Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will start providing landline services in the capital city and Mumbai from March 1. The state-owned company was earlier supposed to start these services on behalf of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) from January 1, 2021, but was unable to do so due to some internal issues between the two companies. “Now, BSNL has agreed to go ahead with these services, There were technology-related issues between the two companies and those were causing delays,” an official said without divulging further details. In December, the Department of Telecom granted BSNL licence for 20 years effective from February 29, 2020, to provide mobile, fixed-line, satellite and other communication services across India, including Delhi and Mumbai.
The extension of the licence allows BSNL to continue nationwide services such as local, long distance and international calls, very small aperture terminal (VSAT) and public mobile radio trunking services.
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The Department of Telecom has granted state-run telecom company BSNL licence for 20 years effective from February 29, 2020, to provide mobile, fixed-line, satellite and other communication services across India, including Delhi and Mumbai. Another state-run PSU MTNL provides telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai and BSNL currently serves the rest of the country. The licence shall be valid for a period of 20 years from the effective date of this licence unless revoked.effective date of this licence shall be February 29, 2020, the agreement signed between BSNL and the DoT on December 10 said. The government approved a long-pending plan of merging the 34-year-old loss -making telecom company Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in October 2019.