BSNL and MTNL in India
- BSNL has also started a unique service for the remote areas, called “Gramin Sanchar Sewak Scheme” in which telephones are taken to the doorsteps of the poorest of the poor.
- BSNL has launched its Broadband services in January 2006 and had provided 24.57 lakhs connections till 31.07.2008.
- BSNL started its ILD operations in the year 2007. Presently BSNL is hering ILD. BSNL has commissioned submarine cables to Sri Lanka.
- The Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) came into existence on 1 April 1986 as a company wholly- owned by the Govt. under the Department of Tele communications, Ministry of Communications.
- MTNL provides a host of telecom services like Fixed telephone service, GSM based mobile service, CDMA based wireless local loop, Internet and Leased Line Service.
- MTNL was listed on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2001-02 and the MTNL was the 9th Company and among few PSU to be listed in NYSE. The government now owns about 56.25% of MTNL’s paid up capital.
- The network of MTNL is now fully digital.
- As a Navaratna Company MTNL has joint venture in M/s United Telecom Limited (UTL) with TCIL, VSNL for providing CDMA service in Nepal.
- MTNL & STPI have joined hands for setting up data center for Web- farming application through a newly opened company MTNL- STPI ltd. With 50-50% equity participation.
- MTNL & BSNL with 51 and 49% equity participation intended to lay submarine cable from both East and West coast of India to South- East Asia & Middle East with an ultimate intent to extend it to Europe and USA.
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