Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has forged a strategic alliance with Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd for venturing into the web conferencing market.
The deal is believed to be spread over three years and will involve implementing and managing the GSM major's network in 15 circles in the country.
Communications Minister A Raja has raised objections.
In a major bonanza, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is planning to offer its 36 million customers an accident insurance scheme free of cost.
Debunking a government charge about forming a cartel, India's top three private telecom players - Bharti, Reliance Infocomm and Videsh Sanchar Nigam
The Supreme Court admitted an appeal by BSNL challenging a TDSAT decision expressing inability to penalise Bharti Telesonics Ltd for allegedly violating conditional clearance for providing national long distance telephone service.
With demand for mobile phone connections exceeding expectations in Srinagar, BSNL on Wednesday ordered another 10,000 application forms to cope with the rush even as a company official was suspended for unauthorised possession of forms.
The bids were slated to be opened on December 4. WiMAX or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access provides for wireless transmission of data and up to 75 Mb/sec speed. The 802.16d -- also frequently referred to as 'fixed WiMAX' has no support for mobility.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has worked out an elaborate plan for the development of telecommunications network along the ancient silk route following the recent Sino-Indian agreement on border trade through Nathula in East Sikkim.
Congestion level is rising with surging mobile subscriber base resulting in loss of calls and poor quality of service, but the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India says it cannot issue show cause over this lapse as the matter is subjudice.
In a move to woo foreign visitors to its network, the state-owned telecom behemoth Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has decided to reduce the charges on in-roaming -- international mobile phone users roaming in India -- by 35-40 per cent.
New SMS-based service to be offered in association with India Post.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd and AT&T have entered into an agreement to jointly offer Multi-Protocol Label Switching platform-based networking services in India, including ATM, Frame Relay and secure Internet Protocol dial services.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Monday announced the acquisition of Teleglobe International Holdings, a provider of wholesale voice, data, IP and mobile signalling services.
State-run telecom operator BSNL on Tuesday said it expects to close the fiscal with 10 lakh 3G users from seven lakh at present.
In one of the biggest broadband projects in the country, the state-owned telecom behemoth Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is planning to provide broadband connections to 110,000 schools in the country
Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal has clubbed the two cases filed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited challenging Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's decision to reduce the levy collected from private operators.
Tatas-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Friday completed the acquisition of undersea cable network company Tyco Global Network, a move that would provide VSNL more bandwidth for providing connectivity to carriers and other businesses like IT and BPO.
State-run BSNL on Saturday approached telecom tribunal TDSAT against sector regulator TRAI's decision to cut a levy paid by private operators to the public sector company for its rural operations.
Arrears owed by subscribers to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd stand at Rs 2655 crore (Rs 26.55 billion), including Rs 306 crore (Rs 3.06 billion), against government departments, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd plans to switch over to the call-detail-record billing system for its 3.5 crore (35 million)landline subscribers in the next two to three months. "Our landline billing system as of now works on the conventional technology, and we are unable to give a customised offer to subscribers. But very soon all that will be a thing of the past," BSNL Deputy Director General, (Enterprise Business), Sunil Kumar told PTI. Telephone exchanges spread over 20 major ci
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Cable & Wireless have tied up to provide enhanced global connectivity services to Indian corporate customers in the IT-enabled Services segment.
The Kuki Liberation Army have demanded Rs 30 lakh in exchange for Deputy General Manager J Lumkim's release.
We don't want BSNL to become another VSNL.
India plans to push ahead with listing Bharat Sanchar Nigam, the state-owned telecoms group, in what would be the country's first large privatisation since the government came to power four years ago.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd Employees Union on Friday extended support to the proposed indefinite strike of employees of public sector oil companies against privatisation of HPCL and BPCL.
Tatas-controlled Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Wednesday got clearance from a US government agency for acquisition of undersea cable assets of Tyco Global Network (TGN) for $130 million.
In a bid to tap the rural market, state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Wednesday said it would provide rent-free telephones to customers in villages.
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