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Topic: BSNL

Vodafone bailout is problematic. Govt can’t pick favourites in private sector

There was a simpler way to give Vodafone a bailout on its AGR dues without raising the spectre of unequal treatment.

Telecom is India’s next Atmanirbhar champion—with 4G rollout as a milestone

Fifteen operators across 9 countries have inquired about India's technology, and nations like Kenya, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, and Egypt have shown concrete interest in Indian 4G and 5G stacks.

Employee expenses & ‘other revenue’. How accounting changes drove BSNL’s return to profits after 17 yrs

The ailing public sector telco recorded a net profit of Rs 262 crore in Q3 this year, the first time since 2007. A deeper look shows this is not due to material improvements.

Centre rethinks BSNL proposal to slash workforce by a third after employee union writes to minister

Employees’ union says the move came as a 'huge surprise', and in its letter to Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, writes that 'failure is on part of management'.

BSNL Achieves Indigenous 4G Milestone, Over 50,000 Sites Deployed Across India

New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has successfully deployed over 50,000 indigenous 4G sites across India, marking a significant achievement in the country’s...

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

Five debt defaults, two NPAs & 100% value erosion. MTNL barrels towards a major financial crisis

Since 2019, govt has pumped Rs 3.22 lakh crore into MTNL & BSNL. Both remain in losses. MTNL has begun to default on loans & bond payments, possibly the first large PSU to become NPA.

Why the BSNL bailout is consistent with Modi govt’s unstated policy

What has really riled critics of the government is that this seems to be a case of sinking good money after bad.

BSNL plan will sink taxpayer money like Air India. Govt can’t compete with private players

Modi govt should provide better justifications for investing nine million taxpayers’ money in BSNL beyond providing connectivity to 25,000 villages and funding VRS for redundant employees.

Ailing BSNL gets its 3rd revival package. Rs 89,047 cr allotted, focus on 4G & 5G services

Union Minister for Communications Ashwini Vaishnaw says time has come for state-run telco to be in 'league of major players' and provide Digital India services to 'weakest of the weak'.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.