New Delhi: A Group of Ministers is expected to consider a DoT proposal on Thursday that may clear the way for state-owned telecom firms, BSNL and MTNL, to venture into cable TV and broadcasting services to help infuse life into the loss making companies.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) is learnt to have forwarded several suggestions to the Group of Ministers, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, that include BSNL and MTNL entering cable TV and broadcasting services, according to official sources.
They said DoT has sought the GoM nod for "exploring new business opportunity being created by the convergence of services and networks across telecom (value-added services and Internet telephony), information, cable TV and broadcasting media services".
The GoM on revival of the two PSUs is scheduled to meet for the first time on Friday to discuss the proposals and its recommendations will be placed before the Cabinet for a final decision. BSNL losses, as per estimates, are expected to be about Rs 8,198 crore, and MTNL's around Rs 3,300 crore for the financial year 2012-13....
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11:35 PM, May 09, 2013
Indore: In a development which is probably the first of its kind in the country, BSNL's Indore division on Wednesday launched a wi-fi technology module for cars which will enable people to use Internet while they are travelling. A wi-fi technology module which costs around Rs 5000 to Rs 6000 was first installed on an experimental basis in the official car of BSNL Indore unit's General Manager GC Pandey. Pandey...
11:42 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Telecom PSU BSNL said its Internet capacity has dropped by 21 per cent due to multiple fibre cuts in three under-sea cable systems that connect the country with many parts of the world. ...
05:32 PM, Mar 31, 2013
The Supreme Court has issued notices to the CBI and BSNL on a PIL alleging misuse of public office by former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran. The petition alleges that Maran had set up a BSNL exchange in Chennai and routed the lines to Sun TV offices. ...
11:49 AM, Jan 11, 2013
State-run BSNL plans to set up video-conferencing centres at 200 locations in the next year with a view to generating additional revenues by utilising its excess capacity. ...
01:41 PM, Dec 16, 2012
State-owned telecom firm BSNL's Website was hacked on Friday by a group that demanded withdrawal of section 66 A of the IT Act. The Website 'www.bsnl.co.in' was quickly restored. ...
01:28 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Lucknow: An employee with the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was on Monday beaten to death inside a telephone exchange in Ghaziabad, police said. According to information available, the victim got into an altercation with the General Manager (GM), who called in security guards, who in turn beat him to death. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghaziabad Prashant Kumar told IANS that the 46-year-old victim, named Sukhendra Singh, worked at...
08:17 PM, Oct 22, 2012
New Delhi: WishTel, a manufacturer of Tablet PCs, Netbooks and mobility solutions, in association with BSNL, will be announcing the launch of a new tablet PC, the Ira Icon, on October 1. The Ira Icon features a 7-inch TFT LCD capacitive multi touchscreen. It has a resolution of 800x480 pixels. The tablet runs Android 4.0, and is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor. It has 1GB of RAM. It is...
04:19 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Hyderabad: Are you a BSNL user having network disruptions off and on? If you are, stop blaming the mobile operator. The culprit, according to the company, is the metro rail. BSNL principal general manager (Hyderabad) PV Muralidhar took the metro rail authorities head-on, saying, There are other reasons for faulty cables, but the ongoing metro rail works have damaged a lot of our underground cables. Whenever we receive complaints, we...
02:52 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Noida based Pantel Technologies, which tied up with BSNL to sell its tablets, has launched an upgraded version of 8-inch 3G tablet, called the Penta T-Pad WS802C. The tablet was earlier available with Android Honeycomb in March this year. The tablet is sold co-branded with BSNL, which is offering a 3G data plan of 2 GB with 60 days validity, along with the Penta T-Pad. The new upgraded...
01:33 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Pantel Technologies has launched a new 8-inch tablet PC - Penta T-Pad WS802C - that comes bundled with a 3G data plan of 2GB from BSNL valid over a period of 60 days. Priced at Rs 14,699 , this 3G tablet has an 8-inch capacitive multi touchscreen. The tablet is powered by a Cortex A8 1GHz prcoessor and runs Android 4.0 OS. The tablet has 512MB DDR 3...
02:36 PM, Aug 02, 2012
New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in association with Shyam Networks launched a 3G WiFi router, Winknet MF 50, bundled with its SIM for Rs 5,800. R K Upadhyay, chief managing director, BSNL said, "3G WiFi Router, Winknet MF 50, will be made available from tomorrow at all the BSNL stores for Rs 5,800. It will come bundled with attractive data plans that BSNL will announce in coming days."...
04:36 PM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in association with Shyam Networks will launch a 3G WiFi Router, Winknet MF 50, on Tuesday with attractive data plans to boost the uptake of its 3G services. BSNL spokesperson said to The Mobile Indian, "3G WiFi Router, Winknet MF 50, will be made available from tomorrow at all the BSNL stores for Rs 5,800. It will come bundled with attractive data plans...
01:24 PM, Jul 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested a top telecom official for taking bribe in Kolkata. The Chief General Manager of BSNL, telecom factory circle in Kolkata, SK Satyarthi has been arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau of CBI's Kolkata branch. He was caught red handed while taking bribe of Rs 3.25 lakhs from a supplier at hotel Taj Bengal on Saturday night. ...
12:20 PM, Jun 10, 2012
Chandigarh: BSNL broadband users in Punjab and Chandigarh have been unable to access internet since morning today due to a server problem. "The server in Noida, which caters to the northern region was not functioning because of some power supply issue. As a result of which the broadband users could not get internet connectivity," official sources in BSNL said. BSNL officials maintained that efforts are being put in restoring the...
11:09 AM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: Public sector telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) had some time back introduced three low cost tablets in India. Manufactured by Noida based Pantel Technologies, the tablets fall in the Rs 3,000-Rs 14,000 price bracket. We have already done a first hand review of the cheapest BSNL tablet - Penta IS701R. During our first few hours with the costliest BSNL tablet, Penta Tpad WS802C, we liked the device...
03:36 PM, Mar 25, 2012
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran on March 20 in the Aircel-Maxis deal. Sources said that Maran's statement will recorded on March 20 and he will be asked to furnish details of source of funding of Maxis deal and his role in facilitating deal. Last week, statement of a Sun TV official was recorded. He has been asked to revert with details of bank...
05:04 PM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: The numbers at the lower end of the burgeoning tablet market is slowly growing in India. AcrossWorld Education in association with Delhi-based Go Tech is launching a tablet called the ATab at Rs 5,000. First there was Aakash with its USP of being the world's cheapest tablet, then BSNL and Noida-based Pantel came up with the Rs 3,250 T-Pad and now the ATab. Expected to be available in...
01:46 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: To bridge the digital divide, public sector telecom operator BSNL recently launched the extremely low cost tablet bundled with its connection. BSNL tablet, Penta IS701R, is manufactured by Noida based Pantel Technologies, is a Wifi model, and is priced at Rs 3,499. The Mobile Indian got hold of BSNL's entry level model, Penta IS701R which comes with a bundled data plan of 5 GB for 60 days, after...
05:32 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: Public sector telecom operator, BSNL, which recently launched extremely low cost tablets along with two mid range tablets, has got a tremendous response from Indian consumers. The three tablets, bundled with its connection, are in the price range of Rs 3,499 - Rs 12,500. They are manufactured by Noida based Pantel Technologies. Virendra Singh, managing director of Pantel Technologies, said to The Mobile Indian, "We have received more...
11:08 AM, Feb 28, 2012
