Cabinet clears BSNL-BBNL merger, approves revival package worth Rs 1.64 lakh crThe government in April 2022 had announced that BBNL, the special purpose vehicle (SPV), formed to implement the ambitious BharatNet projec...
28 Jul, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Government defers proposal to merge BSNL, MTNL due to financial reasonsBSNL Chairman and managing director PK Purwar, who also heads MTNL, has submitted before a Parliamentary panel that the Department of Telec...
07 Apr, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
Govt plans to merge BBNL with BSNL this month: BSNL CMDWith the proposed merger, BSNL will get 5.67 lakh kilometer of optical fibre which has been laid across 1.85 lakh village panchayats in the...
20 Mar, 2022, 04.13 PM IST
BSNL's service revenue seen at Rs 17,000 cr in FY22; says confident of defending turf with quality 4G servicesThe state-owned telecom corporation is confident of retaining its customer base and defending its turf with quality 4G services to be launc...
20 Mar, 2022, 01.02 PM IST
BSNL Employees Union urges CMD to hold regular interactions for company's revivalIn a letter to CMD PK Purwar,, the union said in mid-2016, BSNL management, under the then CMD Anupam Shrivastava showed inclination to inv...
09 Jan, 2021, 05.43 PM IST
Department of Telecom grants BSNL 20 year permit to provide services in Delhi, MumbaiThe extension of the licence allows BSNL to continue nationwide services such as local, long distance and international calls, very small a...
12 Dec, 2020, 11.28 AM IST
BSNL raises Rs 8,500 cr through sovereign bondsThe bonds have been issued at coupon rate of 6.79 per cent per annum for 10 year period.
21 Sep, 2020, 07.13 PM IST
Nokia warns of sacking staff working on BSNL project over outstanding paymentsNokia said it has a large number of employees dedicated to BSNL projects and for the last four months it has been retaining them in an atte...
14 Aug, 2020, 07.48 AM IST
BSNL extends prepaid connection validity till May 5BSNL firmly stands beside its subscribers during this crisis period and we request the subscribers to 'Go Digital' for recharging their acc...
18 Apr, 2020, 10.57 PM IST
Nearly 75,000 BSNL employees have opted for VRS so far: ChairmanThe 'BSNL Voluntary Retirement Scheme - 2019' that was rolled out last week, will remain open till December 3. BSNL is looking at savings o...
14 Nov, 2019, 10.44 PM IST
BSNL to roll out 4G services by the end of March 2020BSNL Chairman and Managing Director P K Purwar said that BSNL should be able to launch 4G services by the end of this financial year. "The ...
21 Oct, 2019, 07.21 PM IST
Nokia may withdraw support to BSNL over payment duesBesides Nokia, China’s ZTE, American Tower Corporation, UTStarcom and Fiberhome are among the multinational companies that have been seekin...
12 Aug, 2019, 09.50 PM IST
BSNL to reduce outsourcing work, power bill to save cost; faces Rs 800 crore revenue-expense gapBSNL has been in the grip of severe liquidity crunch and recently delayed payment of employees wages for the second time this year.
06 Aug, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
VRS package may save Rs 1,080 crore in annual salary tab: MTNL chiefImplementation of VRS is expected to lower expenses of the firms and provide them the much-needed liquidity.
24 Apr, 2019, 02.32 PM IST
MTNL remains relevant for telecom, its sustainability important for customers, market: CMDThe comment assumes significance as loss-making telecom PSUs MTNL and BSNL are saddled with massive debt and have faced problems in clearin...
22 Apr, 2019, 03.03 PM IST
See no challenge in payment of April salaries to staff: MTNL CMDThe comment assumes significance as distressed telecom PSUs Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are sa...
17 Apr, 2019, 04.30 PM IST
Department of Telecom may recommend names for BSNL, MTNL chiefs by month endBoth the loss-making public sector entities have been operating under interim chairman-cum-managing directors since the middle of this year...
16 Dec, 2014, 01.51 PM IST