| BSNL to buy only 14 mn 2G lines, lowers price |
| Siddharth Zarabi / New Delhi July 18, 2007 |
| The board of state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to buy only 14 million second generation (2G) mobile lines at an estimated per line cost of Rs 3,537, lower than the Rs 4,965 per line quoted by Ericsson, the lowest bidder for the full order of 45.5 million lines. The whole order had included both 2G, the currently used technology, and third generation (3G) lines (used for high-speed mobile Internet access). Another 3.5 million lines supporting 3G mobility will be bought only after the government finalises the spectrum policy for this yet-to-be launched service in the country. With this, BSNL |
