The division, in a social media submit, acknowledged that the rollout of 4G and 5G providers may also assist customers select their cellular numbers and substitute SIMs with out geographical restrictions.
“STATE-RUN TELECOM agency Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will roll out 4G and 5G appropriate over-the-air (OTA) and Common SIM (USIM) platform, which is able to allow subscribers to decide on their cellular numbers in addition to substitute SIMs with out geographical restrictions,” stated the Telecommunication Division on ‘X’.
Final yr, the Union Cupboard chaired by PM Narendra Modi accepted the third revival package deal for BSNL with a complete outlay of ₹89,047 crore. Based on the federal government, the transfer was aimed as a part of the revival technique for BSNL.
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The revival package deal by the federal government included the allotment of 4G/5G spectrum for BSNL via fairness infusion. The federal government additionally elevated the licensed capital of BSNL from ₹1,50,000 crore to ₹2,10,000 crore.
The state-owned telecom service supplier BSNL is scuffling with a debt disaster, and the Authorities of India has to this point offered three revival packages for BSNL.
The federal government had accepted the primary revival package deal for BSNL/MTNL in 2019. It amounted to ₹69,000 crore and introduced stability to BSNL/MTNL. In 2022, the federal government accepted the second revival package deal for BSNL/MTNL amounting to ₹1.64 lakh crore. It offered monetary assist for capex, viability hole funding for rural landlines, monetary assist for de-stressing the stability sheet, and settlement of AGR dues, and the merger of BBNL with BSNL, and so on.
Because of these two packages, BSNL has began incomes working income since FY 2021-22. The entire debt of BSNL has diminished from ₹32,944 crore to $22,289 crore.
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