Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (abbreviated as MTNL) is a 'Navratna' Category Public sector undertakings in India which is in turn under the ownership of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India.[6] Headquartered in New Delhi, India. MTNL Provides services in the metro cities of Mumbai and New Delhi in India and in the island nation of Mauritius in Africa. It had a monopoly in Mumbai and New Delhi until 1992, when the telecom sector was opened to other service providers. "एमटीएनएल है, तो सही है" {"MTNL hai to sahi hai"} (Meaning: If MTNL is there, then everything is fine) & "Transparency makes us different" is its motto. The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited currently holds 100% of its stock.[7] .[8][9] As of June 2021[update], it has 3.28 million subscribers.[10] It is also a wholly owned subsidiary of a central public sector unit.
Formerly | Bombay Telephone Limited |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | 1 April 1986; 38 years ago (1986-04-01)[1] |
Founder | Government of India |
Defunct | Merged With BSNL |
Headquarters | Mahanagar Doorsanchar Sadan, 9, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, , |
Areas served | |
Key people | P. K. Purwar, ITS (Chairman & MD)[4] |
Products | |
Revenue | ₹1,798.41 crore (US$230 million)[5] (FY21) |
₹−2,451.79 crore (US$−310 million)[5] (FY21) | |
₹−2,451.79 crore (US$−310 million)[5] (FY21) | |
Total assets | ₹13,350.75 crore (US$1.7 billion)[5] (FY21) |
Total equity | ₹−16,039.88 crore (US$−2.0 billion)[5] (FY21) |
Owner | Ministry of Communications, Government of India |
Number of employees | 3,574 (As of Feb 2023) |
Divisions | |
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