BSNL Voice Virtual Private Network service (Voice VPN) – Tariffs

VPNs provide connectivity between two or more places using a previously established, shared network infrastructure rather than having to deploy new, dedicated hardware specifically for this purpose. VPN is good for institutions, Government departments and businesses and all type of companies, distributors, firms, institutions, housing society etc.

  • Combined voice VPN can be provided for fixed line telephones of BSNL/MTNL and BSNL mobile.
  • Use this service by dialing short codes to have a private network using public network resources.
  • This service brings down telephone bills due to special package tariff for calls within VPN.
  • 11 digit number 1801-XYZ-ABCD

What BSNL Offers to Voice Virtual Private Network subscribers?

  • Translation of multiple private numbers to one public directory number mechanism
  • Multi-site Organization – Many sites belonging to one single VPN Network where the site can be located at different physical location in the world.
  • Short Group Numbers – These are public directory nos. which are not a part of VPN Network but are given a short number which is defined at Company level.
  • Date & Time Screening – Date and time slices for incoming/ outgoing calls where VPN users are allowed to make/receive calls.
  • Exception List – The lists which contain the numbers which are not allowed for incoming & outgoing calls.
  • Call Duration Control – Threshold can be set for accumulated incoming/outgoing calls.
  • Multiple Account Codes – This feature allows the company users of a given VPN group to mark their calls according to business so that subscribing companies receive a bill, which details the cost of communication according to the company activities and the company organization
  • Dual Invoicing – This is the ability to bill calls made by a given company member either on the corporate account or on the VPN member personal account.
  • Call Forwarding from one VPN number to another
  • Hunting List – A series of numbers may be defined in Hunting list for incoming calls per VPN user.
  • Substitution : This feature allows mobility of VPN user in their company by providing the VPN access from handset of any other VPN user of that group.
  • Preferred External Destination (PED) – If there exists a number which is not a part of VPN Network but is frequently called then it can be defined as PED in the network at a particular site.
  • No call charges for management functions.

What is the tariff of Voice Virtual Private Network Service?

The Voice VPN on the fixed lines is offered in three categories namely on landline, between landline and cellular – unlimited and concessional. The charges for such VPN services shall be split in to two parts namely Fixed VPN Plan Charges and Usage charges per minute. The usage charges shall be ON-Net (Within VPN) and OFF-Net (Outside VPN). The OFF-Net charges shall be as per the applicable tariff of BSNL.

1. Activation Charge Rs.1000/-
2. Minimum Period of hire One Year
3. Creation/Deletion/Addition/Modification per no. Rs.100
4. Charges for the change of feature (per request) Rs.100

 

5. A) Voice VPN (on Landline)
  Within SDCA Within LDCA Within Circle All India
(a) Minimum Connections for VPN (PNP) 25 25 25 50
(b) Fixed VPN Charges per month per connection (In Rs.) 99 149 249 399
(c) ON-Net Charges per minute Nil Nil Nil Nil
(d) OFF-Net Charges outside VPN (Local, STD, ISD, Cellular and WLL (M)) As per the existing tariff from fixed to other networks
Discount on the OFF-Net Calls of the group (Only on calls) (On graded basis)-
(a) Below 10000 Nil
(b) 10001 to 25000 2.5 %
(c) 25001 to 50000 5 %
(d) 50001 to 100000 7.5 %
(e) > 100001 10 %
Note: No other Corporate Discount scheme will be applicable on the above charges

 

B)  Unlimited VPN  between BSNL fixed and BSNL Cellular Service
No. Of connections Circle VPN All India VPN
25 to 99 100 & above 25 to 99 100 & above
Monthly VPN Charges (in Rs) 275 199 399 349
Call charges within VPN Nil Nil Nil Nil
Call Charges outside VPN As per existing tariff
C)Concessional VPN  between BSNL fixed and BSNL Cellular Service
No. Of VPN connections  Circle VPN All India VPN
25 to 99 100 & above 25 to 99 100 & above
Monthly VPN Charges(in Rs) 99 75 199 149
Call charges within VPN 0.20 0.20 0.50 0.50
Call Charges outside VPN As per existing tariff
  • In addition to VPN charges, normal fixed charges shall also be levied as applicable to a particular plan.
  • The above package is not applicable to PCOs/DID/ISDN services etc.
  • No discount shall be permissible for calls made outside VPN.
  • The above package is in effect from 1st May 2007 (Midnight of 30th April and 1st May 2007).

 

6. Charges for the change of feature (per request) Rs.100/-
7. Addition/Deletion/Modification of any of the following feature per request per extension

  1. Exception List (List of numbers not allowed for incoming and outgoing calls)
  2. Barring of off-net calls (Barred from making call outside VPN)
  3. Selected off-net destinations (only selected destinations outside VPN is allowed)
  4. Barring/Opening STD, ISD on number within VPN (Normal STD/ISD opening/barring)
  5. Time dependent routing of incoming calls (All incoming call can be routed according to time).
  6. Origin dependent routing of incoming calls (All incoming call can be routed according to their origin).
  7. Multiple Account Code (Allows users of given VPN group to mark their calls according to business so that company receives a bill, which details cost of communication according to company activities and organization)
  8. Dual Invoicing (Allows to bill calls made by VPN extension either on companies corporate account or on personal account
Rs.100/-
Rs.100/-
Rs.100/-
Rs.100/-
Rs.100/-
Rs.1000/- per month

Rs.100/- per extension

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