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The Navratna PSU MTNL has gone the state carrier Air India way. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited has not paid the salary to its employees for the month of November 2018 due to fund shortage. As per media reports. MTNL is facing acute fund shortage for working capital and for paying salary. It has not paid the salary for Delhi unit & Mumbai unit and its corporate office. In this regard MTNL is taking a short term loan of 250 crore rupees from the open market. Its interesting to see that the before coming to power the NDA government put the blame on UPA that the condition of BSNL and MTNL are bad due to the policy of UPA government. But after 4 and half year at power nothing has been done by NDA government for the state operator BSNL and MTNL. Both MTNL & BSNL are bleeding. BSNL has freezed some of its allowances. Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha has not taken any step to revive these two state operators. Rather they are dying a slow dea

MTNL Mumbai has started a great initiative for customers who have surrendered MTNL service in the past. This offer is applicable of Landline / Broadband & FTTH customers who hve surrendered in the past due to any reason. Under this offer customer will get 1 months of free service which they have surrendered. For example if a customer has surrendered landline connection he will get landline service free of cost for two months and if a customer has surrendered Broadband connection he will get Broadband service free of cost for one months. The scheme is applicable from 01 November 2018 to 31. December 2018. How to avail this reconnect offer ? Interested customers have to visit MTNL customer service centre in the area where the customer wants to take the connection. They require to fill a form and documentation as per existing rules. and the service will start  free for two months. MTNL will not charge a single penny for this one months. And after one months if the consumer

MTNL Perfect Health Mela’s Silver Jubilee year to focus on Affordable Healthcare, the Mela to be organized from 24th to 28th October 2018 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium.  The theme of the Silver Jubilee edition of the Mela is ‘Affordable Healthcare’     Health Minister, of Government of Delhi Mr Satyendra Jain inaugurated the MTNL Perfect Health Mela . The other dignitaries present at the even included Dr Ravi Wankhedkar National President IMA, Dr R N Tandon HSG IMA, Mr Satya Prakash Rai, Executive Director MTNL, Ms Nisha Mendiratta DST, Nalini Kamalini, and Mr J K Jain CMD Dasnac,  Dr. KK Aggarwal among other dignitaries and doctors.  Dr. KK Aggarwal, at the extreme right in the MTNL Perfect Health Mela    Dr. KK Aggarwal, at the extreme right in the MTNL Perfect Health Mela Dr Ravi Wankhedkar‏   in the MTNL Perfect Health Mela    Oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins were distributed at the #MTNLPerfectHealthMela, which are also available at all #PMBJP Kendras at INR10

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On 21st October 2018 the written examination for Assistant manager Marketing , Finance & HR. There are total 38 posts. Marketing 15 HR- 6 Finance- 17 This time it is a written examination only, that means there will be no interview. So those who have topped the written online exam will be called for the documnet check like m,ark sheet, caste certificate etc. If your documents are in order then there is no issue We spoke with various candidates who had appeared for the online test of MTNL and the questions were really easy. So those who have applied accept very high cut off marks to be selected.  The results of the MTNL online examination is expected to come soon. The place of posting will be Mumbai & Delhi. As per sources most of the posting will be in Mumbai cricle. What is the salary of the above post. there is probation of one yea where you will get a stipend of Rs. 30000/- after that you will be inducted in the scale of 20,600, currently the DA is aroun

The state owned telecom operator BSNL has come up with an excellent offer for its Broadband and Mobile Postpaid customer. Under this offer customers having select plans and above can get one year free subscription of Amazon Prime video and Music. What you want to know about the offer-  Offer is available for customers on Rs. 399/ and above mobile postpaid or Rs. 745/- and above landline/broadband postpaid plans.  Amazon Prime membership worth Rs. 999/- per year includes:Unlimited streaming of latest movies & TV showsFREE fast delivery and exclusive deals on shoppingAd-free music with unlimited offline downloads  Your postpaid plan should be in "Active" state when availing the offer  Offer is not available for existing Amazon Prime members.  Offer is not available for BSNL Service Numbers. How to avail the offer for eligible customers ? If you are a  customers on Rs. 399/ and above mobile postpaid or Rs. 745/- and above landline/broadband postpaid pl

The Government Telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has introduced special tariff voucher of Rs 18 which offers unlimited voice calls, unlimited video calls and unlimited data having validity 2 days.  BSNL has launched the STV on the occasion of 18th BSNL foundation day for its all prepaid mobile customers. BSNL was founded in 2000 from Department of Telecommunication whereas the other state owned operator MTNL was created in 1986. This pack 18 has validity of 2 days. Unlimited data for 2 days with condition of 1.8 GB data per day. If any customer consumes 1.8 GB data a day his/her speed will be degraded to 80 Kbps. Customer can make unlimited local and STD calls. This is  a limited period offer valid till 18th October 2018. In addition to the above pack 18 BSNL has started giving free amazon prime to broadband customers.   Offer is available for customers on Rs. 399/ and above mobile postpaid or Rs. 745/- and above landline postpaid plans.

Teledensity indicators of various services in India April – June, 2018 Indian decreasing Teledensity  1. The number of telephone subscribers in India declined from 1,206.22 million at the end of Mar-18 to 1,168.89 million at the end of Jun-18, registering a decline rate of 3.09% over the previous quarter. This reflects year-on-year (Y-O-Y) decline rate of 3.46% over the same quarter of last year. The overall Teledensity in India declined from 92.84 as on QE Mar-18 to 89.72 as on QE Jun-18. Urban Area Decreasing trend Subscription in Urban Areas declined from 681.61 million at the end of Mar-18 to 652.76 million at the end of Jun-18 and Urban Teledensity also declined from 165.90 to 158.16 during the same period. Rural Area Decreasing trend Rural subscription declined from 524.61 million at the end of Mar-18 to 516.13 million at the end of Jun-18 and Rural Teledensity also declined from 59.05 at the end of Mar-18 to 57.99 at the end of Jun-18 Wireline/Landline Teledensity also decreas

MTNL has launched the most aggressive pack with unlimited calls . The pack is Rs. 98 pack with a validity of 28 days. This pack is better than the competition is offering.  Now India's biggest operator Vodafone is charging Rs. 196 for free calls and 1 GB data for 28 days. So if you compare Vodafone & MTNL. vodafone is charging the double amount which the state operator is charging.  MTNL +1 Vodafone's partner Idea is charging Rs. 179 free calls and 1 GB data for 28 days. Which is about 1.8 times MTNL tariff. MTNL +1  The pack offer  Unlimited Free Local and STD calls Customer can get 2 GB  Data which they can use in  Home network and National -roaming. In addition to this 100 free sms are being given in this pack Customer can buy the  STV  via online/e-recharge & SMS recharge.  Recharge MTNL 98 3G pack online at    https://online.billdesk.com/eTopUp/mtnldel/ read more at http://mtnldelhi.in/mobile/3g-prepaid.htm It is reported that MTNL & BSNL w

Finally the merger of India's two biggest telcos has been completed. And as per report both the brands wil operate independently post merger.  The new website has been launched which is  https://www.vodafoneidea.com/ Interestingly the main website has no information about products and services and for this the page is requesting to visit respective websites of Vodafone & Idea. For products & services, visit our websites. The website  has information about  Message from Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla,  Message from CEO Balesh Sharma. Now let us see how the consumer perceives the merger Like CUG plans can a customer make a CUG group with both Idea & Vodafone connection. If yes where he need to visit for the plans is it Idea or Vodafone ? If its not allowed can one complain at DoT regarding this ? a lot of clarity is awaited for the customers. But all the actions happened in twitter where Reliance jio steals the show with a witty tweet. This is what Idea

There was a article in moneycontrol which reads as  MTNL ends with 10% gain on buzz of Rs 30,600 cr financial aid by DoT to cut debt. The news article is as follows. Shares of government-owned telecom operator MTNL(Mahanagar Telephone Nigam) ended 10 percent higher on Thursday based on a report that informed about Rs 30,600-crore financial aid from Department of Telecommunications (DoT). News agency NewsRise reported that the amount would be used to cut the firm's debt and losses, quoting a DoT official. The telecom department's panel also recommended to offer Rs 2,300 crore worth for VRS (voluntary retirement scheme) to its employees. Having said that, the panel also rejected Deloitte's proposal to merge the company with BSNL and sell of non-core assets. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on September 28, 2018. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam ended at Rs 16.45, up Rs 1.55, or 10.40 percent on the BSE. The stock has been down 27 percent in the last

BSNL Reports Losses of Rs 4,785 Crore in FY18; Telecom Minister Rejects Merger With MTNL. BSNL s falling revenue over the year. Rs 32,411 crore in  Financial year 2015-16 Rs 31,533 crore in  Financial year 2016-17 Rs 27,818 crore in Financial year 2017-18 So If you can see the revenue is clearly decreasing day by day. But the Honble  Telecom minster is saying that BSNL is narrowing down its losses. If you look at MTNL which operates in two circle the situation is not much different. Rs 3,513 crore crore in  Financial year 2015-16 Rs 3,552 crore crore in  Financial year 2016-17 Rs 3,116 crore crore in Financial year 2017-18 On the other hand in 2013-14 revenue of MTNL was Rs.  3,714.08 Both these telcos are in real bad shape. If you think about acchhe din then definitely not these two PSU can say its achche din for them.

Reliance has branded its home broadband or wired broadband as JIO Giga Fibre. How to take Jio Giga Fibre connection ? Jio Giga Fibre is available in more than 1100 towns across India. Whose beta testing is being done at thousands of home across India. But the service is not launched commercially yet. One can shown interest for Jio Giga Fibre from 15th August 2018 onwards shere users can shown his interest in my jio app or jio.com. depending upon response from locality jio will install fibre and ont and olt actoos homes and will give the service. Whats the price or tariff of Jio Giga Fibre ? It has not been disclosed yet. But it will be competitive like any other competition. As of now the cheapest plan is of BSNL is 491 which is the most economical plan in India which offers a speed of 20 Mbps and data of 20 GB per day for a month. Let us hope that jio plan will be better than that. What other service are free with Jio Giga Fibre ? 1. Broadband connection w

BSNL has come up with an aggressive broadband plan. It is the most economic broadband plan in India right now. This plan gives a speed of 20 Mbps and daily data limit of 20 GB. After 20 GB is exhausted speed will be downgraded to 1 Mbps. Customers technically can get 600 GB data per month at 20 Mbps speed at just Rs. 491. According to BSNL press release this is the most economic broadband as on date. Key Points of plan 491. 1.  Speed 20 Mbps 2. Daily data limit 20 GB ( after 20 GB is consumed speed will be 1 Mbps) 3. Unlimited free calls to all network. 4. security deposit is Rs. 500 for this plan. 5. Available for all circle as per the press release.

MTNL has come up with a monsoon offer for its broadband customers. Under this offer  broadband customer in Mumbai circle will get a 3G Prepaid Mobile connection free along with free 3G data upto 10 GB. Under this offer customer will get the following data according to their broadband plan. 5 GB Free data/month for (plan 600- 799) 10 GB Free data/month for (plan 800 and above)  So customers having plans lesser than 600 will not get these benefits.  This is a  promotional offer and t his offer is valid from 1st July 2018 for 90 days, (i.e. till 28/09/2018) The 3G prepaid connection will be given free of cost at MTNL Customer Service center only. For finding out a nearest MTNL CSC please see the following link. http://mtnlmumbai.in/index.php/csc-locations There will no free calling facility in the prepaid connection. If customer wants calling or sms facility he/she has to recharge with coupons. Key Points. 1. This offer applicable for Broadband customer of Mumbai circl

The newest operator in India Reliance Jio has overtaken Vodafone India to become the second largest operator  by revenue in the Indian telecom market. Last quarter it goes past Idea it become the third largest operator by revenue and within three months it has dislodged the number two operator. So the new ranking as per revenue is as under Airtel Jio Vodafone Idea BSNL It is assumed that the merger of Idea and vodafone will be completed soon. And the new entity Vodafone Idea will be the largest operator by revenue followed by Airtel and Jio. The telecom sector is full of surprises let us see what happens next. ?

There was a social media uproar when a customer named Pooja requested for a particular religion customer representative for her complaint and the representative assigned to her was from that religion. This created a lot of controversy . In reply to these Allegations Airtel made an official clarification. Which is as under. The end part is just like Film Wednesday where the official spokesperson dont disclose their name as it might indicate a bias towards a particular religion.

After aggressive mobile tariffs to counter Reliance Jio, BSNL: has launched some competitive Broadband Plans. The New plans are only for  new customers. Explosive Broadband Combo plans by BSNL  ●Rs.99/~Upto 20 Mbps till 1.5GB/Day (45GB data per month) ●Rs.199/~Upto 20 Mbps till 5GB/Day  (150GB data per month) ●Rs.299/~Upto 20 Mbps till 10GB/Day  (300GB data per month) ●Rs.491/~Upto 20 Mbps till 20GB/Day  (600GB data per month)  In all the plans Speed reduced to 1Mbps after daily data consumption. And the good part is all the plan includes unlimited calling from landline too. The biggest drawback is the customers can stay in the plan only for 6 months, after 6 months they will be migrated to regular plans. And these plans are not for existing customers. So if are a existing BSNL customer you cannot migrate to plan 99, or plan 199 or plan 299 or 491. Surprisingly we could not find the same in BSNL website. A lot of customers also informed that they could not find th

Mr. Milind Vijay Joshi has been appointed as the Director Finance in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited. Mr. Milind Joshi was the Regional Director  in Southern Region of Air India Limited. The interview for the above post was held on 15.06.2018 where total 3 applicants applied for the said post. the other applicants beside Mr. Joshi were Mr. Anirudh Prasad Singh, GM Finance MTNL & Mr. Ghanashyam Prasad Verma, Sr. GM BSNL. The Other board members of MTNL are. CMD- Mr. Pravin Kumar Purwar Director HR & EB- Shri Sunil Kumar                                                     Director Technical-  Shri Sanjeev Kumar                                                           

Reliance Jio beat Idea Cellular  to become 3rd largest Revenue share telecom  operator in India. With its aggressive pricing and better than competition offer Jio is gaining more and more customer. To its original claim of giving 20% more data than competition is being the key point in attracting the mass value seeking consumer. Jio in a short span with free unlimited calling and data at dart cheap rate has been the talking point. With its innovative and cheap offer it plan to increase its revenue market share in coming times The New Ranking is as follows (Revenue Market share) Airtel-          31.8 Vodafone-    21 Jio-               19.8 Idea-             16.5 BSNL& MTNL -          10.1 But very soon Vodafone and Idea merger process is going to be completed., After the merger the new ranking will be different where Vodafone Idea will emerge as the leader followed by Airtel and Jio.