BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (BSNL) was formed on 1st October 2000 by corporatisation of the erstwhile Department of Telecom

Operation & Department of Telecom Services. The company has taken over the erstwhile functions of the Department of Telecom in respect of provision of telecom services across the length and breadth of the country excluding Delhi and Mumbai. BSNL has one of large base of skilled work force of around 3.0 lakh as on December 31, 2010. BSNL is a 100% Government of India owned Public Sector Undertaking. BSNL is a technology-oriented company and provides all types of telecom services namely telephone services on landline, WLL and mobile, Broadband, Internet, leased circuits and long distance telecom Service. The company has also been in the forefront of technology with 100% digital new technology switching network. BSNL nation-wide telecom network covers all District Headquarters, SubDivisional Headquarters, Tehsil headquarters and almost all the Block Headquarters. Telecommunications is a basic infrastructure along with power and transportation and is thus recognized as the means for accelerating the economic growth in all the regions including remote and inaccessible areas in the country. Telecom in the modern world is expected to usher a concept of global economy and single world market place. BSNL telecom network, therefore, is part of modern global network, providing access to countries around the world for transporting information in the form of voice and data. HIGHLIGHTS of 2010-11 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) runs the telecom services all over the country, except Delhi and Mumbai, through 24 Telecom Circles and 2 Metro Districts of Chennai & Kolkatta. BSNL is the largest Public Sector Telecom service provider in the country having 1123.59 lakh customers as on December 31,2010. During 2010-11, it has added 150.78 lakh customers. As on March 31,2010 , BSNL had 38,461 wired line telephone exchanges with equipped capacity 458.35 lakh lines and customers base 278.31 lakh. The wired line status as on December 31,2010 is 38,141 telephone exchanges with equipped capacity of 449.90 lakh lines and 256.49 lakh connections. BSNL provides Mobile service in its network. It had 633.05 lakh Mobile connections as on March 31,2010. During 2010-11, it has added 179.30 lakh mobile connections raising the Mobile customer base to 812.35 lakh upto December 31, 2010.

BSNL provides WLL telephones service in its network. There were 61.45 lakh WLL connections as on March 31,2010. As on December 31,2010 there are 54.75 lakh WLL Connection in BSNL network.

Achievements during 2010-11 S. Parameter Unit Target for Achievement (upto Status as on No. the year December 31, December 31, 2010-11 2010) 2010 1 Mobile Connections Lakh Nos. 200.00 179.30 812.35 2 Broadband Connections Lakh Nos. 75.00 25.26 91.19 3 Wireline + WLL Connection Lakh Nos. (-) 12.00 -28.52 311.24 INTELLIGENT NETWORK