BSNL 3G VALUE ADDED SERVICES

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced
the launch of its new 3G Value Added Services for its
customers across the nation. With this, BSNL becomes
the first service provider in India to have launched
specialised VAS services for 3G users.
Although these VAS services are primarily targeted at
3G users, some of these can also be used by the
exiting 2G users.
“With the launch of these value added services BSNL
services will receive a boost, and would transform
communication for its users, ” said Sachin Pilot, Union
Minister of State for Communication and Information
Technology.
SS Sirohi, chief general manager telecom, Punjab
circle, hoped that the new services will “go a long
way in boosting adoption and uptake of 3G services”.
The services launched include video SMS, an
alternative to text SMS, where user can make a
video call to 58877, record the video and send it to
any subscriber with GPRS facility and subscriber of
any network. This service is only for 3G users, but
the receiver can be on 2G network also.
Live-Share (Live Video Sharing) allows users to create
and share his video with family and friends instantly,
via SMS or on social networks like Facebook, Twitter
and You Tube. It can be used by both 2G and 3G
users.
Dial-a-Video is a service that allows 3G users to
stream live music and movie videos, news, TV and
cartoon of their choice. All the user needs to do is
make a video call to ’51010′ from 3G mobile and
choose the type of video they want to see.
These are premium VAS services and the charges
may vary from location to location. BSNL users can
dial 9417024365 or visit BSNL website for more
information on its VAS services.