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Do or Divest!

Do or Divest!

With a disinvestment target of raising Rs.72,000 crore this fiscal, the government is all set to rule Dalal Street with Rs.18,000 crore worth of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs).

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Towering Heights

Towering Heights

In India, for every 10 per cent of the population using basic services such as voice and SMS, the national GDP increases by 0.5 per cent; a similar expansion of Internet and other non-voice communication or data adds 1 per cent to GDP, according to government figures available with the country´s Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

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Govt mulls penalty for call drops

Govt mulls penalty for call drops

As the call drop menace refuses to subside, the government is now weighing the option of slapping a penalty on telecom operators. Individual letters are to be shot off to company promoters to convey the concerns raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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A call on telecom

A call on telecom

India´s telecommunication network is the third largest in the world and the second largest among the emerging economies of Asia. It has witnessed phenomenal growth over the last decade as substantiated by the following facts and figures

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BSNL-MTNL merger options

BSNL-MTNL merger options

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is considering various options for a merger of the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL).

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BSNL-MTNL in pact with ONGC

BSNL-MTNL in pact with ONGC

BSNL and MTNL have inked a five-year pact with ONGC to provide all telecom services to the state-owned oil firm on a pan-India basis.

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Merger of BSNL, MTNL, ITI

Merger of BSNL, MTNL, ITI

The proposal to merge the three telecom public sector undertakings BSNL, MTNL and ITI could be one of the first things that the new government could be undertaking. According to sources in the Department of Telecom (DoT), a note for the consideration of the government to this effect is being drafted.

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SPV to build broadband network

SPV to build broadband network

A special purpose vehicle (SPV) with equity participation from BSNL, MTNL and other public sector units such as RailTel, Gail and PowerGrid, amo­ng others, will undertake the 20,000-crore project to build a national broad­­band network to take high-speed internet to the hinterlands.

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