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BSNL to start telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai from March 1

The state-owned firm was earlier supposed to start these services on behalf of MTNL from January 1, but was unable to do so due to some internal issues between the two companies

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BSNL has been authorised to cover "local areas served by Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Gurgaon telephone exchanges" and also "local areas served by Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan Telephone exchanges"

Megha Manchanda New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Jan 19 2021 | 12:29 AM IST

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will start providing landline services in the capital city and Mumbai from March 1.

The state-owned company was earlier supposed to start these services on behalf of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) from January 1, 2021, but was unable to do so due to some internal issues between the two companies.

“Now, BSNL has agreed to go ahead with these services, There were technology-related issues between the two companies and those were causing delays,” an official said without divulging further details.

In December, the Department of Telecom granted BSNL licence for 20 years effective from

Topics : BSNL BSNL satellite services Delhi

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