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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
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
Govt weighing Rs74,000-cr bailout for BSNL, MTNL: report
03 Jul 2019
While shutting down the PSUs will cost as much as Rs1.2 lakh crore, the department of telecom said that strategic disinvestment may not find any takers and that it may consider possibilities of a joint venture
Govt working on revival package for BSNL, MTNL
27 Jun 2019
DoT draft note clubs 4G spectrum to BSNL and MTNL with VRS
23 Apr 2019
Implementation of VRS for BSNL and MTNL, involving expenditure of Rs6,365 crore and Rs2,120 crore, respectively, is expected to lower the expenses of the firms and give them liquidity, but employees see it as a government ploy to cut down workforce and make it attractive for privatisation
Prasad moans limits on land use by BSNL, MTNL
28 May 2016
MTNL to provide free roaming from 1 January
29 Dec 2015
Beginning 1 January, MTNL customers will be able to receive calls at no extra cost while travelling across the country, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced at an event to celebrate good governance day
Telecom ministry hauls up BSNL, MTNL, India Post
23 Nov 2015
‘112’ soon to be pan-India emergency No
03 Oct 2015
MTNL reports Rs595-cr Q4 net loss
01 Jun 2015
BSNL-MTNL merger likely by July next year: official
08 Sep 2014
The long-pending merger of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Ningam Ltd, the two state-owned telecom operators, is likely to take place by July next year in a move to synergise operations by offering services as a single entity
BSNL, MTNL to add 28,300 mobile sites
22 Jul 2014
BSNL, MTNL ink pact to offer pan-India services
24 Sep 2013
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