Nokia and ZTE to execute Rs 6000 crore network expansion
The execution will be over next two years.
Sep 08, 2017, 20:22 PM IST
BSNL's losses narrow to Rs 4,890 crore in April-Dec 2016
State-owned BSNL's losses have narrowed to Rs 4,890 crore for the nine months ended December 31, 2016, from Rs 6,121 crore in the year-ago period.
Jan 29, 2017, 10:59 AM IST
Trai to review tariff rules, numbering plan with telcos
Telecom regulator Trai will soon form a joint committee with telecom operators to review tariff rules, telephone numbering plan and work towards making its monitoring more transparent.
Jan 06, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
BSNL to invest Rs 2,500 crore in H2 FY17 on expansion plans
Stepping up investments on projects that entail internal funding, state-owned BSNL will pump in about Rs 2,500 crore during the second half of this fiscal in various projects such as expansion of wifi hotspots, installation of mobile towers and strengthening core network.
Oct 12, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
BSNL expects VNOs to be operation using its network by January
State-run telecom firm BSNL expects virtual network operators (VNOs) who have shown interest in partnering with it to start providing services by January.
Oct 02, 2016, 17:54 PM IST
Reliance Jio entry a challenge, will match competition in tariff: BSNL
New Delhi:State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd today termed Reliance Jio's entry into the market as a "challenge" for all operators, but said it expects to match the intense competition "tariff-by-tariff".
Sep 06, 2016, 15:59 PM IST
BSNL to let users travelling abroad make mobile calls via landlines
State-owned telecom operator BSNL has unveiled an app through which its customers travelling abroad will be able to connect their landlines through mobile and make calls through them without attracting ISD charges.
Mar 18, 2016, 22:40 PM IST
BSNL to install 50 better looking 'zero base' mobile sites
The concept of a 'zero site' is that it can be used as a wi-fi hotspot, street light and camera and the radio units can be hidden inside the pole or underneath.
Mar 13, 2016, 12:30 PM IST
Government allows sharing of active telecom infrastructure
Department of Telecom has finally given permission to share antenna, feeder cable and transmission systems.
Feb 16, 2016, 12:16 PM IST
'BSNL employees may not get to see 7th pay commission hike, till company turns profitable'
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Jan 29, 2016, 11:04 AM IST
Call drops: Ravi Shankar Prasad conducts drive tests in Indore
In order to check telecom network quality and improvement in call drop problem, Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Monday himself conducted drive tests in Indore.
Jan 18, 2016, 22:28 PM IST
BSNL to expand wi-fi services to more AAI-run airports
State-run BSNL is working to provide wi-fi services at more airports managed by Airports Authority of India.
Nov 28, 2015, 23:26 PM IST
BSNL reports operating profit of Rs 672 crore for FY15
In a sign of turnaround, state-run telecom operator BSNL today reported an operating profit of Rs 672 crore for the financial year 2015, aided by fall in administrative costs and jump in revenues.
Nov 17, 2015, 20:52 PM IST
Facebook to help BSNL set up 100 wi-fi hotspots in rural India
BSNL has also received interest from Member of Parliaments for setting up wifi hotspots in villages which they have adopted under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) to make it a model village by 2016.
Nov 01, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
BSNL to allow landline users avail free call benefit on mobile
BSNL mobile subscribers will soon be able to avail free calling benefits offered on their landline phone as the state-run firm is going to roll out a convergence platform that will sync subscribers' mobile and fixed line connections.
Oct 18, 2015, 14:12 PM IST
BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 crore for 40,000 Wi-Fi hotspots: Chairman
A Wi-Fi hotspot offers clients access to the Internet over a wireless local area network.
Jul 30, 2015, 15:51 PM IST
New BSNL CMD's focus is on turning around the firm
State-run BSNL will focus on turning around the company into a profitable venture expeditiously, its new CMD Anupam Shrivastava said Thursday.
Jan 15, 2015, 20:03 PM IST
ACC approves appointment of Anupam Shrivastava as BSNL CMD
Government is believed to have approved the long-pending appointment of Anupam Shrivastava as CMD of state-run telecom firm BSNL.
Jan 14, 2015, 19:46 PM IST
