PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS
- MTNL: It was set up in 1986, is a Navratna PSU and provides telecommunication facilities in India’s key metros- Delhi and Mumbai. At present, 25% equity shares are held by Government of India and remaining 43.75% shares are held by FIIs, Financial Institutions, Banks, Mutual Funds and others including individual investors.
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL): It is fully owned by Government of India, formed in October 2000, provides telecom services across the length and breadth of the country excluding Delhi and Mumbai. Rural telephony is one of its focus areas. BSNL also pays special emphasis on development of telecommunication facilities in North-Eastern region and in tribal areas.
- ITI Limited: ITI Limited was established in 1948, to supply telecom equipments to the then telecom service provider, DoT. ITI started its operations in Bangalore in 1948, which were further extended to other areas by setting up manufacturing plants at Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, Naini, Rae Bareli and Mankapur, all in Uttar Pradesh and Palakkad in Kerala.
- Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL): TCIL fully owned by Government of India, was set up in 1978 with the main objective of providing world class technology in all fields of telecommunications and information technology.
- Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL): A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), namely, Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) has been incorporated in 2012 under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 for execution of the NOFN project approved by the Government for connecting 2.50 lakh approx Gram Panchayats (GPS).
