Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) lost subscribers in the last 3 years because of no 4G. This was said by Devusinh Chauhan, minister of state for communications. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Chauhan said because of "stiff competition" in the industry and a lack of 4G, BSNL and MTNL lost subscribers in the past three years. As per a PTI report,... Read More
MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited), a state-run telecom operator in India, has posted a loss of Rs 737 crore for the quarter ending September 2022. In Q2 FY23, the loss is bigger than in the same period last year. Back in Q2 FY22, MTNL registered a loss of Rs 653.21 crore. Not only has the loss widened, but the revenues also fell for the operator. According to a PTI report,... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are gearing up to raise about $2.34 billion. According to a Reuters report, both the state-run telcos are planning to raise funds through government-guaranteed bonds. Here, MTNL wants to raise about Rs 109.10 billion and is set to seek bids next week. MTNL will meet bankers and investors on Tuesday, the report said, quoting three merchant bankers aware of... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), the sister telecom company of BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited), both of which are run by the government, is having a jolly day in the stock market on Friday. The company's shares went up as much as 11% on Friday morning. At the time of writing, MTNL is trading for Rs 25.55, which is 7.3% in the green. So why is MTNL in the focus... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) is by far the least significant telco in the country at the moment. Even the government doesn't have a lot of hope for this state-run telco. The focus of the centre is only on BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited), which is expected to launch homegrown 4G services soon. BSNL is expected to roll out 4G in the next 18 to 24 months throughout India. The... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) Mumbai offers several 3G STVs (Special Tariff Vouchers) to consumers. These vouchers start at Rs 102. There are both short-term as well as long-term validity plans offered by the state-owned telcos to their users. The plans, which start at Rs 102, range up to Rs 1,999. Let’s take a look at all of these plans and what they offer to the users. MTNL 3G STVs... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), a state-owned telecom company, has launched two new broadband plans for the Mumbai market. MTNL offers services in only two cities of the country, including Mumbai and Delhi. The two new plans will cost Rs 449 and Rs 3999 to the customers. With both the plans, customers will get unlimited voice calling connections free from the company. Let’s take a look at what users get... Read More
The speed of the internet is a source of concern for the users. While most affordable broadband plans come with a speed of up to 300 Mbps, premium plans from popular service providers offer up to 1 Gbps speed. A few broadband plans from telecom service providers – Airtel, JioFiber, Mahanagar Telecom Nagar Limited (MTNL), Tata Sky broadband, and ACT – deliver 1 Gbps speed. Airtel Xstream Fiber 1 Gbps... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has extended the promotional offer on its select special tariff vouchers (STVs) which includes STV 153, STV 259, and STV 409. Post the announcement of the extension, the promotional offer will now run from August 18, 2021, to November 15, 2021. This means that the offer will now be there for additional 90 days. Note that the promotional offer is exclusively reserved for MTNL customers... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will soon start operating the mobile operations of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Mumbai. Officially, BSNL will take over MTNL’s mobile operations in Mumbai from September 1, 2021. The report comes directly from the Times of India (TOI) and suggests that the heavy market competition and depleting number of customers on top of the underutilised infrastructure, including wire networks and cell towers, had hindered... Read More
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all sorts of industries and sectors in more ways than one, with smaller corporations to multi-million dollar entities being affected by the pandemic. Telcos too have been forced to operate on reduced staffing due to this, as a lot of these people could not go to physical offices. It seems that due to this issue, state-owned telecom service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited or MTNL... Read More
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the government-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), might participate in the 5G trials soon. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will provide the telco with the necessary spectrum for trials if it submits the fees that’s required to get the permission. While MTNL might participate soon in the trials, the obvious question arises, where is BSNL? BSNL is currently pushing for the... Read More
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