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'@@ -1,126 +1,11 @@ -{{Redirect|BSNL|BSNL's cellular operations in India|BSNL Mobile}} -{{short description|Indian public sector telecommunications company}} -{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} -{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} -{{Infobox company -| name = Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited -| logo = BSNL Logo.svg -| logo_size = 200px -| image = BSNL Headquarters.jpg -| image_caption = BSNL Headquarters, [[New Delhi]] -| image_size = 250px -| type = [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertaking]] -| key_people = Pravin Kumar Purwar <br /> {{Small|(Chairman & MD)}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/mtnl-chairman-purwar-to-assume-additional-charge-as-bsnl-cmd-on-monday/amp-1561907649093.html|title=MTNL-chairman-purwar-to-assume-additional-charge-as-BSNL-cmd|work=livemint|access-date=3 July 2019}}</ref> <br />{{small|(interim)}} -| industry = [[Telecommunications]] -| services = {{unbulleted list|[[Landline|Fixed line telephone]]|[[Mobile phone]]|[[Broadband]]|[[Internet television]]|[[IPTV]]}} -| revenue = {{profit}} {{INRConvert|19308|c}} (FY 2019)<ref name="BSNLAnnualReport">{{cite web | url=https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/bsnl-estimated-fy19-loss-at-over-rs14000-cr-govt/70059560 | title=Annual Report 2018-19 | publisher=Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. | date=31 March 2019 | accessdate= 4 July 2019}}</ref> -| operating_income = {{loss}} {{INRConvert|-14000.00|c}} (FY 2019) <ref name="BSNLAnnualReport" /> -| net_income = {{loss}} {{INRConvert|-39089.92|c}} (FY 2020)<ref name="BSNLAnnualReport" /> -| assets = {{profit}} {{INRConvert|70746.75|c}} (FY 2019)<ref name="BSNLAnnualReport" /> -| area_served = [[India]] -| owner = [[Government of India]] (100%) -| parent = [[Department of Telecommunications]] , [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Ministry of Communications]] , [[Government of India]] -| divisions = [[BSNL Mobile]] <br /> [[BSNL Broadband]]<br /> BSNL Landline -| subsid = BSNL Towers Limited<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/cabinet-allows-bsnl-to-sell-tower-assets/articleshow/60479655.cms|title=Cabinet allows, BSNL to sell tower assets|last=|first=|date=18 September 2017|publisher=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]}}</ref><br />[[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited]]<ref name="MTNL to be a BSNL subsidiary">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/mtnl-to-be-a-bsnl-subsidiary/article28749551.ece|title=MTNL to be a BSNL subsidiary|last=|first=|date=29 June 2019|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> -| members = 121.96&nbsp;million<ref name="TRAI">{{cite web|url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.84of2020.pdf|title=Press Release on Telecom Subscription Data as on 31 July 2020|last=|first=|date=31 July 2020|website=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India|accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref><br>(31 July 2020) -| num_employees = 70,216 appx(2019)<ref name="BSNLAnnualReport" /> -| founded = {{Start date and age|2000|10|01|df=y}} -| hq_location_city = [[New Delhi]] -| hq_location_country = India -| homepage = {{URL|www.bsnl.co.in}} -}} +== BSNL = WORST INTERNET IN HISTORY OF MANKIND == +"[[BSNL Broadband|BSNL]]", the worst internet provider in the history of mankind. Piece of crap. They never fix any issue and mine on your money. Piece of crap garbage internet. Also Im not talking about Fiber. The [[Government of India|Indian Govt]] better build a new company without useless BSNL employees and crappy internet. Remember when all the modems got hacked. Ya I do. Im not saying it, even Quora has proof<ref>{{Cite web|title=Why is BSNL so poor in service compared to private networks? - Quora|url=https://www.quora.com/Why-is-BSNL-so-poor-in-service-compared-to-private-networks|access-date=2020-11-06|website=www.quora.com}}</ref>: BSNL is a nation buden as embarrassment. I feel very sorrow to say this. We need to strongly look at closing down BSNL and sale it's properties to recover great loss to the Indian government. And also if any user has a problem with internet, its their responsibility to fix it. I urge to close this stupid piece of crap garbage internet that I am forced to use because I don't get too many choices here in my area. Atleast give your country a better internet. -'''Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited''', [[trade name|d/b/a]] '''BSNL''' is an Indian [[state-owned]] [[telecommunications]] company, headquartered in [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India. It was incorporated by [[Department of Telecommunications]], [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Ministry of Communications]], [[Government of India]] on 1 October 2000. It provides mobile voice and internet services through its nationwide [[telecommunications]] network across India. It is the [[List of telecom companies in India#Wireline Operators|largest]] [[fixed-line|wireline telecommunications]] network company in India with more than 60% market share and [[Mobile network operators of India#Mobile Operators|fourth largest]] [[wireless telecommunications]] operator.<ref name="Traidata">{{cite web|url=https://main.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.09of2020.pdf|title=Press Release on Telecom Subscription Data as on 30 November, 2019|last=|first=|date=30 November 2019|website=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India|url-status=live|accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref> -==Name== -The name ''Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited'' derives from [[Hindi]], which means ''Indian Communications Corporation Limited'' in English. +Oh you want proof, I am suffering this all day. -==History== -Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, is the India's oldest communication company and its history can be traced back to the [[British India]]. The foundation of telecom network in India was laid by the British sometime in 19th century. During the British era, 1850; the first telegraph line, was established between [[Calcutta]] and Diamond Harbour. The British [[East India Company]] started using the telegraph in 1851 and till 1854 telegraph lines were laid across the country. In 1854, the telegraph service was opened to the public and the first telegram was sent from Mumbai to Pune. In 1885, the [[Indian Telegraph Act]] was passed by the [[Imperial Legislative Council|British Imperial Legislative Council]]. After the bifurcation of Post and Telegraph department in 1980s, The creation of [[Department of Telecom]] eventually led to the emergence of the State owned telegraph and telephone company which led to foundation of BSNL.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bsnl.co.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/company/about_bsnl.html|title=About us|last=|first=|date=17 November 2019|publisher=BSNL, LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://bsnlteleservices.com/bsnl-history/|title=BSNL History|last=|first=|date=17 November 2019|publisher=BSNL Teleservices}}</ref> +there's an image on the right side showing the proof. +[[File:BSNLcrappyconnec.png|thumb|Proof]] -It continued the telegraph services in India until it shut down telegraph services completely on 15 July 2013. After providing it for 160 years, BSNL discontinued its telegraph service on 15 July 2013. It began delivering telegrams to the public in February 1855; this service was upgraded to a web-based messaging system in 2010 and had been offered through 182 telegraph offices across India.<ref name="times">{{cite news |title = BSNL decides to discontinue 160-year-old telegram service | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/india/39924887_1_telegram-telegraph-offices-telecom-employees | publisher = The Times of India | date = 12 June 2013 | accessdate = 13 June 2013 }}</ref><ref name="hindu">{{cite news | last = Joshi| first = Sandeep| title = Dot, dash, full stop: Telegram service ends July 15 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bsnl-to-shut-down-telegram-services-from-june-15/article4806921.ece | publisher = The Hindu | date = 12 June 2013 | accessdate = 13 June 2013 | location = Chennai, India}}</ref> -==Products and services== -===Telephone and Mobile=== -BSNL provides both [[landline|fixed line telephones]] and [[mobile telephony]] services on [[GSM]] and [[CDMA]] platforms. - -====BSNL Mobile==== -{{main|BSNL Mobile}} -[[BSNL Mobile]] is a major provider of [[GSM]] network under brand name ''CellOne'' all over India. It has wide network coverage in both urban and rural areas of India. It has over 120.42 million customers across India.<ref name="Traidata"/> - -BSNL Mobile offers [[prepaid mobile phone|prepaid]], [[postpaid]] services and value-added services such as Free Phone Service (FPH), India Telephone Card (Prepaid card), Account Card Calling (ACC), [[Virtual Private Network]] (VPN), Tele-voting, Premium Rate Service (PRM). It also offers the [[IPTV]] which enables customers to watch television through the Internet and Voice and Video Over Internet Protocol (VVoIP).<ref>{{cite web |author=(9) Comments |url=http://www.techtree.com/India/News/BSNL_Launches_VVOIP/551-115563-613.html |title=BSNL Launches VVoIP |publisher=Techtree.com |accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> - -====BSNL Landline==== -BSNL Landline was launched in early 1990s. It was the only [[fixed-line]] telephone serving for whole country before the New Telecom Policy was announced by [[Department of Telecom]] in 1999. Only the Government-owned BSNL and MTNL were allowed to provide land-line phone services through [[copper wire]] in India. -BSNL Landline is the [[List of telecom companies in India#Wireline Operators|largest fixed-line telephony]] in India. It has over 10.41 million customers and 49.34% market share in India.<ref name="Traidata" /> - -===Internet=== -BSNL is the [[List of telecom companies in India#Internet service providers (ISPs)|fourth largest ISP]] in India, with having presence throughout the country. It also has the largest fibre-based telecom network in India around 7.5 lakh kilometers among the four operators in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.com/industry/telecom/telecom-news/lacking-government-support-bsnl-plans-to-monetise-fibre-network/articleshow/68934188.cms|title=BSNL plans to monitise fibre network|last=|first=|date=18 April 2019|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> - -====BSNL Broadband==== -{{main|BSNL Broadband}} -BSNL Broadband provides telecom services to enterprise customers including MPLS, [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]] and Internet leased lines. It provides fixedline services and landline using [[CDMA]] technology and its own extensive optical fiber network. BSNL provides [[Internet access]] services through dial-up connections as prepaid, ''NetOne'' as Postpaid and ''[[BSNL Broadband|DataOne]]'' as BSNL Broadband.<ref>[http://bsnl.co.in/service/dataone.htm BSNL Broadband] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124192915/http://bsnl.co.in/service/dataone.htm |date=24 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.netone.in/service/internet_typeofaccess.htm#cli NetOne] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503112723/http://www.netone.in/service/internet_typeofaccess.htm#cli|date=3 May 2009}}</ref> - -====Bharat Fiber==== -Bharat Fiber ([[FTTH]]) was launched in February 2019. It offers TV over [[Internet Protocol|IP]] (IPTV), Video On-Demand (VoD), Audio On-Demand (AoD), Bandwidth On-Demand (BoD), Remote Education, Video Conferencing Services, Interactive Gaming, Virtual Private LAN services. BSNL said that, its huge optic fiber network provides fix access to deliver high speed internet ranging from 256 kbit/s to 100 Mbit/s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bsnl.co.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/services/broadband/ftth_overview.html|title=Bharat Fiber FTTH Overview|last=|first=|date=17 February 2019|publisher=BSNL, LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/features/story/bsnl-bharat-fiber-ftth-pricing-availability-plans-and-everything-you-need-to-know-1448407-2019-02-05|title=BSNL Bharat Fiber FTTH, Everything you need to know|last=|first=|date=6 February 2019|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref> - -===IP services=== -====BSNL Wing Services==== -On 16 August 2018, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has launched "BSNL Wings Services" in 22 telecom circles. In which, there is no need of [[SIM card]] or [[FTTH|cable wiring]] as is a [[VoIP]] service through an app.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/bsnl-offers-one-month-free-wings-service-to-new-customers-launches-app-in-google-play-store-1987377|title=BSNL offers wings services|last=|first=|date=2 February 2019|publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> It offers unlimited free calling for one year throughout India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bsnl.co.in/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/services/landline/wings.html|title=BSNL Wings Services launched in 22 telecom circles|last=|first=|date=29 June 2019|website=[[BSNL]]}}</ref> - -==Administrative units== -===BSNL vertical divisions=== - -BSNL is primarily divided into three verticals - -*BSNL - Consumer Fixed Access (CFA), wire line and broadband business -*BSNL - Consumer Mobility (CM), wireless business, primarily 3G GSM services. WLL services which were widely deployed are being phased out -*BSNL - Enterprise Business, Enterprise customers on turnkey basis -*Other than these three verticals, there are electrical wings and civil wings which takes care of real estate monetization also. - -===BSNL horizontal divisions=== - -Horizantally, BSNL is divided into a number of administrative units, variously known as: telecom circles, metro districts, project circles and specialized units. It has 24 telecom circles, two metro districts, six project circles, four maintenance regions, five telecom factories, three training institutions and four specialized telecom units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsnl.co.in:9080/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/bsnl_unit.html|title=BSNL Units|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906000312/http://www.bsnl.co.in:9080/opencms/bsnl/BSNL/about_us/bsnl_unit.html|archivedate=6 September 2012}}</ref> -Each circle is being headed by the Chief General Manager(CGM) who is an officer of Indian Telecom Service(ITS). -The organisational structure of BSNL is as follows: -Chief General Manager being the head of the Circle who is the officer of HAG+ level, assisted by three or four Principal General Manager(PGM) who is the officer of grade HAG.The districts over a circle is being headed by the designations as General Manager officer of grade of SAG who looks over around two to four districts, while where the connections are less and the smaller district is being headed by Telecom District Manager(TDM) Officer of the grade of JAG and Telecom Divisional Engineer(TDE) officer of STS grade, all the officers above the post of TDE(including TDE) are of Group A and they are the officers of grade of Indian Telecom Service(ITS) directly or promotive. -Then the Group B consists of Additional Divisional Engineer, Sub Divisional Engineer and Junior Telecom officer and then the organisation has Group C and D employees. - -==Merger and Acquisitions== -On 24 October 2019, the [[Government of India]] announced revival package for [[BSNL]] and [[MTNL]] which includes monetising assets, raising funds, [[TD-LTE]] [[spectrum]], voluntary retirement scheme for employees. Apart from package, [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Ministry of Communications]] decided to merge [[MTNL]] with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Pending this, MTNL will be subsidiary of BSNL.<ref name="MTNL to be a BSNL subsidiary">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/mtnl-to-be-a-bsnl-subsidiary/article28749551.ece|title=MTNL to be a BSNL subsidiary|last=|first=|date=29 June 2019|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.com/news/economy/policy/bsnl-mtnl-to-be-merged-cabinet-approves-four-way-revival-plan-for-the-two/articleshow/71721833.cms|title=Government approves Revival package for BSNL, MTNL|last=|first=|date=23 October 2019|publisher=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/bsnl-mtnl-merge-1612281-2019-10-23|title=BSNL, MTNL to be merged, along with special package|last=|first=|date=23 October 2019|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/bsnl-mtnl-to-be-merged-centre-lines-up-rs-70000-crore-revival-package/articleshow/71730263.cms|title=BSNL, MTNL to be merged, centre lines up rs 70000 crore revival package|last=|first=|date=29 October 2019|publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> - -==Controversies== -===Cyber Attack=== -In July 2017, BSNL had a cyber attack which affected south India, especially [[Karnataka]], when a malware affected Telco's broadband network using a modem having default passwords.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/bsnl-asks-net-users-to-change-password-after-malware-attack-4770766/|title=BSNL asks 2000 users to change modem password after malware attack|last=Techdesk|date=28 July 2018|website=Indian Express|archivedate=28 July 2017|accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref> This virus reportedly affected 60,000 modems and blocked internet connectivity. Later BSNL issued an advisory notice to its broadband customers, urging them to change their default router username and passwords. - -== See also == -{{Portal|India|Companies}} -*[[Government of India]] -*[[BSNL Broadband]] -*[[BSNL Mobile]] -*[[Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited]] -*[[Telecommunications in India]] -*[[List of telecom companies in India]] -*[[List of mobile network operators]] -{{Clear}} - -==External links== -* [http://www.bsnl.co.in Official website] - -==References== -{{Reflist}} - -{{Indian PSU}} -{{Telecommunication companies of India}} -{{Public Sector Undertakings in India}} -{{Major telecommunications companies}} - -{{authority control}} - -[[Category:Government-owned companies of India]] -[[Category:Indian companies established in 2000]] -[[Category:Companies based in New Delhi]] -[[Category:Telecommunications companies of India]] -[[Category:Internet service providers of India]] -[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 2000]] -[[Category:Government-owned telecommunications companies]] +I open challenge BSNL to get reviews from their real users based on the unlimited broadband connection not fiber. Lemme see. '