Organization : Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
Service Name : Televoting Service
Applicable States/UT: All India
Website : https://www.bsnl.co.in/
Televoting Service :
What is Televoting service?:
** Televoting is unique service used in collecting public opinion.
Related : BSNL Phone Plus Service : www.statusin.in/9374.html
** 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)
** 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
How do I subscribe for this service?:
Customer service number 1800-345-1800 or any BSNL customer service centre in your locality.
FAQs :
How do I get a new Telephone Directory?
In case you have obtained a new telephone connection a new telephone directory will be provided alongwith the telephone at the time of installation. Please ensure that the directory issued has the renewal coupon which has to be preserved as it will be required for thenext directory issue.
At the time of periodic issue of new telephone directories a fresh directory is issued against the renewal coupoun available in the previous directory. In case you are not a telephone subscriber, a new telephone directory can be obtained on payment of nominal charges at the concerned Customer Relation Office.
I do not have any of my old bills with me. I need to know if any calls were made or received from outside the Country?
Detailed bills can be obtained from the Telephone exchange wherein call records are shown.
What can I do,my phone bills are too high?
This is one of the most common complaints from our subscribers. Here are a few tips to keep your bills low.
If you have STD facility : Use dynamic locking when not making STD calls. Also remember that 900 (premium service calls) are charged like STD calls.
If you do not have STD facility : You can still use dynamic locking to bar outgoing calls. You have to ask for dynamic locking facility from your DE(Internal).
Also remember that 95 calls (upto 200 km), are also available to subscribers without STD facility. These calls are charged at higher rates than local call. You can bar these calls in the same way as told above.