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BSNL, MTNL suffering due to decisions taken under UPA regime: Manoj Sinha

The price of spectrum swelled multi-fold unexpectedly at the end of the auctions and both the PSUs.

11 Apr 2019 8:38 AM

Varun Gandhi contested and won the 2014 national election from the Sultanpur parliamentary constituency. (Photo: PTI | File)

Varun Gandhi to face legal action for not paying telephone dues of over Rs 38,000

In letter on Mar 30, BSNL said telephone dues billed during Varun's 2009-2014 tenure as Pilibhit MP weren't paid 'despite several attempts'.

10 Apr 2019 3:32 PM

When asked if this will help BSNL to make salary payments, BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava said that financially, the company is in comfortable position and it has seen revenue stabilising in other segments as well.

BSNL collects record Rs 6,500 cr in revenue from enterprise division

BSNL has been ailing because of high revenue-to-wage ratio as number of government employees were transferred by telecom department to BSNL.

09 Apr 2019 6:19 PM

Employees union said that the govt should immediately allocate 4G spectrum for financial revival and should help BSNL.

BSNL employee union opposes VRS, seeks 4G spectrum for telco revival

Still, the DoT is creating roadblocks for BSNL to avail credit from banks.

05 Apr 2019 8:26 AM

Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Modi 'promoted' firms of 'capitalist friends' at expense of BSNL, MTNL: Surjewala

Govt-owned BSNL and MTNL have been destroyed, both companies are in debt, Surjewala claimed.

04 Apr 2019 1:54 PM

Both the telecom firms have asked the government to allot them spectrum for 4G services in lieu of equity.

Trai to hold consultation with BSNL, MTNL on allocation 4G spectrum: RS Sharma

Digital Communication Commission has sought view of Trai on demand of spectrum from both the PSUs.

26 Mar 2019 3:52 PM

Both BSNL and MTNL were unable to pay salaries to their employees for the month of February.

DoT asks state govts not to disconnect BSNL, MTNL electricity connections

BSNL has already cleared 90 per cent of its power dues and is expected to clear the rest in the next 15-20 days.

25 Mar 2019 8:35 AM

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,197.87 million at the end of December 2018 to 1,203.77 million. (Photo: PTI)

Telecom subscriber base crosses 120 cr; Jio, BSNL, Airtel add customers

The mobile customer base grew to 118 crore in January from 117 crore in December.

21 Mar 2019 10:00 AM

The NCLT case filing got delayed due to collection of invoices from all BSNL circle offices. (Photo: File)

BSNL to approach NCLT this week against RCom to recover Rs 700 cr

BSNL has already invoked bank guarantee of around Rs 100 crore submitted by RCom for default on payments, said sources.

17 Mar 2019 1:19 PM

BSNL on Friday announced free voice call on its 'Wings' mobile app and free broadband services for a period of 30 days to attract new customers. (Photo: File)

BSNL clears February salaries of employees: CMD

BSNL CMD had said on Thursday that the telco was using internal accruals of Rs 850 crore to clear the February salary.

15 Mar 2019 6:40 PM

PSUs have approached the government for relief and partial equity investment in line with industry practice to compete in the market.

Govt releases Rs 171 crore pending dues to MTNL to pay salaries

Both companies have failed to pay salaries of their employees for last month, according to employees' representatives.

14 Mar 2019 9:07 AM

An increase in number of subscribers for BSNL has come at a time when the government has asked the PSU to explore options, including shutting down operations, due to heavy losses. (Photo: AFP)

Only Jio, BSNL add mobile users in Dec, Voda Idea lost maximum: Trai

Reliance Jio added 85.64 lakh users, BSNL added 5.56 lakh customers to their network.

21 Feb 2019 2:08 PM

Government wishes to re-emphasize that it will continue to engage with the BSNL management and representatives of the unions and associations of BSNL, to support their reasonable demands.

Govt assures of positive steps on BSNL union's demands

A comprehensive proposal for revival of BSNL has been prepared, which will be taken up for consideration by competent authorities very soon.

18 Feb 2019 10:11 AM

BSNL employees have announced a three-day nationwide strike demanding allotment of 4G spectrum to the telecom PSU and wage revision for the workforce.

Central trade unions extend support to 3-day strike by BSNL staff

The ten central trade unions that extended their support to the proposed strike included INTUC, AITUC, HMS, and CITU amongst others.

14 Feb 2019 11:39 AM

BSNL has been battling to oversee its financials since of a tremendous worker base that stands at around 1.8 lakh with yearly costs of Rs 15,000 crore.

BSNL solidifies worker benefits, plans VRS package

Out of Rs 2,500 crore investment funds yearly, one fourth i.e, Rs 625 crore are representative benefits.

11 Feb 2019 2:16 PM

DoT deliberately submitted half-baked proposal to the Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare.

Ex-employees of BSNL, MTNL protest over pension revision

BSNL and MTNL on their formation and entitled to government pension under pension rule.

09 Feb 2019 2:16 PM

Ciena’s 5G Network Solutions add scale and network automation to support a new age of mobile connectivity in BSNL.

BSNL, Ciena Join for 5G in India

The 5G trials are expected to take place in any of the preferred Urban Metro Area.

07 Feb 2019 12:44 PM

USOF, having a corpus of Rs 50,000 crore, is funded out of the 5 per cent levy collected from private telcos to fund government telecom projects.

Rs 42,000 crore BharatNet projects face delay, cost overrun

DoT secretary had warned the two implementing agencies, BSNL and BBNL, about roughly 10 pc utilisation of the BharatNet infrastructure.

22 Jan 2019 10:21 AM

There is lack of professional leadership in the organisation. Today mediocre people are holding important leadership in the organization, it said.

BSNL faces huge technical, policy, low motivation challenge: IIM-A report

The report was hard on BSNL for its lethargic approach for utilising its available 4G spectrum.

14 Jan 2019 11:32 AM

Finance ministry was reluctant to spare that huge amount for the proposal while department of expenditure saw no immediate benefits from the move.

Niti Aayog against Rs 14,000 crore infusion in BSNL, MTNL for 4G service

Govt owned entities do not participate in auction but they match the highest bid for the band they seek to buy.

03 Jan 2019 10:12 AM

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