Good News for BSNL! One Gujarat Subscriber has paid Rs. 2.5 lakhs for a BSNL Fancy Number for his mobile! A report in the media is given belwo:

“BSNL has started sale of Fancy Mobile Numbers through eAuction from 2012 with a base value starts from Rs.1000 to 25000 to offer best fancy numbers according with the customers choice available in their hands. From starting date, BSNL eAuction becomes a grand success and creates records day by day, and its once again proved recently in this new eauction schedule.

It’s the number game.. after all.. Anyone who owns a mobile, is by default in favor of fancy number.. While selecting a mobile number, we generally check the number to have any sequence combination, for easy remembrance of the number and also for easy sharing.

The next level of number selection is opting for a fancy number. Numbers having a sequence or any personal lucky number plays a vital role in number selection. BSNL is the only telecom company in India which had given an option to participate in auction to bid for the lucky number. In this line Gujarat people stands for the fancy number. An Ahmedabad based business man bid a BSNL Fancy number for 2.25 Lakh rupees.” (  Media Report)