BSNL revival plan expected in a month: Chairman Pravin Kumar Purwar
Chairman and MD P.K. Purwar said, "Telecom sector is also going through a challenging phase which all operators are finding very challenging financially because of the very competitive tariff. BSNL has legacy issues as well, particularly the large manpower base which we are addressing through a revival package."
Oct 21, 2019, 22:00 PM ISTCabinet may take up capital infusion in BSNL, MTNL in September
The funds infusion in both BSNL and MTNL, according to sources will be through bonds as has been the case of PSU bank recapitalisations.
Sep 09, 2019, 10:31 AM ISTBSNL begins land monetisation, fair valuation at Rs 20,000 crore
The state-run telecom major's corporate office has circulated a list of land parcels which are proposed for monetisation through the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) in the first instance.
Jul 11, 2019, 13:59 PM ISTBSNL says 'not received' DoT direction to put capex plan on hold
A source on the condition of anonymity had said that BSNL's finance department received the direction from finance wing of the Department of Telecom (DoT) to put on hold all capital expenditure programme.
Jun 27, 2019, 17:11 PM ISTGovt pushes for revival of BSNL, MTNL; committee of secretaries to meet on 4 July
State-run BSNL and MTNL are facing financial stress due to stiff competition and high employee costs.
Jun 27, 2019, 13:28 PM ISTDoT asks BSNL to put all capex on hold, stop tenders
The finance department of BSNL issued order in this regard on June 2, directing all its circle head to take prior approval of corporate officer located in Delhi before floating any new tenders for capital expenditure, according to official sources.
Jun 26, 2019, 10:46 AM ISTJio, BSNL drive telecom subscriber growth to 120.5 crore in February
Both Reliance Jio and BSNL jointly added a net of 86.39 lakh mobile subscribers but the rest of the telecom operators jointly lost a net of 69.93 lakh wireless customers with Vodafone Idea losing the biggest chunk of mobile connections, as per the data.
Apr 18, 2019, 17:57 PM ISTNo lay-offs or cut in retirement age: BSNL chairman
His assertion comes amidst a media report that said the PSU was planning to axe 54,000 employees and there is a plan to reduce retirement age from from 60 to 58 years.
Apr 04, 2019, 17:18 PM ISTIndia's wireline subscribers decline 0.34% to 21.79 million in January 2019: TRAI
BSNL and MTNL, the two PSU access service providers, held 67.02 percent of the wireline market share, TRAI added.
Mar 27, 2019, 15:56 PM ISTTrai recommends spectrum charges for BSNL's satellite phone services be levied at 1%
The replacement of the current mechanism of spectrum charges with a model based on a percentage of AGR is expected to galvanise the expansion of these services.
Dec 28, 2018, 15:20 PM ISTCabinet extends ITI Ltd's quota for procurement by BSNL, MTNL, BBNL
The cabinet also approved reservation of 20 percent of the orders for the turnkey projects like GSM network roll-out, WiFi and others of BSNL, MTNL and the BharatNet project of BBNL.
Nov 09, 2018, 10:51 AM ISTSC issues notice to Centre on PIL against deployment of 2G in Arunachal, Assam
The PIL alleged that the decision was taken to benefit two private companies at the cost of exchequer.
Oct 08, 2018, 17:10 PM ISTBSNL to get 4G spectrum next month: Official
BSNL is getting spectrum in the 2,100 MHz band, he said, adding it will get around 10 MHz of the radio waves.
Sep 12, 2018, 12:43 PM ISTPhoto Gallery: Top 10 patriotic brands in India
SBI is considered to be the most patriotic brand.
Aug 14, 2018, 14:46 PM ISTBSNL to roll out 5G service with global launch
BSNL targets to have 50 lakh new customers by the end of this fiscal.
Jul 17, 2018, 10:17 AM ISTBSNL launches first Internet telephony service in India
The service was launched by Communications Minister Manoj Sinha.
Jul 11, 2018, 21:37 PM ISTBSNL launches Eid Mubarak STV 786 plan; offers unlimited calls, 2GB data per day
The recharge plan will be valid for 150 days.
Jun 15, 2018, 09:57 AM ISTBaba Ramdev's Patanjali ties up with BSNL, launches SIM cards
At an event, Baba Ramdev launched Swadeshi Samriddhi SIM cards, in alliance with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
May 28, 2018, 18:50 PM ISTBSNL IPL plan: Get 153 GB mobile data for 51 days at Rs 248
This limited period offer is available in the market till end of this month on pan India basis.
Apr 09, 2018, 13:55 PM IST