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To boost its landline business across the nation, the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Thursday announced an unlimited free calling plan during night hours from its fixed line phones to any operator including mobile phones anywhere in the country from May 1.
The plan would be operational between 9 pm and 7 am and will cover all type of connections, BSNL said in a statement.
"BSNL has introduced unlimited free calling during night hours from its landline phones to all landline phones and mobile phones of all service provider's network on all India basis from 1st May," BSNL said.
As per the latest Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data, BSNL which dominates the fixed line market faced the biggest loss of landline customers in February while Airtel emerged as the top gainer. The company had over 1.66 crore landlines at the end of February.
Even after losing 162,556 landline customers in February, the company dominated the market with 62.26 per cent share.