R S P Sinha has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd with immediate effect.
The service has been launched in partnership with transmission solutions firm Sterlite Technologies.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to submit its investigation report and other related documents against MTNL's chairman and managing director R S P Sinha.
State-run MTNL has put its overseas acquisitions plans on the backburner for the time being as it decides to focus on improving its marketshare in Delhi and Mumbai--the only places where it operates.
Speaking at the sidelines of the launch of its pre-paid 3G mobile service, MTNL's CMD R S P Sinha said: "In the first year of operations, we want between 200,000 and 300,000 customers for our 3G services." Interestingly, after about six months of operations, MTNL has only 400 subscribers for its 3G service, which has been branded 'Jadoo'.
Ending the long wait over next generation telecom services, MTNL on Friday said it will commercially launch its 3G services in the national capital within 10 days.
Faced with the challenge of retaining subscribers, state-owned MTNL is launching a 3-in-1 service, offering voice, broadband and cable TV on a single line while assuring affordability to its customers.
MTNL on Tuesday launched its long distance services between Delhi and Mumbai, opting Tata-owned VSNL as its preferred carrier for STD calls -- a move that could bring down call rates.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has bagged three licences for offering fixed, GSM-based mobile and international long distance services in Mauritius.
At present MTNL and BSNL do not impose roaming charges for mobile internet services on each others customers.
BSNL told a government panel that it should be allocated 5 MHz spectrum in the 700 MHz band through the equity route
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