BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED

BSNL seeks more senior technical officer to ensure uninterrupted service

The company has rolled out voluntary retirement scheme to reduce the number of employees and related expenses. The BSNL has also raised con...

Modi govt inherited high cost of mobile internet from UPA govt: Ravi Shankar Prasad

"The mobile phone mess was the scam-tainted legacy of UPA. We have set it right, expanded mobile telephony with consumer satisfaction. Also...

Congress accuses centre of promoting private telcos at cost of PSUs; asks if electoral bonds involved

Addressing media persons, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that public sector companies like BSNL and MTNL which were making profi...

Low tariff regime over, telcos up rates by 40-50 per cent

All the three private telecom players on Sunday announced pre-paid tariff plans with 40-50% higher rates.

Divestment of Air India, BPCL not in national interest: Swadeshi Jagran Manch

The economic unit of RSS said the move to divest companies such as Air India, BSNL and BPCL was “opposed to national interest and prone to ...

Internet services across all platforms continued to remain suspended in Kashmir

Internet services continued to remain barred in the entire valley except for few government offices and business establishments, officials ...

Floor price no longer on agenda as telcos set to increase tariffs

A 10% increase in realisations from subscribers may yield about Rs 35,000 crore in revenue over three years.

BSNL knocks on DoT's doors after Bharti Airtel issues disconnection threat

Airtel said it would disconnect BSNL customers if it didn't regard Airtel-Tata Tele as a merged entity.

Over 92,000 employees of BSNL, MTNL opt for VRS scheme

According to the plan, all regular and permanent employees of BSNL, who attended the age of 50 years or above are eligible to seek voluntar...

Telecom sector records Rs 41,000 crore dip in gross revenue over 3 years: Ravi Shankar Prasad

"Due to fierce competition in the telecom sector over the recent years, telecom service providers (TSPs) have revised their tariff downward...

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea move SC, seek review of certain directions on AGR

​​The telcos have sought a limited review of the October 24 ruling, and haven’t challenged the entire SC order.

BSNL vendors seek DoT intervention over Rs 1,600 crore dues linked to Bharat Net 2

The companies that have approached the DoT flagging their concerns on pending dues include Sterlite, Tejas, Paramount Wires And Cables Ltd ...

BSNL-MTNL merger may be completed in 24 months: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government has earlier said that till the completion of the merger, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) will operate as a subsidiary o...

Will revive BSNL and make it profitable: Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Last month, the government approved a Rs 69,000 crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL that included merging the two loss-making firms, mo...

MTNL says over 13,500 employees opted for VRS scheme so far

MTNL had initially expected the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) optees to touch 13,500, but the numbers have already reached 13,532 emplo...

Grant 3-year moratorium, extended timelines for payment of all dues: COAI to govt

COAI DG Rajan Mathews told that operators need "oxygen" and urged the govt to take a call on debt restructuring of all the dues that teleco...

Vodafone Idea, Airtel lose over 49 lakh users in Sep; Jio and BSNL gain: TRAI

As per the data, Bharti Airtel lost 23.8 lakh users in September to take its total user base to 32.55 crore. Similarly, Vodafone Idea lost ...