Bsnl Case

Govt panel pulls up BSNL, DoT for slow pace of asset monetisation

Telecom among worst-performing departments in terms of monetisation

Vodafone Idea subscribers porting out to BSNL after tariff hike: CEO

Capex into 4G to see 15% capacity rise, 16 million users covered in Q2, Moondra says

Govt considers handing over MTNL operations to BSNL; merger unlikely

The government is considering the option of handing over operations of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) to BSNL through an agreement, instead of pursuing a merger route, a source privy to the development said. A final call on this is likely to be taken in a month's time. The source said the option of handing over debt-laden MTNL's operations to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) through an agreement is being looked into. The source said that given MTNL's high debt, a merger with BSNL was not a favourable option. Once the decision is taken, the proposal would be placed before the Committee of Secretaries, and thereafter taken to the Cabinet. Amid mounting financial woes, MTNL this week informed in a statutory filing that it is unable to make interest payment to certain bondholders "due to insufficient funds". "The second semi annual interest with regard to 7.59 per cent MTNL's bond series...is due on July 20, 2024. As per the structured payment mechanism of Tripartite agreement (T

Jio, Airtel, Vi, vs BSNL: Tariffs comparison and how to port to BSNL

Recently major telecom companies increased the prices of their plans. Here's a quick tariffs comparison between all the top companies

4G launch in next 3-4 months once tower count hits 20,000: BSNL CMD

The company has mapped out large parts of these states for tower installation. This includes more than 4,200 4G sites in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Reliance Jio gained 3.15 mn users in October; Vi lost 2.04 mn: Trai

Bharti Airtel, the second-largest player in the market, saw its subscriber count increase by 0.35 million, much lower than the 1.32 million users the company added in September

Telcos likely to show little interest in upcoming spectrum auction

The telcos already have ample spectrum with them. With little scope for 5G monetisation, telecom companies do not see the need to spend towards acquiring more spectrum

BSNL planning to allocate more employees towards enterprise business

The decision to increase human resources in the enterprise business comes at a time when BSNL has registered a dip in revenue in the segment in the last two quarters

BSNL likely to award Rs 1,000 crore 3-yr OTN equipment contract to Nokia

Other companies that have applied for the BSNL contract include domestic vendors like United Telecoms (UTL), and Tata Group company, Tejas Networks

Centre allocates Rs 26,000 crore for installing 25,000 telecom towers

State-owned BBNL to take up work that will ensure connectivity across the country

BSNL reducing number of contract workers to lower its costs , says govt

BSNL's FY19 loss is estimated at over Rs 14,000 crore while its revenue is slated to decline Rs 19,308 crore

Trying to address some of BSNL's legacy issues through VRS, says CMD Purwar

For any organisation that is too big, becoming an outcome-oriented organisation is challenging, says BSNL CMD

Over 22,000 employees opt for debt-laden BSNL's VRS plan in two days

BSNL is looking at savings of about Rs 7,000 crore in wage bill, considering anywhere between 70,000-80,000 personnel opt for it

Don't bet on BSNL, MTNL's revival

The four-point turnaround plan for the public sector telcos is a set of necessary steps but is far from sufficient

Decision on revival package for cash-strapped BSNL pushed back

It is learnt that the group of secretaries has been asked to study that matter in four-five days

No protection to PSU employees from criminal persecution, rules SC

Apex court asks trial court magistrate to try and finish trial against BSNL employees within one year

BSNL case: CBI moves Madras High Court against acquittal of Maran brothers

Former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran were discharged on March 14 by a CBI court