BSNL aims for Rs 168 cr revenue in AP dist, says GM

Vijayawada, Jan 11: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today said it aimed to earn a revenue of Rs 168 crore in Krishna District by March 31, 2007.

Addressing a press conference here, Vijayawada circle BSNL General Manager M John Chrisostom said the revenue earned was Rs 130 crore ending December 31, 2006 in the district.

He said during the current fiscal, the total line connections like B-Fone, Cellular, WLL, and FLPP in the district increased from 2,57,000 (as on March 31, 2006) to 3,02,037 till now.

Informing about the plans for the year 2007, he said the department plans to commission 33 additional WLL Base Trans Receiver Stations (BTSs), an Overlay Access Network (OAN) at Machilipatnam and Fixed Line Pre-Paid (FLPP) service.

Explaining the main features of the FLPP service, he said the FLPP account card enables a subscriber to make calls from a pre-paid account which was linked to his telephone number. The FLPP service can be used from fixed and WLL network.

He said the department has been providing second free B-Fone connection free to B-Fone customers whose average monthly bill was Rs 1,500 and above during the last six months.

The second B-Fone would not carry security deposit or installation charges. The billing pattern of the first telephone would be reviewed annually.

UNI