March 24th, 2022 8:13 AM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL Merger With MTNL Should Not Happen, Writes Union to PM

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) merger with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) should not happen, the employee union of BSNL wrote to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. It will ruin the chances of revival of BSNL, said the letter dated March 23, 2022. According to an ET Telecom report, the employee group suggested that the government should take over the debt of MTNL, which amounts to Rs 26,000 crore and... Read More

March 22nd, 2022 12:54 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL Should be Given 5G Spectrum at Par With Private Telcos: Parliamentary Panel

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has completed its 4G trials in collaboration with the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT). The telco was also working on building 5G NSA networks along with 4G, said a C-DoT official. According to a PTI report, the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, Chaired by Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor said BSNL should be allocated 5G spectrum... Read More

March 21st, 2022 1:47 PM 0 COMMENTS

Netflix ISP Speed Index for India, February 2022: Excitel Broadband, Spectra Make it to the Top

Just like every month, Netflix has updated the ISP Speed Index data of India for the month of February 2022. Compared to January, there are a lot more players ranked in the top category now. Companies such as Excitel Broadband and Spectra, which had slipped to the second rank category in January 2022, were able to make it back to the first rank category in February. Let’s take a look... Read More

February 25th, 2022 11:56 AM 1 COMMENTS

MTNL 100 Mbps Broadband Plans Under Rs 1000

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) offers multiple 100 Mbps broadband plans to users under Rs 1000 per month. These plans are available for users living in the Mumbai circle. The difference between all of these plans would be in the amount of data that users get with them. Let’s take a look at all the 100 Mbps broadband plans under Rs 1,000 per month from MTNL Mumbai. MTNL 100 Mbps... Read More

February 9th, 2022 9:43 AM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL is Strategic Asset, Modi Govt Making Telco Competitive: Finance Minister, Sitharaman

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is a strategic asset of the nation, and the Modi government is helping the telco by giving it money for the 4G spectrum and becoming competitive, said Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India. According to a PTI report, Sitharaman accused the previous government of bringing BSNL to the state of ‘almost death’. The Finance Minister was responding to the allegations put by Arvind Sawant, a... Read More

January 18th, 2022 2:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

MTNL Mumbai Launches Two New Broadband Plans

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

December 25th, 2021 1:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

India’s Wireline Subscribers Grew to 23.13 Million in September 2021

India is seeing an increase in the number of wireline subscribers. From July 19.82 million subscribers in July 2020, the number of wireline subscribers grew to 23.13 million in September 2021. The upward trend in the number of wireline subscribers has been shared by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). COAI said that the telecom industry had seen a boost in the total wireline subscriber base. The industry body... Read More

December 21st, 2021 5:48 PM 10 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel Broadband Business Benefits Out of BSNL’s Loss

Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, two of the top private telecom operators in the market, have benefitted from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) loss. The state-run telecom operator is seen as the king of wired broadband subscribers in India. But things are changing fast now. Jio and Airtel are both rapidly expanding their fiber infrastructure to reach more and more parts of the country. With their excellent and growing reputation... Read More

December 9th, 2021 9:55 AM 15 COMMENTS

Govt Favouring Jio, BSNL Not Able to Start 4G Services: DMK MP

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is struggling to stay on its feet due to not having 4G presence in India. The same was pointed out by the DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran. According to a PTI report, engaging in words with BJP members during the question hour in Lok Sabha, Maran said BSNL’s 4G and 5G services are missing and only the government is to blame here. Maran said while the... Read More

November 21st, 2021 3:00 PM 6 COMMENTS

BSNL, MTNL Assets Close to Rs 1000 Crore on Sale Now

Assets of both the state-owned telecom operators including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) are now at sale. According to a PTI report, the total value of the assets is Rs 970 crore. The assets of BSNL and MTNL that we are talking about includes land and buildings in Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhavnagar and Mumbai. According to the documents uploaded on the Department of Investment... Read More

October 4th, 2021 12:45 PM 4 COMMENTS

BSNL Optimising MTNL Mobile Networks in Mumbai, Delhi

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is now optimising the networks of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Mumbai and Delhi. With this, the telco’s networks will now have much better coverage and will also aid in lowering the operational expenditure of the public sector unit (PSU). For the unaware, BSNL had earlier took over the operation and maintenance of MTNL networks in Delhi on April 1, 2021. Then the telco... Read More

August 24th, 2021 11:35 AM 0 COMMENTS

MTNL Extends Period for Offer on Prepaid Plans

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

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