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AA Edit | BSNL, MTNL bailout welcome

This is the third tranche of the bailout package from the government in the last four years

09 Jun 2023 12:02 AM

Cabinet approves 1.64L-crore plan to revive BSNL

The government is also approving sovereign guarantee bond issuance for the cash-crunched BSNL to repay its bank loans

28 Jul 2022 7:42 AM

AA Edit | Telecom relief package comes in nick of time

The most prominent decision taken by the Cabinet is a moratorium on the spectrum and AGR payments up to four years from October 2021

17 Sep 2021 3:15 AM

Dilip Cherian | Will Centre have to re-hire MTNL & BSNL staffers it laid off earlier?

Prakash has directed that no ex-staffer should be rehired until the matter is “examined thoroughly”

01 Jul 2021 12:50 AM

Telecom operators' buck COVID-19 slowdown, reports strong revenue: Fitch

Data traffic surged by 20 to 30 per cent as the lockdown increased demand for data connectivity

07 Aug 2020 1:59 PM

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Telcos seek Rs 35k cr GST refund, pending payment of Rs 20k cr from state-run firms

The telecom industry has unutilized GST input tax credit over Rs 35,000 crore for which the sector has repeatedly demanded a refund

15 May 2020 2:27 PM

Telecom infra firms ask BSNL to immediately clear Rs 1,500 cr dues

The non-payment, the firms said, so far has already resulted in mobile service outage at various places in the country.

10 Apr 2020 5:05 PM

One less worry while working from home: BSNL offers free broadband internet

The offer is available to existing BSNL landline customers without any installation charges

20 Mar 2020 5:50 PM

MTNL, BSNL strategic assets; 92,000 employees opt for VRS: Minister

The merger would resultantly help the two companies to "provide better quality services to customers on a pan-India basis.

04 Dec 2019 1:18 PM

92,700 BSNL, MTNL employees opt for voluntary retirement

Around 78,300 employees of BSNL and 14,378 of MTNL have opted for the scheme.

03 Dec 2019 8:20 PM

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92,700 BSNL, MTNL employees opt for voluntary retirement

The PSUs had set December 3 as last date for employees to opt for VRS.

03 Dec 2019 8:16 PM

Govt trying to revive BSNL, MTNL, make them profressional

We want to revive them and make them professional, said Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

28 Nov 2019 2:50 PM

MTNL rings in strong VRS response; over 13,500 staff opted for scheme so far

The government has approved a plum Rs 69,000-crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL.

20 Nov 2019 3:06 PM

Over 77,000 employees have opted for BSNL VRS: official

BSNL is looking at savings of about Rs 7,000 crore in wage bill, if 70,000-80,000 personnel opt for the scheme.

19 Nov 2019 1:06 PM

Nearly 70,000 BSNL employees opted for VRS so far: Chairman

The two firms will also monetise assets worth Rs 37,500 crore in the next three years.

11 Nov 2019 3:56 PM

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Over 60,000 BSNL, MTNL employees have opted for VRS so far: Telecom Secretary

The numbers of VRS optees have been steadily rising since the plan was announced earlier this week.

09 Nov 2019 12:25 PM

Kerala BSNL employee commits suicide after not getting salary for 10 months

The ailing BSNL had also notified a voluntary retirement scheme days after the government approved its merger with MTNL.

07 Nov 2019 6:03 PM

BSNL rolls out VRS scheme; expects 70,000-80,000 employees to avail it

In all, nearly one lakh BSNL employees are eligible for the VRS out of its total staff strength of 1.50 lakh.

06 Nov 2019 4:45 PM

Merger fine, but BSNL not out of the woods

Today, Indians living in both metropolises as well as small towns have access to the same content with same quality.

25 Oct 2019 12:00 AM

SC allows Centre's plea to recover adjusted gross revenue of Rs 92k cr from telecos

A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, upheld the definition of adjusted gross revenue formulated by the Department of Telecom.

24 Oct 2019 2:24 PM

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