Sikkim, one of the tiniest and youngest members of the Indian union, has earned the distinction of being a state with the highest mobile phone density in the country.
BSNL is seeking retaining of the old ADC amount of Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) a year from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's prescribed Rs 3,200 crore (Rs 32 billion).
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is unlikely to participate in the tender floated by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited to carry its STD traffic in Delhi and Mumbai even as the NYSE-listed MTNL has agreed to pay some of the STD dues immediately.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is likely to register a lower profit of upto Rs 8,000 crore (Rs 80 billion) in 2005-06 compared to over Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) in the previous year.
Eight telecom equipment suppliers including Nokia, Motorola, Alcatel, Nortel and Ericsson on Tuesday submitted bids for supplying 1.1 million cellular lines worth upto Rs 5,000 crore of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Wednesday indicated a reduction of upto 15 per cent in international long distance call rates especially for the US and UK.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has decided to expand mobile telephony network in Jammu and Kashmir by 100,000 more connections to meet the growing demand.
BSNL also launched a pre-paid card with lifetime validity for Rs 949 which includes preloaded talk time of Rs 99.
In an application filed with Trai, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has sought regulatory approval to reduce prices on one of its premium connectivity modes, DS3, citing an increase in bandwidth on a submarine cable system.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd plans to provide broadband services in a big way in 2004 and would introduce the service in seven major cities in the country, including Chennai, BSNL chief managing director Prithipal Singh said on Thursday.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has decided to acquire the entire stake of Tata Power Broadband for Rs 239 crore (Rs 2.39 billion).
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's profits have declined after its corporatisation, mainly on account of the sharp increase in wages, higher depreciation rates, provision of bad debts and wealth tax, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited on Friday said that the concept of unified license regime as propounded by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India was not harmful from the point of view of the operators.
Even after the rejection of its financial package of Rs 23,000 crore (Rs 230 billion) by the Cabinet, BSNL on Tuesday said it was hopeful that the proposal would eventually be accepted.
The government is likely to sell its residual stake in privatised firms like Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd and CMC to strategic acquirers soon, Divestment Minister Arun Shourie said on Monday.
VSNL Lanka Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Tuesday said that it has been granted external gateway operator license by the Telecom Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Friday said the concept of 'One India', entailing single tariff for local and STD calls, was welcome from the consumers' point of view but its impact on companies' finances would have to be assessed.
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