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Can BBNL-BSNL merger be a game-changer for rural broadband connectivity?

The jury is out on whether the merger of two state-owned telecom companies can help step up rural broadband connectivity

5,400 acres of land parcels of PSUs may be monetised through new SPV

These would be land of state-owned units under divestment and those that the Centre has decided to shut

Drop propsal to merge BSNL with MTNL, employees union urges PM Modi

BSNL Employees Union on Wednesday appealed to PM Modi to "drop proposal to merge MTNL with BSNL"

'Indigenous 4G, 5G tech to be deployed in BSNL network by Aug 15'

BSNL has been conducting trials for 4G networks with a TCS-led consortium which includes C-DoT as a technology partner

No plan under consideration for BSNL's disinvestment: Govt tells Parliament

The current strength of employees is sufficient for the operation of the state-owned telecom corporation, Chauhan said

Best of BS Opinion: A sub-optimal solution, handle with care & more

Here are the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day

A sub-optimal solution

BSNL-BBNL merger will not help

BSNL sees service revenue at Rs 17,000 cr in FY22; says it can defend turf

BSNL expects over Rs 17,000 cr revenue from services in FY22, a tad lower than previous fiscal, due to removal of call connect charges that used to bring in additional inflows, says Chairman PK Purwar

Govt plans to merge BBNL with BSNL this month, says telecom's CMD

The government is planning to merge Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) with the loss-making state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) this month, a senior official has said. BSNL chairman and managing director PK Purwar at a recent event organised by the All India Graduate Engineers and Telecom officers Association (AIGETOA) said that the government is giving the telecom firm an opportunity for a turnaround. "The government has taken a policy decision that BBNL is going to be merged into BSNL. This means all work of BBNL at the pan-India level is going to come to BSNL," Purwar said at the All India Conference of AIGETOA on March 13. Referring to his meeting with the union telecom minister, Purwar said he had an hour-long meeting to this effect. BSNL already has a network of over 6.8 lakh kilometer of optical fibre cable (OFC) network. With the proposed merger, BSNL will get 5.67 lakh kilometer of optical fibre which has been laid across 1.85 lakh village ..

BS Views of the week: Blow to globalisation, risks of imported energy, and more

Developments around the Russia-Ukraine war and elections in five states of India made the biggest news headlines in the week gone by. Besides these, Business Standard's opinion pages focused on risks of imported energy, poverty landscape, and a lot more

Top headlines: US bans Russian crude import; India evacuates students

International rating agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded Russia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'C' from 'B'

Centre likely to relax some norms for asset sale of BSNL, MTNL

Government-appointed consultants were asked to determine changes that are needed to be made

Disconnected lines

Public sector telcos continue to lose ground

Cong govt bled BSNL to 'death almost'; we are reviving it: FM Sitharaman

Accusing the earlier Congress government of bleeding the state-owned BSNL to "death almost", Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Modi government is giving money to the company to buy 4G spectrum

Non-core asset sale: Bidding of BSNL land assets fails to garner interest

DIPAM asks its property consultants to identify issues in criteria; bidding likely to take place again

Budget 2022: Telecom sector gets a top-up for digital connectivity

Allocation to BSNL tripled to Rs 44,720 cr for 4G spectrum, tech upgrade and recast; Rs 6,850 cr kept for GST and VRS; in fact, BSNL gets over half of DoT's Rs 84,586 crore outlay

Budget: Govt to infuse Rs 44,720 cr into BSNL in FY23; Rs 3,300 cr for VRS

"The provision is made for capital infusion for 4G spectrum, technology up-gradation and restructuring in BSNL," the explanatory note in the document said

Reliance Jio beats BSNL, takes top spot in fixed broadband services

Jio's rise to number one in the segment is within two years of its commercial launch

Reliance Jio topples BSNL as largest fixed line broadband provider

In about two years of commercial roll out of its fixed-line broadband services, Reliance Jio has toppled 20 -year-old state-run telecom company BSNL as top service provider in the segment

Salaries of BSNL, MTNL staff paid till November: MoS Communications

For BSNL and MTNL, stiff competition and absence of 4G services (except in a few locations for BSNL) are eroding their competitive strength, the minister said