MTNL had earlier reduced the call charges from Trump to MTNL landline from Rs 1.50 per minute to 90p per minute from January 1 this year. However from January 26, a flat rate of 90p per minute is applicable to calls to any local number of Mumbai across all operators.
Suntel has a base of 3 lakh subscribers and holds both NLD and ILD licenses. The acquisition, would give MTNL leverage on data services, fixed line and a host of corporate and SME customers.
The telecom PSU plans to get back in black in two years; BSNL too has started discussions to lease out its towers.
The state-owned telecom service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has teamed up with mobile content developing company Mauj to launch its general pocket radio service portal, 'Funstation'.
The spat over the carriage of national long distance traffic between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited may be heading towards a reconciliatory note.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd is looking for joint ventures and tie-ups with content providers for its newly launched broadband services, Tri Band.
The government on Thursday said it has not taken any decision so far regarding the merger of telecom public sector undertakings BSNL and MTNL.
State-owned MTNL, dogged by a flabby workforce and tremendous pressure from unions against job cuts, has achieved a virtual feat by successfully offering voluntary retirement to over 1900 employees.
State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, which had acquired the licence to offer telecom services in Mauritius in 2004, has started operations with international long distance services to begin with.
The consortium led by ICICI Securities is likely to submit by January end its first report containing the options of synergising the operations of two telecom public sector undertakings -- BSNL and MTNL.
State-run MTNL on Thursday became the first to commercially rolled out third generation services, under which a customer would be able to access live TV, movie downloads and high speed Internet on mobile phones, at a monthly rental of Rs 599 and a call charge of 60 paise per minute.
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.
The Union government has asked Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd to explore opportunities that would enable the company to expand its presence and improve financial conditions.\n\n\n\n
After Mauritius and Kenya, Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd is exploring overseas markets like Benin and Oman to expand its operations.
State-owned Mahangar Telephone Nigam's (MTNL) ambitious drive to become a major player in the internet protocol TV (IPTV) services sector is facing a roadblock. IPTV is a technology that uses telephone lines to provide TV programming to viewers.
State-run MTNL is exploring investment opportunities in Chinese telecom companies and also scouting Nigeria and Sri Lanka for investment or joint ventures in the wireless segment, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
To revive the two state-run telecom operators, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), the government is likely to waive the one-time fee these telcos need to pay for retaining additional spectrum.
For the fourth straight month, state owned Mahanagar Telecom Nigam has beaten private cellular operators in garnering the number of new subscribers, both in Delhi and Mumbai.
State-run telecom service provider MTNL on Friday said it will launch its 3G services in Mumbai next month, as it targets a user base of 1,00,000 for the third generation mobile service by year-end
Having achieved a subscriber base of over 10 lakh in Mumbai, state owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has approached the government for an additional frequency of two MHz to expand its cellular mobile services.
The 1986-founded company is in the process of appointing a consultant for formulating the future plan of action for its CDMA business.
The government plans to consider the issue of merger between BSNL and MTNL on the basis of suggestions made by a financial consultant appointed by the centre, chairman and managing director of BSNL A K Sinha said.
State-owned telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam -- telecom service provider in Mumbai and Delhi circles -- has slashed domestic long-distance (STD) rates by 66 per cent with immediate effect. The STD calls made from landline and Garuda (CDMA service) will now be levied at Rs 1.20 per minute, a reduction of 66.66 per cent, as against the existing rate of Rs 2 per minute.
Ahead of a crucial meeting of the department of telecommunication, with the two public sector undertakings to decide on the next step towards synergising their operations, MTNL on Monday said that making it a subsidiary of BSNL would not yield the de
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.
The much-talked merger of the two state-owned telecom giants -- Mahanagar Telecom Nigam and Bharat Sanchar Nigam -- is understood to have been put on hold
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has appointed HSBC as advisor for the process of synergising the public sector undertaking's operations with BSNL, as proposed by the department of telecom.
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to MTNL on a petition filed by telecom regulator TRAI challenging TDSAT's order to go ahead with adjudication of regulations on the new access deficit charge levy regime.
A decision on the merger will take some time as there are procedural problems with MTNL being a listed entity and BSNL non-listed.
Continuing with the trend of adding more subscribers in Delhi and Mumbai, state-run MTNL on Thursday said it has captured over 40 per cent of new subscribers during February ahead of its private rivals.
The government on Wednesday said the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd board has approved the bid for acquiring stake in Rwanda Telecom.
"We have tied up with a technology partner, who is carrying out the field trials. We would provide 21 channels," MTNL Executive Director J Gopal told PTI. The company launched on Thursday Express alert, a value-added service for its Dolphin and Trump mobile subscribers. Subscribing to Express alert would give MTNL customers updates on astrology, cricket scores, news and stock.
The PSU is planning to convert Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30-billion) loan into long term debt.
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