Govt extends Rs30,000-cr line of credit to BSNL ahead of 4G rollout

The government has extended a Rs30,000 crore line of comfort for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). This is over and above the Rs70,000-crore revival package announced for BSNL and MTNL.

The revival package was to fund a Rs29,937 crore voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for employees above 50 years of age, which is the biggest chunk of the revival package, pay up working capital credit and acquire 4G spectrum,  which it has been lacking so far.

BSNL targets 1 lakh new broadband customers next fiscal

State-run BSNL on Wednesday said it expects to gain at least 1 lakh new broadband customers during the next fiscal in rural areas under its new Bharat Airfibre service.
The connections will be sold through a partner registered with it and the broadband service will be provided using wi-fi frequency range using free radiowaves.

BSNL plans tender to finalize 4G network suppliers

Reliance Jio is India’s #1 4G service provider. Bharti Airtel is in the second position in the 4G business, while Vodafone Idea is in the third position. BSNL could not generate enough mobile data revenue due to its absence in 4G business.
BSNL is selecting its 4G network supplier at a time when the company defaulted on payment to several suppliers. BSNL chairman and managing director PK Purwar recently said that the outstanding dues to suppliers were around Rs 10,000 crore.

BSNL Could Be Your Operator of Choice If You Want to Enjoy Up to 5GB Data Per Day

Out of all the telecom companies out there, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is one operator, which has not hiked its priced even after all the other telcos did so. In late 2019, we saw all the private telecom companies in India, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio increase their tariffs by as much as 40%, but BSNL did not join this bandwagon.

India's telecom sector in a rewind; from AGR, BSNL revival, 5G, IUC to tariff hikes in 2019

NEW DELHI: 2016 was an indelible year for the telecom industry as it marked Mukesh Ambani led Jio’s foray into the sector which led to industry's revenue getting caught in a downward spiral as old players’(Vodafone, Idea, Bharti Airtel) saw their profits and subscriber bases dwindling rapidly.

The erstwhile flourished industry narrowed to a handful of players with 2019 opening up new challenging frontiers for the sector.

Mass retirement in BSNL: Retirees can’t take up jobs for next two years

The Group A employees of BSNL who retires on Friday under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme will face a ban on taking up other salaried jobs for next two years. After one year they have to furnish a letter to the BSNL management stating that they are not engaged in any other job.

Nearly Half of BSNL Employees Retire, Management Plans to Outsource Work

With a total 78,459 employees being sent out of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on January 31, 2020—the biggest mass retirement in its history—the public sector telecom service provider is planning to outsource work to tackle with the shortage of manpower.
The mass retirement followed the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) which had been introduced in BSNL and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) as part of the revival plan. On October 23, the union cabinet had announced a revival package for the ailing public sector telecom service provider including the merger of BSNL and MTNL along with a VRS package. A package worth Rs 70,000 crore had also promised 4G spectrum for BSNL.

Launch Modi government’s decision to 4G of BSNL in India on March 1

All know that the telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam public sectorLtd (BSNL) will launch 4G services. But anyone perfect clarityNot when to start. Last year, Cabinet 2020 BSNL 4GServices decided to launch nationwide. Finally there was a clarityBSNL 4G will launch when (?).
Shock for the rest of the network!

BSNL, MTNL VRS scheme: Employees opting for VRS will have to wait till FY21 for dues

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) employees, who have opted for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) scheme, will have to wait for next fiscal year (FY21) to get their dues.
The reason for this delay is because the Union Budget 2020 has not made any provisions for disbursement towards the programme in FY20.

Staff choosing VRS should wait until FY21 for dues

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Phone Nigam (MTNL) staff, who’ve opted for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) scheme, should watch for subsequent fiscal 12 months i.e. FY21 (2020-21) to get their dues.
The cause of this prolong is for the reason that Union Funds 2020 has no longer made any provisioning for any disbursement in opposition to the programme within the FY20 (present fiscal 12 months).

Cong may oppose LIC listing if govt fails to convince: Chidambaram

Chennai, Feb 3 (PTI) Congress may oppose the proposal to
list insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India if
the Centre failed to convince it with rationale explanation
for its move, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on
Monday.

BSNL Rs 1,699 and Rs 1,999 are Yearly Prepaid Plans Offering Up to 3GB Daily Data and Unlimited Calling

Government-owned BSNL always stayed on top of its game in the prepaid segment. At the end of 2019, BSNL launched an upgraded yearly plan priced at Rs 1,999 which ships with benefits like 3GB daily data, BSNL TV subscription and 250 minutes of voice calling per day to any network for 365 days. Besides the Rs 1,999 yearly plan, BSNL is also offering another yearly plan of Rs 1,699 that ships with similar benefits, albeit the 2GB data per day. Both the Rs 1,699 and Rs 1,999 prepaid plans are available in the majority of the circles where BSNL is operating right now. The Rs 1,699 plan is an open market one, whereas the Rs 1,999 prepaid recharge can be availed only in select markets like Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana.

BSNL’s Rs 1999 prepaid plan offers up to 3GB data: All you need to know

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited recently modified its popular yearly prepaid plan of Rs 1999. The plan now comes with Rs 3GB data per day, BSNL TV subscription. Apart from that, the plan which was valid for 365 days now gets an added 71 days validity. BSNL announced this update on Republic Day 2020.
A user can only avail the extra validity benefit of 71 days, if they recharge before February 15, 2020. The plan comes with 250 minutes of calling facility to any network along with BSNL Tunes subscription and 100 SMSes per day. However, the Rs 1999 plan is only available in selected states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Airtel, Jio, Vodafone, BSNL Users Can Recharge Prepaid Mobile Plans On Google Search: Find Out How It’s Done!

Slow and gradually, Google is venturing into every vertical, and niche, aiming to dominate them, disrupt them.
After hotels, jobs, air tickets and other queries, Google has now aims for the high-in-demand mobile prepaid searches.
You can now use Google Search to discover, compare and recharge prepaid plans, right on the search result page, without leaving Google at all!

Google Now Allows Airtel, Jio, BSNL and Vodafone Idea Users to Compare & Recharge Prepaid Plans

Google on Tuesday launched a mobile recharge facility in its Search option for prepaid mobile users in India. Google Search will now enable users to browse plans across several mobile carriers, compare discounts and offers, and recharge these plans using payment options. This search experience is currently available for users those have signed-in using their Android devices, and provides prepaid service plans from Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Jio and BSNL across India. It’s a useful feature from Google, but the limitation to Android will disappoint a lot of users. The implementation of this feature to Google Search shows how big is prepaid recharge business in India.