Bangalore: For now, only public call booth franchisees will benefit from the Fixed Line Pre-Paid (FLPP) account cards from Bharath Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) in Bangalore Telecom District.

By the end of this calendar year, individual and business subscribers of landlines could enjoy this facility which can do away with waiting in long lines to pay telephone bills.

Unlike the India Telephone Card, there will be no 16-digit personal identification number to dial; and the card usage will be linked to the fixed line number itself.

The transactions would be recorded over software loaded on to the Intelligent Network platforms of BSNL. The telecom major has five IN platforms altogether in the country.

Chief General Manager, Karnataka, S. Ramalingam, who launched the FLPP facility here on Wednesday said: "The PCO franchisees can avoid billing hassles and their commission is built into the FLPP cards they buy in advance." The new facility closely followed the missed call alert service, he said.

General Manager (Marketing) R. Chandramouli said such offers were needed to retain competitiveness and enhance service. The prepaid cards in the denominations of Rs. 500, Rs. 1,000, Rs. 3,000, Rs. 5,000, Rs. 9,000 and Rs. 10,000 would be made available through BSNL's customer service centres.

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