Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
Over 18,000 BSNL staff opt for VRS within days of roll-out
07 Nov 2019
The VRS option, which is open to employees of BSNL and MTNL above the age of 50 years - or about 121,000 of the 200,000 total number of employees - will remain open till 4 December
BSNL halves SIM replacement charges to Rs50
06 Nov 2019
BSNL to pay subscribers 6 paise for voice call of over 5 minutes
01 Nov 2019
BSNL will credit 6 paise each to every calls of over 5 minutes to the accounts of its FTTH, landline and wireline customers even as Reliance Jio started charging subscribers 6 paise each for calls to other networks
Govt may opt to sell BSNL and MTNL, say reports
29 Oct 2019
Government would go for strategic disinvestment of BSNL and MTNL post Diwali rather than put money into bleeding telecom firms, reports citing officials said
Govt gives in-principle approval for BSNL-MTNL merger
23 Oct 2019
The Department of Telecom has finalised a Rs74,000-crore revival plan for the ailing state-run telecom firms - BSNL and MTNL, which will include capital infusion to acquire 4G spectrum and the cost of a voluntary retirement scheme
Finance ministry wants BSNL, MTNL closed down: report
10 Oct 2019
In the event of closure of the two state-run telcos, which together employs nearly 1,65,000 people, the finance ministry feels that the VRS payout of Rs29,182 crore can be reworked while also saving 4G spectrum cost of Rs20,410 crore and the Rs13,202 crore capex required to roll out the 4G services
BSNL to offer VRS to 80,000 employees
06 Sep 2019
Telecom ministry okays merger of MTNL with BSNL
30 Jul 2019
MTNL, which operates only in the Mumbai and Delhi circles, will become a subsidiary of BSNL following the merger, says a report in the Business Line
