A big change is likely to happen in the telecom sector in India. Talks are underway between state-run telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and loss-making telecom company Vii over spectrum sharing and fiber coverage. BSNL And if Vii joins hands, the customers will benefit greatly. From network coverage to broadband connectivity, customer experience is likely to be much better than before.
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If some reports are to be believed, the Department of Telecom has informed a parliamentary committee about the ongoing discussions between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Vodafone-Idea. There is talk that the telecom companies have decided to join hands due to the increasing number of competitors and the ever decreasing number of users. Currently, Jio and Airtel are the two leading telecom companies in India. Both these leading telecom companies have more than 48 crore and 43 crore users respectively. While the number of users of telecom companies BSNL and VI is continuously decreasing. Due to reasons like poor network, increasing cost of recharge plans, users are moving away from BSNL and VI and buying SIM cards from Jio and Airtel. (Photo Courtesy – Pinterest)
A report has been released on the Lok Sabha website on March 16, in which Communications Secretary Samit Aggarwal has told a parliamentary committee that discussions are underway between Vi and BSNL. However, whether this merger will be possible will be decided only after further discussions. Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by Godda MP Nishikant Dubey, has directed the Department of Telecom to help decide on the allocation of infrastructure between the two operators.
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Jio network was launched in 2016. In no time at all, Jio has overtaken the telecom companies in the country. Many telecom companies were also shut down at this time. It was during this time that Vodafone and Idea came together to form Vi. After this tie-up, Vi became the largest telecom company in the country. But within a few months Jio and Airtel left Vi behind. After this the telecom sector completely changed. Vodafone Idea was under pressure due to persistent AGR arrears, which delayed its network expansion. Even after acquiring 5G spectrum, it took three years to roll out.