Govt approves Rs 6,982 crore for BSNL capex in 2025The government has sanctioned an additional Rs 6,982 crore in capital expenditure for BSNL in 2025 to bolster its 4G network rollout nation...
21 Aug, 2025, 09.47 PM IST
Govt lines up Rs 47,000 crore capex to boost BSNL network: DoTThe Department of Telecommunications has announced a fresh capital expenditure plan of nearly Rs 47,000 crore to expand and upgrade BSNL's ...
14 Aug, 2025, 12.37 PM IST
Govt not privatising telecom firms BSNL, MTNL, says Union MoS Pemmasani Chandra SekharIndia has confirmed that it is not privatising state-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNL, according to Deputy Communications Minister Pemmasa...
12 Mar, 2025, 01.09 PM IST
BSNL operations are stable now, says Chairman"BSNL is operationally-stable now, and can launch 4G services within six months...it's looking to place an initial 4G equipment order of 50...
19 Oct, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
BSNL seeks to raise Rs 40,000 crore to deploy indigenously-developed 4G sites, meet debt liability: PK PurwarIn a recent letter to outgoing telecom secretary Anshu Prakash, BSNL's top official sought Rs 17,500 crore for capex and Rs 19,605 crore fo...
02 Oct, 2021, 10.00 AM IST
Vendors want BSNL dues matter to reach finance ministryIn a letter to telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad dated April 8, PHD telecom committee chairman Sandeep Agarwal said that state-owned ope...
10 Apr, 2020, 09.57 PM IST
Nokia, Ericsson, ZTE, UTStarcom receive part of their outstanding from BSNLBSNL has paid the outstanding dues worth Rs 150 crore each to Nokia and ZTE, according to a source. BSNL is also set to release Rs 22 crore...
27 Dec, 2019, 12.11 PM IST
BSNL earmarks Rs 4,300-cr capex for FY18, plans 75K WiFi sitesBSNL has already installed around 5,000 WiFi hotspots. 35,000 more will be installed this fiscal and it is planning to add another 35,000 l...
06 Apr, 2017, 11.22 PM IST
BSNL to invest Rs 2,500 crore in H2 FY17 on expansion plansInstallation of mobile towers in Left-Wing Extremist states, BharatNet and Defence's network for spectrum project, are among the government...
13 Oct, 2016, 01.58 AM IST
BSNL to launch 4G services in 14 telecom circlesState-owned BSNL is gearing up to launch 4G services in 14 telecom circles where it has 20 MHz liberalised broadband wireless access (BWA) ...
03 Apr, 2016, 11.37 AM IST
Telecom department rejects BSNL's plea for more compensation for services in Naxal areasBSNL had sought additional compensation equivalent to 16.5 per cent of the project cost to encourage its staff to work in hostile regions p...
10 Sep, 2014, 04.55 AM IST
BSNL and MTNL to be merged by July 2015In a presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seen by ET, DoT said it expects to “secure Cabinet approval for the proposed BSNL-MTNL m...
03 Sep, 2014, 08.35 AM IST
BSNL’s decision on solar technology in naxal areas flawed: DoTDoT has pulled up BSNL for its decision to use a solar-powered technology solution for establishing mobile connectivity in Naxalite hotbeds.
28 Mar, 2014, 05.10 AM IST
Next-gen network to help BSNL address data demandUnder the phase 7 expansion plan, BSNL is transforming its TDM-based network to a complete IP-based network.
02 Dec, 2013, 02.42 PM IST
DoT panel recommends mass solar cell towers for BSNLThe proposal is seen as the first step by the government to address the telecom sector’s concerns about the prohibitive capex costs of depl...
18 Sep, 2013, 06.09 AM IST
- BSNL eyes Rs 60,000 crore capex in three years
The PSU is of the view that this capex will enable it to double its turnover, take its mobile subscriber base to over 140 million by 2010 a...
07 Sep, 2007, 12.44 AM IST
- BSNL, MTNL scout partners to lay submarine cable
The 12,000 km long cable system will have a capacity of 2.5 terabits.
05 Oct, 2006, 05.50 PM IST