Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) might not merge anytime soon. In a recent meeting, a six-member Group of Ministers (GoM) had met and concluded that the merger of BSNL and MTNL isn’t the right way to go. It wouldn’t be beneficial for any party. As per a Business Standard report, a final call on the matter is yet to be taken by the Union... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is going to be operating the mobile network of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) from January 1, 2021. This can be confirmed via a report from Kerala Telecom. Last year on December 10, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) provided the state-run telco with a unified license for all the 22 telecom circles in India. This also included the Delhi and Mumbai telecom circles. So now,... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) might soon be operating as a Virtual Network Operator (VNO) under Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). For the unaware, MTNL only provides its telecom services in Mumbai and New Delhi within India. The operator outside India also offers its services in Mauritius. As per a Business Standard report, MTNL might soon be operating under BSNL as a VNO. A virtual network operator is a party... Read More
Multiple Indian telecom operators including state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), Vodafone and Reliance Jio registered higher voice quality ratings in August, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data reveals. The data released by Trai on Sunday on its MyCall Portal is said to be generated using Trai MyCall application. Trai said that the data on its MyCall Portal highlights the voice call quality feedback provided by the users on... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) is a state run telco. However, MTNL only operates in select metro cities of the country and in Mauritius which is an island nation in Africa. It is a subsidiary company of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The telco keeps on introducing new offers for its customers on a limited time basis. Now, MTNL has introduced revised prepaid plans for people in Mumbai with better... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are now set to receive Rs 15,000 crore sovereign guarantee from the government of India. In October 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the revival package of BSNL and MTNL that included the allotment of 4G spectrum along with the issuance of a sovereign guarantee of Rs 15,000 crore. The proposal to issue the sovereign guarantee to BSNL and MTNL... Read More
Internet service providers have come with their special 1 Gbps broadband plans. These are of course very expensive to purchase. Regardless, they are very useful for places such as offices where a lot of people are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. With 1 Gbps broadband plans from Airtel, Spectra, Jio, ACT, and MTNL, you can get some of the best benefits. Each of these internet service providers offers something... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) offers a variety of prepaid plans to its customers like all other major telcos like Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. The prepaid plans offer high-speed internet data packed with calling benefits. MTNL Mumbai circle has recently introduced a new STV prepaid plan of Rs 251. The plan is packed with various benefits, and it will be available in Mumbai circle. All the MTNL... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) announced that it has reopened the booking of FTH-1500 plan to new customers. The FTH-1500 plan enables users to browse at 500 Mbps speeds upto 1200GB and 5 Mbps post exhausting the high speed limit for Rs 1500 per month. Additionally, the plan lets users make unlimited calls within India. MTNL also notes that the plans are symmetric which means that the upload speeds will... Read More
Government has given the additional charge of MTNL to Parvin Kumar Purwar who is the current Chairman of the state owned BSNL. With the announcement, Purwar will handle the position of Chairman and Managing Director (MD) in MTNL for next 6 months. It is expected that with Purwar on power, the state-owned telcos will efficiently work and provide seamless services and benefits to their subscribers. Also, Purwar was at the... Read More
State-owned telecom operators BSNL and MTNL have not cleared payments of network suppliers like Nokia, ZTE and Bharti Infratel. The network suppliers have asked COAI and DoT to intervene in the matter and get their outstanding dues cleared from BSNL and MTNL. The payment of outstanding dues will surely help the network suppliers amid the lockdown period. Since the entire nation is facing the threat of COVID-19, a precautionary lockdown... Read More
BSNL and MTNL have been facing financial crisis for a long time now. In April-December 2019, BSNL reported a loss of Rs 39,000 crore. The trouble seems to be increasing for the government-owned telecom companies as their workers have been protesting for default in salaries. Various officials have raised their concerns regarding the on-going strikes and protests by employees. However, Sanjay Dhotre addressed the concerned officials in Rajya Sabha and... Read More
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