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BSNL, MTNL sign joint pact with Indian Air Force

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NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has signed an agreement with telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL under which the two players would provide a host of services at concessional rates while IAF would give space for installation of towers and equipment.

"The objective is to enable BSNL and MTNL to provide IAF full gamut of telecom services, including basic telephony, mobile telephony, broadband services, internet services and leased lines, MPLS-VPN and VSAT services, on concessional tariff," BSNL said in a statement.

With the agreement coming into effect, the two public sector units will get "Most Preferred Service Provider" by Indian Air Force and provide space to them for installation of telecom towers and other telecom equipment, it said.

Telecom services will include CUG facility on mobile phones and value added services on mobile and landline phones, optic fiber connectivity as per IAF requirements, it added.

"System integration solution will also be explored among telcos and Indian Air Force,"the statement said.

The joint agreement with IAF is also a step towards synchronising their businesses as the Department of Telecommunications is examining the feasibility of merging telecom PSUs ITI and MTNL with BSNL in line.

The Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises has recommended that state-run BSNL, which operates in 20 circles, should merge its counterpart MTNL, which has operation on two metros, and telecom equipment manufacturer ITI with itself -- a move that will help turnaround the loss-making telecom giant.

While government is working on the process to merging these PSU, both BSNL and MTNL have started synergising their operations.
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