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A media Report According to, many telecom equipment related companies like Ericsson, HFCL, STL, TCS can bid in this tender. The companies selected for this project will also have to operate the network in the Gram Panchayats for 10 years. BSNL has invited bids for 16 states and union territories. These include Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Punjab, Haryana, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry. According to the terms of this tender, the minimum net worth of the company should be Rs 50-375 crore depending on the state for which the bid is being given.
in the third quarter of the current financial year BSNL The consolidated net loss of BSNL increased to around Rs 1,569 crore on a quarter-on-quarter basis. It was Rs 1,481 crore in the previous quarter. However, the company’s loss has reduced on year-on-year basis. In the same period of the previous financial year, this loss was Rs 1,868 crore. BSNL’s revenue in the third quarter was Rs 4,549 crore, an increase of 11.6 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis. It has increased by about 2.5 percent on year-on-year basis.
The circles that have seen a revenue shortfall include Karnataka, Gujarat, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, parts of Northeast, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh (West), Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar. “Post revival package, our investments and efforts are aimed at improving service, strengthening the network and removing bottlenecks to transform our business,” BSNL chairman PK Purwar said in a letter. BSNL is losing a large number of subscribers due to the delay in the launch of its 4G network. It had given the contract for installing the 4G network to Tata Group’s IT company TCS. The delay in this has increased BSNL’s problems. Every month, lakhs of customers are leaving BSNL’s service. Last year, its subscriber base had fallen to a little over 9.50 crores. Recently, BSNL had said that it aims to achieve 20 per cent market share this year.
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