DoT seeks to revive ITI with US$1.5bn
India’s Department of Telecom is seeking to invest Rs68.3bn (US$1.5bn) into struggling equipment maker Indian Telephone Industries (ITI), according to ...
Tag: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
MTNL raises US$109m to repay debt
State-owned Indian telco Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) has raised Rs5bn (US$109m) from banks to refinance existing loans, according to local ...
DoT examines proposal to merge BSNL MTNL and ITI
The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is examining proposals by the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) to ...
MTNL mulling over TelOne
India’s state-owned operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is looking at a possible acquisition of a 51% stake in Zimbabwe’s ...
Carlyle and TPG covet RCom towers firm
Carlyle and TPG are in talks over a potential stake acquisition in Reliance Infratel, the tower business of mobile operator ...
NetOne raises loan
Zimbabwean mobile operator NetOne signed a US$45m loan agreement with China Exim Bank, Telecompaper reports. The proceeds will reportedly be ...
TelOne granted mobile licence
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) awarded a GSM licence to state-owned fixed-line operator TelOne, according to ...
DoT to provide subsidy to BSNL, MTNL
The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is considering providing Rs30bn (US$666m) in annual subsidy to struggling state-owned telcos Banat Sanchar ...
NetOne to be privatised
Zimbabwe's state-owned mobile operator NetOne is in talks with South Africa's MTN and other African mobile operators for the sale ...
BSNL appoints interim chairman
The Indian government has appointed S. C. Misra as interim chairman and managing director for state-owned telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam ...
