With a major network rollout on the cards, the government is not keen to change the pattern of tower monetisation for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), officials at the state-owned telecom-service provider said.
The monetisation target in the telecom sector had to be revised owing to a change in BSNL’s approach to mobile-phone tower monetisation, which had shifted from a sale-based model to a lease-based one.
This had been pointed out in an inter-ministerial meeting of secretaries, part of the core group on asset monetisation (CGAM), chaired by the Cabinet secretary in August, Business Standard had earlier reported. The CGAM

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