The GoM, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, also took a decision on providing pension to MTNL employees, which is likely to cost about Rs 570 crore a year.
MTNL shares surged 19.92% to Rs 15.35 at the close on the BSE yesterday.
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Both MTNL and BSNL had requested the government to refund the amount they paid in 2010 for Broadband Wireless Access spectrum, used to provide 4G data services.
MTNL's net loss widened to Rs 5,321.12 crore in the financial year 2012-13 from Rs 4,109.78 crore in FY'12.
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