Concerned over delays in its mobile network expansion projects, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has called meetings through next week with its major suppliers - Nokia, Nortel and Ericsson - to review the status of the projects.
All three vendors had already come in for criticism at previous meetings over the delays. In fact, Nokia was asked to submit a compliance report immediately.
BSNL sources said the poor quality of network equipment supplied by Ericsson and Nortel in the east zone had caused "massive revenue losses".
Additionally, BSNL's $500-million digital wireless network rollout in the east and west zones had also fallen offtrack due to the delay in deployment of infrastructure by Nortel Network, sources added.
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