BSNL-BBNL Merger: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had approved the merger of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) on July 27, 2022. Apart from this, the government also approved a package of Rs 1.64 lakh crore for the revival of BSNL. Regarding this merger, Zee Business spoke with Telecom Secretary K. Rajaraman on July 31, 2022. In this conversation, the Telecom Secretary explained the advantages of this merger. He said the merger will increase fiber-to-home connectivity.
In order to connect the fiber network of both the companies, BSNL and BSNL are merging, said Rajaraman. He informed that BSNL has 8 lakh KM fiber network. Whereas BBNL has 5 lakh KM fiber network.
Therefore, with this 1.3 million fiber network, the rural push can be increased. Furthermore, because management is involved, decision-making can also be highly effective, said Telecom Secretary.
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▪️ BSNL के पास 8 लाख KM का फाइबर नेटवर्क
▪️BBNL के पास 5 लाख KM का फाइबर नेटवर्क
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With this merger, BSNL will now have complete control of 5.67 lakh km of optical fiber of BBNL spread across the country. The government will issue bonds worth Rs 23,000 crore for BSNL in the next three years. At the same time, the government will issue a bond of Rs 17,500 crore for MTNL in 2 years.
This will help the telecom company to upgrade to 4G.
Talking about the BharatNet mission/project, Rajaraman said that out of 2.2 lakh gram panchayats, the mission has reached 1.75 lakh gram panchayats. The work of wiping the fibers in the houses of these 1.75 lakh gram panchayats is going on. It will start in this year. BSNL is completely involved in it. “We believe that as BSNL, we will take forward the issue of fiber-to-home in the coming year,” said Rajaraman.
