| Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Related news |
92,000 BSNL, MTNL employees opted for VRS scheme, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Posted on 4th December 2019 |
.jpg) |
More than 92,000 employees of BSNL and MTNL have opted for voluntary retirement, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday as he asserted that the government will make the two telecom companies profitable as they are strategic assets. The Communications Minister told the Lok Sabha that the merger of BSNL and MTNL will have pan-India foot print, synergy in operations, reduction of fixed costs and overheads, among others. |
|
|
BSNL's VRS open till Dec 3; telco hopes 100,000 staffers will go for scheme
Posted on 7th November 2019 |
.jpg) |
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has rolled out voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its employees. The company hopes that about 100,000 employees will avail of the package.
The scheme opened on November 4 and will continue till December 3. The total number of BSNL employee is 175,000. |
|
|
Govt approves BSNL-MTNL merger, clears Rs 70,000-crore relief package
Posted on 24th October 2019 |
.jpg) |
Just days before Diwali, the government has taken a decision to lift the air of uncertainty over the two public sector telecom behemoths — Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). While approving a package of nearly Rs 70,000 crore for the two financially stressed entities, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday also drew up a timeline to merge them. |
|
|
DoT seeks relief for BSNL, MTNL once again, but with fewer demands
Posted on 23rd October 2019 |
.jpg) |
Department of Telecommunications has again sought relief for the beleaguered Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd with fewer demands, essentially translating into lesser cash outgo by the Centre. It is learnt that DoT has sought funds for the voluntary retirement schemes of the two sick units and allotment of 4G spectrum, besides proposing to raise finances by monetising assets. |
|
|
BSNL CMD PK Purwar expects revival plan to be in public domain within a month
Posted on 21st October 2019 |
.jpg) |
The government’s plan to revive BSNL should be in public domain within a month, the chairman of the troubled telecom firm said on Monday. BSNL Chairman and Managing Director P K Purwar also said that the salary of all employees will be paid before Diwali. “BSNL has inner strength on the basis of which it is adding new customers. We are a Rs 20,000 crore plus revenue generating organization. |
|
|
Ring duration: Trai views within 2 weeks as Airtel, Jio, Vodafone Idea and BSNL fail to reach consensus
Posted on 18th October 2019 |
.jpg) |
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is expected to give its views within two weeks over what should be the appropriate ring duration for mobile calls as operators have failed to arrive at a consensus on the thorny issue. The authority was forced to intervene in the matter after Reliance Jio reduced the ringing time to 20 seconds from 45 seconds, which forced the incumbent operators to complain to Trai and even after several meetings, there was no unanimity on what should be the right duration. |
|
|
BSNL is in strategic interest of nation, we are looking into issues, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Posted on 17th October 2019 |
.jpg) |
Existence of BSNL is in strategic interest of the nation and the government is looking to resolve issues plaguing it, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday. The law and telecom minister acknowledged that there are problems in the telecom sector, which are being looked upon by the government. “BSNL is in strategic interest of the nation. Whenever there is flood, cyclones, BSNL is the first one to offer services for free. 75 per cent of their revenues goes into salary of employees while others manage it in 5-10 per cent. |
|
|
BSNL expects to garner more marketshare after Jio move
Posted on 12th October 2019 |
.jpg) |
Kolkata: Crisis-ridden Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is hoping to boost marketshare, following Reliance Jio's decision to charge 6 paise per minute for voice calls made to mobile phone networks of rival operators. The state-run telecom operator is also expecting to get 4G spectrum soon, company officials said. |
|
|
BSNL’s new Bonus Data Offer to provide 1.5GB more data to prepaid users
Posted on 10th October 2019 |
.jpg) |
BSNL has introduced the new Bonus Data Offer that will allow select prepaid customers to get more data. The state-owned telecom company will be giving additional data benefits to its customers for a limited period of time. The Rs 429 prepaid plan from BSNL will provide customers with 1.5GB more data, in addition to the 1GB data that they get on a daily basis as per the plan. |
|
|
Decision on revival package for cash-strapped BSNL pushed back
Posted on 27th September 2019 |
.jpg) |
A meeting convened by PK Mishra, principal secretary to the Prime Minister, on the revival of Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) on Thursday ended without any conclusion, mainly on the question of whether the revival is possible or not. It is learnt that the group of secretaries has been asked to study that matter in four-five days. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
