BSNL, MTNL nudged to monetise land faster to pare debtCabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba called a review meeting with the senior officials of BSNL and MTNL earlier this week to take an update on the...
17 Feb, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
No significant headway achieved on BSNL-MTNL assets monetisation: Par panelThe Standing Committee on Communications and IT, in its report, has said that its earlier recommendation of reservation/designation of land...
09 Feb, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh to hold nationwide protest against disinvestment on October 28With this, the RSS-affiliate trade unions had joined the league of other 10 central trade unions who had held similar nationwide protests e...
22 Oct, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
Monetisation drive: Govt targets Rs 1.3 lakh crore from rail, telecom assetsThe government is targeting half its asset monetisation target of Rs 2.5 lakh crore from railways and telecom, while scouting for new areas...
12 Mar, 2021, 07.50 AM IST
Homegrown telecom, OFC companies may cut jobs as state-run firms drag paymentsThe survival of homegrown telecom gear makers and suppliers has once again come under the cloud with a few firms mulling layoffs following ...
18 Apr, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
BSNL vendors seek DoT intervention over Rs 1,600 crore dues linked to Bharat Net 2The companies that have approached the DoT flagging their concerns on pending dues include Sterlite, Tejas, Paramount Wires And Cables Ltd ...
22 Nov, 2019, 07.43 PM IST
Cabinet clears: Rs 70,000 crore plan to revive BSNL, MTNLA group of ministers will be formed to help implement the revival plan, he said. “All efforts will be towards making the merged entity Ebid...
24 Oct, 2019, 07.58 AM IST
PMO seeks clarity from high-level panel on revival of MTNL, BSNLThe direction has come after the finance ministry raised objections to a proposal moved by the telecom department (DoT) for reviving the tw...
02 Oct, 2019, 08.00 PM IST
PMO clears BSNL- MTNL revival, merger off the tableGovt is looking to reduce financial stress by allocating next-gen of frequencies to commercially launch 4G.
24 Aug, 2019, 06.15 PM IST
Amit Shah-headed GoM discusses VRS scheme for BSNL, MTNL employeesThe administrative cost for the allocation of 4G radio waves to BSNL is pegged at Rs 14,000 crore, and Rs 6,000 crore for MTNL.
18 Jul, 2019, 10.39 AM IST
MTNL investing Rs 190 crore to upgrade services; may be allocated 4G spectrum: Manoj SinhaThe DoT is seriously considering to allot 4G spectrum to state-run MTNL and BSNL, said telecom minister Manoj Sinha.
20 May, 2018, 01.57 PM IST
MTNL revival plan on, DoT panel meeting regularly: CMDIn September last, DoT constituted an internal panel to carve out a future path for the debt-laden Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL).
24 Apr, 2018, 04.44 PM IST
Government allocates projects worth Rs 25,000 crore to BSNLThe big projects include laying of optical fibre based network dedicated for use by Defence worth Rs 13, 334 crore and Rs 6,500 crore for e...
09 Mar, 2018, 05.41 PM IST
Parliamentary Panel for BSNL, MTNL merger to give them fighting chanceOne of the options entailed MTNL focusing on turnaround with support from the government and shareholders and seeking opportunities "to sel...
22 Dec, 2017, 06.04 PM IST
DoT panel studying Deloitte report on MTNL revival: Manoj SinhaA household telephony brand in the 90s and early 2000, MTNL has been making losses since 2009-10 after it was asked to pay Rs 11,000 crore ...
09 Jul, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
- Chandrasekhar panel to unveil roadmap for grand alliance of telecom PSUs
The panel will define the role of each telecom PSU member in the proposed alliance, iron out potential conflicts of interest and formulate ...
04 Apr, 2012, 12.25 PM IST
- IT min seeks Telecom Commission’s nod for Rs 980cr network
The ministry of communications and IT has sought approval of the telecom commission (TC) for its Rs 980-crore project for laying of alterna...
25 Aug, 2006, 03.00 AM IST