Govt tells BSNL to look at options, including closure
Posted on 13th February 2019 |
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NEW DELHI: The government has asked struggling state-owned telco BSNL to look at all options, from a revival plan to disinvestment and even closure, as it looks to tackle the bleeding at India's largest loss-making PSU. The direction to the company - which had accumulated losses of Rs 31,287 crore at the end of 2017-18 - was given following a meeting of top BSNL officials with telecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan, sources told TOI. |
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BSNL solidifies worker benefits, plans VRS package
Posted on 11th February 2019 |
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State-run telecom player BSNL has solidified its representative benefits and is undertaking other measures to cut down its use radically, pointing to support itself within the current advertise situation, its chairman and overseeing executive Anupam Shrivastava told DNA Cash. With all the taken a toll cutting exercices put together, the company has been able to spare Rs 2,500 crore final year and a comparative sum is anticipated to be spared within the continuous fiscal. |
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Jio GigaFiber effect: BSNL now offers 35GB data per day to Bharat Fiber FTTH subscribers
Posted on 21st January 2019 |
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BSNL recently announced Bharat Fiber, which is a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) internet service for its broadband customers. Taking on rivals like Jio GigaFiber and Airtel V-Fiber, the service is said to offer 35GB data per day at as low as Rs 1.1 per GB. To make sure that users can express their interest in the new service, BSNL has commenced bookings for Bharat Fiber via its online portal. |
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BSNL plans voice telephony over WiFi services with ‘Carpet’ network
Posted on 5th January 2019 |
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NEW DELHI: State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to roll out out voice telephony over WiFi (VoWiFi) service through ambitious ‘carpet WiFi’ networks that ensures seamless coverage. “We are going to ask companies to deploy networks with advanced equipment so as to take care of WiFi calls wherein BSNL can provide bandwidth on a revenuesharing model,” BSNL chairman Anupam Shrivastava told ET. |
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Niti Aayog against Rs 14,000 crore infusion in BSNL, MTNL for 4G service
Posted on 3rd January 2019 |
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New Delhi: The government think tank Niti Aayog have objected the proposal of preferential equity infusion in the two PSUs -- BSNL and MTNL -- amounting to nearly Rs 14,000 crores for acquiring 4G spectrum observing that the returns on such high investments from them are almost nil and it is not essential. The department of telecom (DoT) had sought Niti Aayog’s views on the 4G spectrum allocation proposals for PSUs — BSNL and MTNL — that might cost the exchequer about Rs 14,000 crore. |
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BSNL performance: Financially down but operationally still ticking
Posted on 31st December 2018 |
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State-run telecom operator BSNL’s financial performance continues to deteriorate but it can take some solace in being able to improve its record on the customer management front. The company has managed to reverse customer attrition over the last 3-4 years, which it says is due to competitive plans and tariffs. |
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Trai wants spectrum charges for BSNL's satellite phone services to be 1%
Posted on 28th December 2018 |
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Telecom regulator Trai Friday recommended that spectrum charges for state-owned BSNL's satellite phone services be fixed at 1 per cent of the revenue accrued from such services, replacing the current model of formula-based levy. If the regulator's recommendations are accepted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), it could drive down the cost of using satellite phone services by nearly 50 per cent, |
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BSNL unions allege govt patronising Jio
Posted on 29th November 2018 |
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Blaming Reliance Jio for financial woes of the telecom sector, employee unions of BSNL on Wednesday alleged that the government was favouring the latest entrant over other firms and said they will go on an indefinite strike from December 3. The employee unions claimed that the government has not allotted spectrum for 4G services to BSNL in order to prevent it from competing against Reliance Jio. |
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ZTE sees BSNL & Airtel orders lifting India revenue for 2018
Posted on 24th November 2018 |
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NEW DELHI: Chinese telecom gear vendor ZTE expects its 2018 India revenue to increase marginally helped by recent orders from state-run Bharat Sanchar Nagar Ltd. (BSNL) and Bharti Airtel despite the recent US ban which hurt its global operations. “India market holds a very important position in ZTE's overseas business. This year, we had challenges, but even that didn't impact the India business much. |
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BharatNet failure: BSNL passes blame on BBNL
Posted on 19th November 2018 |
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New Delhi: Cutting flak from the department of telecom (DoT) over gaps in maintenance of BharatNet infrastructure, the BSNL has given a strong reply to the DoT putting the onus of the failure on Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL) and asserting it is this entity that should be questioned for the mismanagement. |
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