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BSNL Launches Nationwide Wi‑Fi Calling for All Customers

The rollout uses BSNL’s fiber network to deliver reliable calling in shadow zones or rural locations through seamless Wi‑Fi–mobile handover.

Overview

  • The service is live from January 1 across every telecom circle in India.
  • Calls use the phone’s native dialer and the customer’s existing BSNL number with no third‑party app required.
  • Wi‑Fi calls incur no additional fees and are billed as regular voice usage under active plans.
  • BSNL presents VoWiFi as part of its network modernisation to retain subscribers against private rivals such as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel.
  • The operator reports about 97,000 4G sites commissioned with roughly 23,000 more planned as it phases out 3G and refarms spectrum.