STATE-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has claimed it has outperformed private sector rivals such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in net subscriber additions in 2017-18, and plans to build on the gains by spending Rs 4,300 crore for network expansion in this fiscal year. “Net percentage subscriber additions of BSNL is the highest at 11.5% in 2017-18,” BSNL chairman Anupam Shrivastava told a national daily. He added that industry statistics...
