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According to an official in the Department of Telecommunications, BharatNet was delayed due to several reasons, including the unprecedented scale, scope and geographical spread of the project, poor coordination between multiple agencies, difficulties in obtaining right-of-way permissions, and delay in procurement of equipment.

BharatNet project hopes for boost with BBNL-BSNL merger

The Union Cabinet had approved the project on October 25, 2011, and it was to be completed in three years.…

April 16, 2022 01:00 IST

The company is looking at leasing its 68,000 telecom towers, 65% of which are fiberised, to private mobile operators who would need more capacity.

Launch of 5G to open new revenue streams for BSNL

“5G deployment by operators will require a greater number of sites and BSNL is in a better position to lease…

April 11, 2022 04:00 IST

Trials with TCS have been completed now and BSNL has placed an order for 40-watt radios to the company for rolling out the network. Speaking during question hour in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the indigenous 4G telecom network of BSNL will be rolled out soon across the country.

BSNL awards Rs 550 crore contract to TCS for 6,000 4G sites

BSNL plans to set up over 100,000 4G sites across the country with an outlay of Rs 12,610 crore in…

April 7, 2022 00:30 IST

Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said that a proposal for the merger of Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is under examination.

Government defers proposal to merge BSNL, MTNL due to financial reasons

BSNL Chairman and managing director PK Purwar, who also heads MTNL, has submitted before a Parliamentary panel that the Department…

April 6, 2022 18:16 IST

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been monitoring the performance of telecom operators at the circle level as a whole through quarterly performance monitoring reports (PMRs) submitted by them against the benchmarks for various quality of service parameters laid down by the regulator.

All telecom operators except BSNL complying with call drop norms: Ashwini Vaishnaw

“As per PMR for Cellular Mobile Telephone Services for the quarter ending December – 2021 of TRAI, all TSPs (telecom…

April 6, 2022 17:35 IST

The oldest pendency case for BSNL dates back to 2019 and for MTNL, it is 2020.

Over 13 lakh deposit-refund cases pending with BSNL for surrendered landline connections: Govt

According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) norms, refund of security deposit has to be done within 60…

March 25, 2022 17:56 IST

“As part of the telecom reforms package last year, a method has been devised to convert government dues into equity, which has already been availed by private sector player Vodafone Idea, so the same method can be applied to clear the books of BSNL/MTNL,” the source added.

Yet another turnaround bid: Govt revives plan to merge BSNL, MTNL and BBNL

The government is considering to convert the AGR dues into equity for both BSNL and MTNL.

March 21, 2022 04:10 IST

Govt plans to merge BBNL with BSNL this month: BSNL CMD

The state governments do not levy right of way (RoW) charge on laying of OFC by the BBNL, which helps…

March 20, 2022 16:55 IST

BSNL launches Rs 797 plan with 365 days validity, 2GB high-speed data: Everything to know

Users in all of the circles and states where BSNL operates would be able to subscribe to this plan.

March 17, 2022 20:49 IST

The launch has already been delayed by over two years; the company has been talking about offering 4G services since 2019. In 2020, it was forced to cancel a tender due to restrictive conditions for domestic firms.

BSNL looking to launch 4G services in metros, big cities within six months

Officials said around one lakh sites have been made 4G-ready and services will start in the coming four to six…

March 4, 2022 02:00 IST

Prior to this, Reliance Jio had seen such a sharp drop in its subscriber base in September, when it had lost 19 million subscribers.

Reliance Jio loses 13 million wireless subscribers in December; Bharti Airtel adds customers

All the three private telcos had undertaken tariff hikes in the range of 20-25% in November-December. As a result of…

February 18, 2022 05:00 IST

But an order can be placed on Nokia for upgrading 13,533 sites in south and west zones, which will cost Rs 567.35 crore.

4G trials: BSNL objects to deviations proposed by TCS

According to BSNL, the deviations proposed by TCS include a few critical issues and cannot be compromised for testing of…

August 9, 2021 06:15 IST

Jio adds 4.7 million mobile users in April; Voda Idea loses 1.8 million subscribers

Bharti Airtel added just 0.51 million mobile subscribers in April.

July 12, 2021 22:27 IST

Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia with former prime minister Manmohan Singh (Image: Express Archives)

Across the Aisle: We had wings, learned to fly, writes P Chidambaram

There was a political consensus on a State-controlled economy, monopoly or dominance of the public sector, import control, fixed exchange…

July 4, 2021 05:15 IST

PSU divestment, BSNL, Air india, LIC, stake sale

Govt may attain up to 90% of FY22 disinvestment target on strong liquidity

Acquisition of assets in PSUs is not likely to be a seamless experience for potential investors given continued uncertainties like…

April 27, 2021 12:42 IST

Spectrum allocation: BSNL, MTNL to get spectrum for 5G services without participating in auction

“BSNL and MTNL have raised Rs 8,500 crore and Rs 6,500 crore respectively on the basis of sovereign guarantee extended…

March 25, 2021 21:33 IST

BSNL has said that as per an EoI floated by it, firms need to complete the trials in 4 months, but except TCS most firms have sought for extension of the time frame to 6-8 months.

Govt delays: BSNL hopes hybrid 4G tender will help

The first option suggests a two-part tender in which the expressions of interest (EoIs) for Part A comprising 50,000 sites…

March 16, 2021 05:30 IST

Vodafone-Idea offers best voice quality, Airtel’s rating drops significantly: TRAI

The ratings were on a scale of 1 to 5, and it took into consideration indoor and outdoor voice call…

January 6, 2021 18:51 IST

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