months (Rs 600 per month)/ Rs 1500 for 2 months, and 30Mbps WiFi at Rs 2,200 for 5 months (Rs 450 per month)/ Rs 1100 for 2 months.

3-in-1 service packs (WiFi+ OTT+ TV)

There are two plans available under this category:

• Rs 2,122 (Rs 707/month)- In this, consumers get 2 months + 1month free validity. It includes combined benefits of 100 Mbps WiFi, 1000+ LiveTV channels and 12 OTT apps.
• Rs 2,222 (Rs 555/month)- In this, consumers get 3 months+ 1month free validity. It includes combined benefits of 30 Mbps WiFi, 1000+ LivTV channels and 12 OTT apps.

New subscribers can also avail free doorstep services for maintenance and installations. You can recharge with any of the JioHome packs via the MyJio app or the Jio website.

In related news, Jio has also announced the JioHome Freedom offer ahead of Independence Day 2026. You can check the details here.

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JioHome Freedom Offer at Rs 10,000

Under this offer, the 15-month Jio broadband plan, which is priced at Rs 16,000, is available at just Rs 10,000, giving customers a flat discount of Rs 6,000. The price breaks down to Rs 666/month.

The plan includes 100 Mbps unlimited WiFi, 1000+ Live TV channels, 12+ entertainment apps including JioHotstar, SonyLIV, Zee5, SunNXT, Discovery+ and more, and unlimited voice calling.

This offer is for existing JioHome customers that includes both JioFiber and AirFiber. You can check out the terms and conditions for this offer here.

How to avail the offer?

• Tap on the Recharge section on the MyJio app homepage
• Enter your JioHome number and tap on Continue
• You will see the Rs 10,000 Freedom Pack banner

It is said that the company is gradually rolling out this offer, so some users may not see the offer immediately.

Other than this, the telecom company has also introduced a Rs 12,122 limited-period plan for new JioHome customers and includes 18 months’ validity. The benefits are similar to the Rs 10,000 plan, and it also includes Rs 0 installation and Rs 0 security deposit, subject to eligibility.

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Telecom subscription report for June 2026

The report revealed that among the telecom companies in India, Bharti Airtel added 2.9 million mobile subscribers this month, followed by Jio with 2.1 million new mobile subscribers; Vodafone Idea added 163,757 mobile subscribers, while BSNL was at the lowest with 94,006 new mobile subscribers. But MTNL saw a decline of 11,284 mobile subscribers this month.

Other than mobile subscribers, Airtel had 173,000 new fixed-line connections, and Jio had 144,000 new fixed-line connections

These figures show that Airtel was able to attract more consumers last month. The telecom subscriber base in India increased marginally to 1.348 billion in June, driven by net additions of subscribers on Airtel and Jio networks.

Apart from this, the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 1080.15 million (at the end of May 2026) to 1087.50 million (at the end of June 2026). The number of wireless subscribers decreased from 48.64 million (at the end of May 2026) to 47.82 million (at the end of June 2026). While the number of M2M cellular mobile connections increased from 131.11 million (at the end of May 2026) to 134.73 million (at the end of June 2026).

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But recently this offer has created a great confusion online.

Some users and various known tipsters on the X platform have shared screenshots online which shows that Unlimited 5G Data offer terms and conditions state that “Sharing of Data where customer has activated the Unlimited 5G Data shall not be allowed via mobile hotspot.”

We already saw reports that Airtel doesn't allow Unlimited 5G data sharing via mobile hotspot.

Now, it is officially mentioned on Airtel's website that mobile hotspot is not allowed on its Unlimited 5G mobile data plan.
The 300GB monthly data cap has also pic.twitter.com/39tW18CD2E

— AD TECH UPDATES (@MohammadAa34052) July 17, 2026

Well, when we tried to look at Airtel’s terms and conditions page, we did not find any information regarding this available. Airtel has not clearly stated anything related to Unlimited 5G Data sharing via mobile hotspot.

We already saw reports that Airtel doesn't allow Unlimited 5G data sharing via mobile hotspot.

Now, it is officially mentioned on Airtel's website that mobile hotspot is not allowed on its Unlimited 5G mobile data plan.
The 300GB monthly data cap has also been there since the… pic.twitter.com/j7Y5dm6h2L

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) July 16, 2026

Airtel's official Unlimited 5G Data Offer Terms & Conditions explicitly state that customers cannot share Unlimited 5G data via a mobile hotspot. pic.twitter.com/cWfSkTSusT

— Utsav Techie (@utsavtechie) July 16, 2026

It's there since 2023, and you guys along with 69 other enthusiasts just discovered it today 🤣🤣

Like at the same day together 😉😉

— Sujata Sen (@SujataSen121038) July 16, 2026

Though some users online have mentioned that this rule existed since day one, nothing is explicitly confirmed by the telecom company.

In related news, Reliance Jio allows its users for Unlimited 5G Data sharing via mobile hotspot and there is no restriction for Jio users.

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Check out more about the newly-introduced pack and its revealed details below.

JioTV Pro INR 55 Pack – Introduced With 30-Day Validity

The JioTV Pro pack comes with a validity of 30 days along with 10MB data, and allows its pack buyer to watch over 1000 live TV channels across more than 16 languages using the JioTV app on their smartphones.

To note, while some live TV channels were already available on the JioTV app earlier, the JioTV Pro pack unlocks access to premium channels as well, including HD channels from JioStar, Sony Entertainment, Sun TV Network, and Warner Bros. Discovery. However, live sports channels from JioStar and Sony are not included with this pack.

Here is how you can get it

First, open up the MyJio app on their smartphone and select the Recharge option from the bottom tab. After that, slide the top bar and select Entertainment Plans. Under this category, you will find the INR 55 JioTV Pro plan.

An important detail to notice here is that you will have to open the JioTV app and log in with the same mobile number that you used to buy the pack. After logging in, head over to the TV Guide section and select any live TV channel you wish to watch.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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BSNL Satellite Phone – Communication Beyond Boundaries

The BSNL Satellite Phone has been introduced with the tagline “Communication Beyond Boundaries”, and just like any other satellite smartphone, it is also aimed at offering dependable connectivity in remote, difficult, and emergency situations.

Talking about its use, well, this one has been made for defence, maritime, disaster response, mining, remote operations, pilgrims, and adventure travel.

Speaking of its features, BSNL states that this handset offers crystal-clear voice calls and also comes with SOS emergency support. Additionally, the device features a rugged and durable design, making it suitable for harsh outdoor environments and remote working conditions.

Other notable key specs of the device include a long-lasting battery, though an exact battery size isn’t mentioned by the brand. While the exact specs and availability details have not been mentioned, looking at the device shown in the poster, it appears to be the Inmarsat IsatPhone 2 Satellite Phone.

Regarding the pricing, the BSNL Satellite Phone has been launched in India at a price of INR 1,34,166, inclusive of all taxes.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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