The meeting, head by the then Telecom Secretary JS Deepak,
was held 2-3 weeks ago and idea is gaining ground once again.
Press Trust of India | Last Updated: March 08, 2017 15:28 (IST)
New Delhi: After a hiatus of few years, the proposal to merge BSNL and MTNL is back on the discussion table with top officials at the telecom department once again "brainstorming" on various options before the two loss-making state-owned entities.
According to a highly-placed source in the Department of Telecom, a top-level meeting recently discussed possibility of merging both the entities that are facing financial stress due to increasing competition in the sector.
Another official said that in the first phase, BSNL is keen on picking up mobile operations of MTNL in Gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad, where it is already offering landline and broadband services.
The other option could be the acquisition of MTNL's mobile operations in Delhi and Mumbai - the two metros it operates in. BSNL, on the other hand, operates in the rest of India.
The meeting, headed by the then Telecom Secretary J S Deepak, was held 2-3 weeks ago and idea is gaining ground once again.
According to a highly-placed source in the Department of Telecom, a top-level meeting recently discussed possibility of merging both the entities that are facing financial stress due to increasing competition in the sector.
Another official said that in the first phase, BSNL is keen on picking up mobile operations of MTNL in Gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad, where it is already offering landline and broadband services.
The other option could be the acquisition of MTNL's mobile operations in Delhi and Mumbai - the two metros it operates in. BSNL, on the other hand, operates in the rest of India.
The meeting, headed by the then Telecom Secretary J S Deepak, was held 2-3 weeks ago and idea is gaining ground once again.
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