The comment assumes significance as distressed telecom PSUs Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are saddled with massive debt and have faced problems in clearing staff salaries in the recent past.
The troubled PSUs have been seeking these three measures to stay afloat amid cut throat competition in the telecom sector.
This is being done in view of the Supreme Court earlier judgement that all natural resources be sold through auction only. The regulator will now examine whether government controlled entities could be exception to the rule set by the apex court.
The BSNL management has appealed employees to not resort to any agitational programme at a time when it is making efforts to enhance market share.
The service providers have been issued show-cause notice to explain their position including reasons for non-compliance.
Telecom minister Sinha has said that 5G service launch in India will happen at par with other leading nations.
The plans specific to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana circles are worth Rs 105 and Rs 328 respectively.
State-owned BSNL on Tuesday launched its Virtual Network Operator Services on a pan-India basis in collaboration with Virtual Network Operators (VNO) Adpay Mobile Payment India and Plintron India.
The plans updated by BSNL in the latest revision include BSNL FTTH plan Fibro BBG ULD 1045 CS48, BSNL Fibro BBG ULD 1395 CS49 and BSNL Fibro BBG ULD 1895 CS129, the reports said.
The new plan, which will be effective from May 1 will offer 10 Mbps downloading speed until 15 GB.
Here are the Reliance Jio, Airtel, BSNL offers to watch Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 Live Streaming.
At Rs 248 for 153 Gb, BSNL is offering cheapest data in the market. The state-run firm BSNL, however, has only 3G network across India while Jio’s offer is for 4G service
Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said BSNL will not charge any fee from soldiers for its DSPT service from October 19.
State-owned BSNL is betting on national rollout of 4G VoLTE services, even as it begins preparatory work on 5G to stay future-ready
A decision is likely to be taken this week after a probe into the recent Sukma strike that left 25 CRPF men dead in an ambush laid by the left-wing insurgents, official sources said.
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)on Tuesday launched a plan that will provide 2GB data per day for Rs 339 per month.
Faced with the onslaught of competitors, particularly new telecom entrant Reliance Jio, state-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today launched a new plan that offers 2 GB of 3G data per day and
In a move aimed at countering Reliance Jio’s free data offer, state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a 75 per cent cut in 3G data rates.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been issued a notice by Delhi High Court on Wednesday on a plea seeking a probe into allegations of BSNL's unlawful payments to a private contractor that purportedly
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