BSNL Televoting Service for Collecting Public Opinion – Tariffs

Televoting is unique service used in collecting public opinion. A user who wishes to vote, can dial the specific voting number to register his vote of choice. Televoting is possible from STD barred phones also.

Televoting is a more cost-effective method of democratic deliberation as it does not require the participants/voter to meet in person.

Televoting numbers are 13 digit number :

• 1803-424-ABCD-XY (no charge to voter, service subscriber to pay)[advt]
• 1861-424-ABCD-XY (unit pulse charge to voter)
• 1862-424-ABCD-XY (two pulse charge to voter)

Who can subscribe for Televoting service?

• Media like TV and Press.
• Policy making bodies, political party/activities
• Quiz shows, contests, events, product choices, concepts, programmes, song and beauty contests etc.

What BSNL Offers to Televoting subscribers?

• For each completed call to the dialed VOT number, the chosen vote number increases a counter related to that choice.
• Validity Period/Time band for allowing voting
• Partial results can be given to the service subscriber while Televoting is in progress, if desired.
• Online viewing of results possible at customer premises
• Specified nth winner’s call routing possible to a number in studio
• Service Provider (Subscriber) control of activation/ deactivation possible
• Certain telephone numbers may be put in Black List/ Grey list
• Origin Dependent Handling
• Revenue sharing between the service provider(Subscribers) & network provider (BSNL).

What is the tariff of Televoting Service?

A. 1803-424-ABCD-XY (Pollster Pays)(no charge to voter, service subscriber to pay)
1. Processing charge for service (Nonrefundable)	Rs.5000/- (Nonrefundable)
2. Security Deposit (Refundable) (Amount to be reviewed every 6 months)	Initially Rs.10,000/- & to be updated to 2 months average billing
3. Fixed Monthly charges for service	Rs.1500 per week or Rs.4000 per month
4. Call Charges	Landline/WLL		Cellular
(i) Charge from voter	N.A		No Access
(ii) Charge from Called/IN subs. party	Rs.1.20 per vote		No Access
5. Discount to televoting subscriber	Votes polled/week		Rate (Rs.) per vote
	Upto 1 lakh		0.2
	>1-5 lakhs		0.3
	>5-10 lakhs		0.4
	>10 lakhs		0.5
6. Any modification in service (on demand)	Rs.100/-
7. Extension of monitoring facility to view the televoting results online	Rs.500 per week. Nil in case weekly votes are >1 lakh
8. Vanity Numbers Charges (optional)	One Time	Monthly Payment
Super Premium (Category A)	Rs.10000/-	Rs.1000/-
Premium (Category B)	Rs.7500/-	Rs.750/-
Prime (Category C)	Rs.5000/-	Rs.500/-

 

B. 1861-424-ABCD-XY (unit pulse charge to voter)C. 1862-424-ABCD-XY (two pulse charge to voter)
1. Processing charge for service (Nonrefundable)	Rs.5000/- (Nonrefundable)
2. Security Deposit (Refundable) (Amount to be reviewed every 6 months)	N.A
3. Fixed Monthly charges for service	Rs.1500 per week or Rs.4000 per month
4. Call Charges	Landline/WLL	Cellular
(i) Charge from calling party	B. 1 unit call per vote C. 2 unit call per vote	No Access
(ii) Charge from Called/IN subs. party	N.A	No Access
5. Discount to televoting subscriber	N.A	N.A
6. Any modification in service (on demand)	Rs.100/-
7. Extension of monitoring facility to view the televoting results online	Rs.500 per week. Nil in case weekly votes are >1 lakh
8. Vanity Numbers Charges (optional)	One Time	Monthly Payment
Super Premium (Category A)	Rs.10000/-	Rs.1000/-
Premium (Category B)	Rs.7500/-	Rs.750/-
Prime (Category C)	Rs.5000/-	Rs.500/-
9. Revenue Share
S.No. 1861-424-ABCD-XY(unit pulse charge to voter)(Voter Pays) 1862-424-ABCD-XY(two pulse charge to voter) (Voter Pays) Televotes polled per week Revenue Share (In Rs.) On graded basis Televotes polled per week Revenue Share (In Rs.) On graded basis 1 Upto 1 lakh 0.2/Vote Upto 1 lakh Nil 2 >1-5 lakhs 0.3/Vote >1-5 lakhs 0.45/Vote 3 >5-10 lakhs 0.4/Vote >5-10 lakhs 0.60/Vote 4 >10 lakhs 0.5/Vote >10 lakhs 0.75/Vote