TRAI receives DoT reference, to start consultation on 4G spectrum allocation to BSNL, MTNL soon

NEW DELHI: The department of telecom (DoT) has finally sought views on the allocation of the fourth generation or 4G airwaves to the two public sector telcos— Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) from the sector regulator which is planning to start consultation process soon.

BSNL to hive off Rs 15,000 crore fibre assets into separate unit

Cash-strapped telecom player BSNL, which faced issues with salary payments last month, plans to hive off its fibre assets into a separate company, which is expected to have a valuation of Rs 10,000-15,000 crore.
BSNL has about eight lakh route km of fibre infrastructure across India compared with Reliance Jio with 4.78 lakh route km (including 178,000 route km that it acquired from Reliance Communications) and Airtel’s 2.46 lakh route km and Vodafone Idea’s 1.56 lakh km, according to estimates.

Trai to begin consultations on allotting 4G spectrum to BSNL

New Delhi: The telecom regulator will soon begin consultations on how the government should allocate 4G spectrum to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) at a time the state-run operator is struggling to pay salaries to employees.
“The department of telecommunications (DoT) sent us a reference a few days back. Now we will carry out a consultation on allocation of 4G spectrum (for BSNL)," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman R.S. Sharma said on Tuesday.

Salary scare puts BSNL revival on fast-track

The woes of ailing state-run telecom BSNL may ease by June.
Various factors are at play to bring back the public sector undertaking (PSU) to a sustainable level. Hectic discussions are underway between senior officials of Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and BSNL since the salary scare incident earlier this month when the PSU delayed the payment of dues for February to its employees.

BSNL meet on April 4, March salary to be on time

The state-run BSNL will hold a crucial board meeting on April 4 to discuss the 2018-19 financial results, the roadmap, investments for 2019 fiscal, increasing of the ceiling limit for capex loans, sources said on Friday.
They also informed that the Public Sector Unit will its services revenues to pay March salaries on time.

BSNL rolls out Wi-Fi hotspot vouchers starting at Rs 19

State-owned telecom operator BSNL has announced new tariff vouchers which will enable users to access its Wi-Fi hotspots across all the major cities in the country. Last year, telecom minister Manoj Sinha announced that India will have around one million Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of this year. So, the new tariff vouchers from BSNL are seen as a step towards achieve that goal.

BSNL, MTNL woes: PMO convenes meeting on April 2

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has convened a meeting on April 2 to deliberate on the revival of state-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL, which have been facing severe financial crunch with mounting losses and stagnant revenues. Both the firms failed to pay February salary on time to their around 2-lakh-strong combined workforce. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been engaging with the firms for some time now to work out a solution.

BSNL Launches Wi-Fi Hotspot Vouchers that Offer Up to 30GB of Data at a Starting Price of Rs.19

State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is on its way to deploying Wi-Fi hotspots all across India. According to a report by TelecomTalk, BSNL is extending its hotspot footprint in India and offering the services to its subscribers. Not just BSNL, other telcos like Vodafone and Airtel. Let’s find out more about it.

7th Pay Commission: Here’s a piece of Good news for BSNL employees

7th pay commission for BSNL employees: In the new financial year, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employees may receive a piece of good news. If the reports are to be believed then the telecom department is likely to implement the recommendations of 7th Pay Commissions, which were stamped earlier. The government employees who have been waiting and demanding eagerly for salary hike and clearance of all pending dues are likely to receive it in the new financial year.

BSNL Launches 4G Services in 25 Towns of Telangana Circle

State-run telecom operator, BSNL, has been expanding its 4G footprint across the country. Last week, the telco had announced the launch of its high-speed 4G services in 25 towns of Telangana circle. Alongside Telangana, BSNL is already providing 4G in 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh state as well. In Telangana, BSNL has launched 4G in districts like Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam,

BSNL now offers 4G services in Telangana: Report

reportedly launched its 4G services in 25 towns of Telangana circle, Telecomtalk reported.

BSNL now offers 4G services in Telangana: Report


According to a report, BSNL has launched this service in Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, and Medak.

BSNL-MTNL merger to create a financially stronger entity; employees to benefit: Frost & Sullivan

NEW DELHI: The merger of state-run PSUs BSNL and MTNL has the potential to increase the overall valuation and make the merged entity financially stronger to compete with private telcos in the country, Frost & Sullivan said in a note. It added that a successful merger will be good for everyone, including employees of both the PSUs.

"I see BSNL and MTNL merger as an inevitable outcome of this rapid transformation in the Indian telecom industry...the merger will increase the overall valuation and make the merged entity financially stronger, thereby receive a better credit term, which is an essential component of capital intensive businesses," Benoy CS, Director, Digital Transformation Practice, Frost & Sullivan said.

BSNL seeks to rent its land to other state-owned units instead of selling

 Troubled telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), which is expecting a bailout package and thinking of monetising its assets, wants to be allowed to rent its land (it has about 7,500 plots in the country with a rough valuation of Rs 70,000 crore) to other central public sector units instead of selling them.

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