September 24th, 2013 1:00 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL and MTNL Sign Pact to Share Network & Offer Some Pan India Services Jointly

India's National Telecom backbone Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share their infrastructure and provide Pan India joint services to corporate and retail customers across all circles. Presently BSNL and MTNL facing intense competition from leading pan-India private operators like Bharti Airtel, Reliance and Tata, both state-run telecom operator have seen their market share eroding, and lost money... Read More

July 7th, 2013 1:15 PM 49 COMMENTS

BSNL To Install 8,700 New Mobile Towers for 2G and 3G Services

In a bid to improve quality of 2G and 3G mobile services, India's National telecom backbone backbone and 5th largest mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) geared up to install 8,700 new towers. BSNL Chairman & Managing Director Mr. R K Upadhyay said that "company is planning to invest Rs 4000 crore on 2G and 3G mobile network across India. We will be installing 8,700 2G and 3G... Read More

August 6th, 2012 1:44 PM 34 COMMENTS

Reserve Price for Spectrum Auction Will Not Have Major Impact on BSNL : Chairman and Managing Director R K Upadhyay

India's National Telecom backbone and Pan India 3G Mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has said that the Government’s decision to fix the Reserve price for for GSM spectrum auction at Rs 14,000 crore would not not have major impact on BSNL in the immediate future. Mr. R.K. Upadhyay, Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL, said that BSNL was striving to ensure quality and affordable mobile, basic telecom and... Read More

May 27th, 2011 6:38 PM 29 COMMENTS

BSNL Announces “Telecom Circle of The Year” Awards – 2010-11

India's National Telecom Backbone Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) conferred the "Telecom Circle of the Year Awards" for its key performing territorial circles, based on their revenue performance for the Financial Year 2010-11. BSNL's Karnataka Telecom Circle and & Chennai Telephone District won awards in Category 1 and 2 respectively. Orissa Telecom Circle and Himachal Pradesh Telecom Circles won the award in Category 3.The percentage revenue growth over the previous... Read More

May 19th, 2011 2:36 PM 14 COMMENTS

BSNL Intros New Special Tariff Plans for Paramilitary Jawans

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s largest integrated telecom service provider has launched Special Tariff Plans for Paramilitary Forces serving the nation. With these special tariff plans, BSNL endeavors to benefit over 9 lakh Paramilitary jawans. The two plans launched are the Paramilitary Plan and the Officer Plan for the jawans & officers respectively. With daily free talk time for 20 minutes on any two BSNL numbers, jawans can talk... Read More

April 30th, 2011 5:40 PM 5 COMMENTS

R K Upadhyay Appointed As CMD of BSNL

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India today finally appointed Mr. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of India's National Telecom Backbone, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). According to the Mr R. Chandrashekhar, Secretary, DoT, "A search cum selection panel headed by Mr. Sam Pitroda, adviser to the Prime Minister of India, had earlier selected Mr. Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay, CMD of Telecom Consultants India Ltd... Read More

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