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BSNL seeks PM's help in preventing rivals from scuttling firm's revival

The Rs 8,000 crore eligibility criteria is in line with CVC guidelines which say that vendors should have strong financials. The turnover of almost all the firms under TEPC is less than Rs 1,000 cr

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All private operators, including Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea are procuring their 4G equipment from domestic vendors, but only from multinational companies

Megha Manchanda New Delhi
Employees’ union of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop domestic telecom gear makers from scuttling the company’s revival plan by putting a spanner in the tender for sourcing 4G equipment.

In a letter to PM Modi, BSNL staff said the issue raised by the industry body Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) was a ploy to stall the 4G equipment procurement and launching of 4G services by BSNL.

According to media reports, TEPC complained to the Department of Commerce that BSNL’s tendering process had was in contravention of the govt's “Make in

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