Govt is planning MTNL, BSNL revival; May merge wireless biz of both

THE government is now mulling the idea of merging the wireless business of the MTNL with that of BSNL for the revival of state-owned, loss-making telecom firms. The wireless business of MTNL is very small — it provides services only in two circles, Delhi and Mumbai, and has a total subscriber base of just 0.36 million. Though a merger...

BSNL posts strong growth rate in Feb, beats private telcos

STATE-run BSNL has registered the highest growth rate in providing new wireless connections during February this year, beating all private operators. BSNL has a growth rate of 1.67 percent, followed by Bharti Airtel with 1.18 percent, Vodafone with 1.04 percent and Idea Cellular with 0.85 percent whereas the industry average stood at 0.85 percent.
BSNL added 13.93 lakh subscribers to increase...