The Department of Telecom (DoT) also said that the process for spectrum allocation for 4G services to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on pan-India basis, including Delhi and Mumbai, has been initiated and funds have been provisioned in FY2020-21

BSNL has started in operations Mumbai and Delhi following the telco's proposal to manage networks in twin circles on an outsourced basis that got acceptance by the telecom department in October 2020.

The TRAI has imposed fine on eight telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, BSNL, for failing to stop cybercriminals from sending fake text messages to dupe digital payment users

BSNL will provide both wireless and fixed lines in Mumbai and Delhi on behalf of MTNL on a pilot basis for five to six months, starting from January 1, 2021

The memorandum dated October 12, was issued to all secretaries and departments under the Centre following consultation with the finance ministry

MTNL Mumbai has listed a range of STVs available for a promotional period of 90 days. Check them out.

After 20 soldiers were killed in border clashes, India has resorted to what increasingly looks like a trade war with China, targeting Chinese companies and projects in India 

The development comes after Paytm's parent company One97 Communications had earlier moved the Delhi High Court claiming that telecom service providers were not blocking those defrauding its customers via phishing activities over various networks

Shares of Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) hit an upper circuit of 20 per cent amid reports that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked BSNL and MTNL to not use Chinese equipment for 4G upgradation

The standoff has stirred anti-China sentiments in India, with protesters and some trade bodies like Confederation of All India Traders calling for a boycott of Chinese products in protest to border standoff

State-owned telco BSNL has revised prepaid plans, PVs, STVs to allow unlimited calling and SMS benefits on MTNL networks.

BSNL and MTNL in their separate submissions have said irrespective of the parameters used to fix the floor prices, Trai should ensure that the exercise does not result in windfall profits for a few operators

The latest three cases that have been found positive for COVID-19 include two from Ladakh with travel history to Iran and one from Tamil Nadu, with travel history to Oman

BSNL, MTNL VRS scheme: Employees opting for VRS will have to wait till FY21 for duesBharat 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 i.e. FY21 (2020-21) to get their dues. The reason for this delay is because the Union Budget 2020 has not made any provisioning for any disbursement towards the programme in the FY20 (current fiscal year).Travel bans in virus...

BSNL, MTNL VRS scheme: The reason for this delay is because the Union Budget 2020 has not made any provisions for disbursement towards the programme in FY20

Sources said that the Ministry of Skill Development is looking for a land parcel and the Department of Telecom has offered BSNL land valued at Rs 2,000 crore in Ghaziabad to the ministry

In October this year, the government approved a Rs 69,000 crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL that includes merging the two loss-making firms

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is also looking at monetising its land assets worth Rs 73,000 crore in order to turn profitable

The GoM includes Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

All regular and permanent employees of BSNL who attended the age of 50 years or above are eligible to seek voluntary retirement under the VRS scheme