BSNL eyes Rs 1,000-cr revenue from Madhya Pradesh circle

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 18:27

State-run telecom operator BSNL Monday said it aims to garner revenues worth Rs 1,000 crore in the current fiscal from Madhya Pradesh circle.

BSNL to offer minimum broadband speed of 2 Mbps from Oct 1

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 17:15

State-run BSNL will offer a minimum broadband speed of 2 mega bit per second (Mbps) from October 1 onwards to its customers, at no extra cost.

BSNL gets govt nod to hive off towers into separate arm

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 5, 2015, 21:36

In a bid to revive the flagging fortunes of BSNL, the government Wednesday approved hiving off the state-owned firm's tower business into a new company as well as compensating it and MTNL Rs 627.20 crore for 800 MHz CDMA spectrum that they surrendered.

BSNL to improve connectivity along borders

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 17:33

To improve connectivity along the borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Myanmar, the BSNL would set up mobile phone towers along the frontiers, an official said here on Friday.

BSNL to invest Rs 830 cr in Odisha, launches Wi-Fi zone at Puri

Last Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 18:37

State-run BSNL will invest Rs 830 crore for improving services in Odisha and half of that amount will be spent on the broadband network in the current financial year, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Thursday.

BSNL to enhance rural connectivity

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 17:19

The BSNL Dakshina Kannada Telecom District (DKTD) planned to cover all the 349 gram panchayats in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts under the national optical fibre network project this year, G R Ravi, district general manager, has said.

BSNL to offer OFC link to 2,500 gram panchayats in Bengal

Last Updated: Monday, July 6, 2015, 20:37

State-run BSNL's Bengal circle will be rolling out optical fibre connectivity to 2,503 gram panchayats of the state by 2016.

PM Modi meets Prasad on BSNL revival

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 16:46

Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a meeting with Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to deliberate on the revival strategy of state-run BSNL a couple of days back.

BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 cr for setting up 40,000 wi-fi by 2018

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 20:46

State-run BSNL will set up 40,000 wi-fi hotspots across the country, entailing an investment of about Rs 6,000 crore.

BSNL putting up 5,000 BTS towers in the country

Last Updated: Sunday, June 14, 2015, 23:01

Union Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad Sunday said that the public telecom operator BSNL is putting up 5,000 Base Transceiver Station (BTS) towers across the country to provide better services to its customers.

BSNL to offer free national roaming from June 15

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 22:19

State-owned BSNL will offer its subscribers free incoming calls on roaming from June 15, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Tuesday, even as it looks to compete more aggressively with private telecom operators.