Reliance Jio saw 7.96 million users leave the telecom operator in September, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed on Thursday. This was Jio’s third straight month of losing subscribers.
BSNL envisaged as a vehicle to achieve the objective of indigenous (Swadeshi) 4G/5G telecom stack under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan of central government.
National telecom major BSNL launched much awaited 4G services in Bengal here today.
The package includes allotment of 4G/5G spectrum for the BSNL through equity infusion. The authorised capital of the company will be increased from Rs 1,50,000 crore to Rs 2,10,000 crore.
BSNL under ‘Vahan Suraksha’ model will develop, deploy, integrate and commission a vehicle location tracking software for tracking and monitoring of vehicles covered under the project.
It is not an easy decision and the search for answers through committees of ministers and secretaries is quite understandable.
She said that amidst the country's poor economic growth, Centre is contemplating to disinvest government assets.
Prasad also ordered that BSNL and MTNL should conduct fresh Fire and Safety audit of each of their buildings/installations in a time-bound manner.
BSNL is also taking steps to increase the rural WiFi footprint, promoting the government's 'Digital India' initiative.
According to the source, it means that there is no immediate move, in the next few months till a new govenrment settles down, to revive both central public sector enterprises (CPSEs). Last month, the DoT had floated a draft cabinet note for consultation among ministries on the revival of BSNL and MTNL.
