Contractual employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) raise slogans against the Central Government during their agitation in Kolkata.
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A contractual employee of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) holds a banner during their agitation against the Central Government in Kolkata.
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Members of Contract workers union of BSNL take part in a protest rally over non-payment of pending salary, in Kolkata.
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Members of Contract workers union of BSNL take part in a protest rally over non-payment of pending salary, in Kolkata.
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Supporters of left wing trade unions shout slogans as they walk with a banner during a rally on May Day in Kolkata. Thousands of trade union members and activists were marking May ...
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Touching history People wait in line to send telegrams in Calcutta on the last day of the service on July 14
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Fire fighters douse fire at City telephone exchange of Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam Limited in Bhopal.
Official sources said that the government had told BSNL not to use Chinese equipment in 4G upgrade, and that implementation of the direction meant that the company had to issue a new tender.
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in a press conference, clarified that neither MTNL nor BSNL was being closed or divested, allaying apprehensions of employees and users.
TRAI has favoured that upfront formula-based spectrum charges be replaced with adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-based fees when it comes to BSNL's satellite services through INMARSAT.
Nokia's Chennai facility recently crossed the four-million unit production milestone in its 10th year of operation. BSNL is already working with Nokia and Chinese player ZTE on a 5G technology roadmap.
Saddled with huge losses and even higher debts, the telecom companies have no option but to shore up incomes and margins. Mobile data charges are one of the cheapest in India