BSNL can maintain and operate the network of MTNL in revenue sharing regime

BSNL State may maintain and operate the network of MTNL on a revenue sharing basis and a decision can be taken about 2-3 months.

"We have received a proposal for MTNL CMD to operate and maintain your network. It will be done on the basis of revenue sharing and a decision in this sense can take 2-3 months," BSNL CMD Anupam Shrivastava told PTI.

A committee has been formed to investigate the matter and finalize details on revenue sharing and implementation, he added.

BSNL operates on pan-India except Delhi and Mumbai, where the other state-owned MTNL provides telecom services.

Aaj Tak at an event in New Delhi, Shrivastava said BSNL has been making efforts to become profitable and reported an operating profit of Rs. Rs 672 million for FY15.

He said revenue from services company increased while there was a decrease in administrative costs. He said BSNL has taken several initiatives focused on customers, such as free night calls, free roaming and provide a minimum broadband speed of 2 Mbps.

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WI-FI is going to be free near Taj Mahal,june 16 onwards

Come June 16 and the visitors at the Taj Mahal will get free Wi-Fi internet facility across the sprawling campus for 30 minutes.

Any usage like browsing or downloading, surfing After This period would invite charges at Rs.30 an hour, a Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) official Said.

Chief General Manager of BSNL (UP-West) Pradeep Kumar IANS Told That Have Been completed the trials and the service will be Launched by Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad in Agra on June 16.

I Informed That is Being while bandwidth provided by BSNL, the system integrator - Quadgen, a Bengaluru based company - is providing the wireless support.

Due to security and other Reasons, the ASI has only permitted the Wi-Fi availability in a radius of 30 meters from the main gate of the Taj Mahal, Officials Said further.

Millions of domestic and foreign tourists visit the Taj Mahal, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of His beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. Officials Said There Were frequent complaints from tourists, specially foreigners about the lack of Wi-Fi facility. Following esta, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Requested the BSNL to work on the project to start the facility in the complex.

Wi-Fi internet facility at public places in Agra is Currently available only at the Agra Cantonment railway station.

If the trial is successful at the Taj, BSNL plans to extend the facility to Fatehpur Sikri as well. The Taj Mahal a major draw for tourists the world over. In 2014, it Attracted 60.72 lakh visitors.

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