BSNL to upgrade broadband speed to 2mbps from Oct
State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) would upgrade the minimum broadband speed across users to 2 mbps from next month at no additional cost.
Sep 15, 2015, 22:14 PM IST
BSNL eyes Rs 1,000-cr revenue from Madhya Pradesh circle
State-run telecom operator BSNL Monday said it aims to garner revenues worth Rs 1,000 crore in the current fiscal from Madhya Pradesh circle.
Sep 07, 2015, 18:27 PM IST
BSNL to offer minimum broadband speed of 2 Mbps from Oct 1
State-run BSNL will offer a minimum broadband speed of 2 mega bit per second (Mbps) from October 1 onwards to its customers, at no extra cost.
Sep 07, 2015, 17:15 PM IST
BSNL loses 2 crore subscribers in 2014-15
According to an official in the Department of Telecom, BSNL lost about 1.78 crore wireless and over 20 lakh wireline subscribers between March 2014 and March 2015.
Aug 16, 2015, 13:15 PM IST
BSNL gets govt nod to hive off towers into separate arm
In a bid to revive the flagging fortunes of BSNL, the government Wednesday approved hiving off the state-owned firm's tower business into a new company as well as compensating it and MTNL Rs 627.20 crore for 800 MHz CDMA spectrum that they surrendered.
Aug 05, 2015, 21:36 PM IST
BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 crore for 40,000 Wi-Fi hotspots: Chairman
A Wi-Fi hotspot offers clients access to the Internet over a wireless local area network.
Jul 30, 2015, 15:51 PM IST
BSNL to improve connectivity along borders
To improve connectivity along the borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar, the BSNL would set up mobile phone towers along the frontiers, an official said here on Friday.
Jul 17, 2015, 17:33 PM IST
BSNL to invest Rs 830 cr in Odisha, launches Wi-Fi zone at Puri
State-run BSNL will invest Rs 830 crore for improving services in Odisha and half of that amount will be spent on the broadband network in the current financial year, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday.
Jul 09, 2015, 18:37 PM IST
BSNL to enhance rural connectivity
The BSNL Dakshina Kannada Telecom District (DKTD) planned to cover all the 349 gram panchayats in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts under the national optical fibre network project this year, G R Ravi, district general manager, has said.
Jul 07, 2015, 17:19 PM IST
BSNL to offer OFC link to 2,500 gram panchayats in Bengal
State-run BSNL's Bengal circle will be rolling out optical fibre connectivity to 2,503 gram panchayats of the state by 2016.
Jul 06, 2015, 20:37 PM IST
BSNL launches mobile wallet with cash withdrawal option
The wallet service, Speed Pay, allows a customer to load money even if he does not have a bank account.
Jul 03, 2015, 18:57 PM IST
CBI sleuths quiz Dayanidhi Maran
48-year-old Maran was questioned for nearly eight hours at the CBI headquarters by the agency's Special Task Force which is handling the investigation, CBI sources said.
Jul 01, 2015, 20:02 PM IST
BSNL sees 35% rise in landline connections booking
State-run BSNL expects to arrest decline in landline connections with unlimited free call offer and modernisation of its exchanges.
Jun 30, 2015, 19:05 PM IST
BSNL gets CARE's AAA rating for Rs 8,000 cr long term debt
BSNL said that it has got its long term loan rated by CARE to comply with the condition of public sector banks.
Jun 23, 2015, 19:23 PM IST
PM Modi meets Prasad on BSNL revival
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a meeting with Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to deliberate on the revival strategy of state-run BSNL a couple of days back.
Jun 17, 2015, 16:46 PM IST
BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 cr for setting up 40,000 wi-fi by 2018
State-run BSNL will set up 40,000 wi-fi hotspots across the country, entailing an investment of about Rs 6,000 crore.
Jun 16, 2015, 20:46 PM IST
BSNL aims to launch m-wallet with SBI over next 2 months
Mobicash Wallet mobile user can pay for various services such as recharge of prepaid cards and mobile/utility bills, book film tickets and shop online.
Jun 16, 2015, 18:40 PM IST
BSNL unlimited night call spurs landline connection demand
The nation-wide unlimited night calls from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd landlines since May 1 has spurred interest for its tradional wired telephones.
Jun 16, 2015, 17:13 PM IST
BSNL starts offering free roaming across India
"From today no more roaming charges on #BSNL. A step towards realising dream of One Nation-One Number. A promise kept," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted today.
Jun 15, 2015, 20:18 PM IST
BSNL to launch free roaming from today
State-run BSNL will launch free roaming, starting Monday, which will allow all its mobile customers across the country to receive incoming calls at no cost.
Jun 15, 2015, 08:48 AM IST
