In which year was BSNL created? Take the rediff business quiz and see how much you know about India and its largest telecommunications company.
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1. In which year was BSNL created? a) 1970 b) 1995 c) 2000
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Wrong! The correct answer is 2000. On October 1, 2000 the Department of Telecom Operations (DTO), Government of India, became a corporation and was christened Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Today, BSNL is the No. 1 telecommunications company and one of the largest public sector undertakings in India with an authorised share capital of $3.6 billion and net worth of $13.85 billion. It has a network of over 45 million lines covering 5,000 towns with over 35 million telephone connections.
Correct! On October 1, 2000 the Department of Telecom Operations (DTO), Government of India, became a corporation and was christened Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). Today, BSNL is the No. 1 telecommunications company and one of the largest public sector undertakings in India with an authorised share capital of $3.6 billion and net worth of $13.85 billion. It has a network of over 45 million lines covering 5,000 towns with over 35 million telephone connections.
2. What is BSNL's WLL service called? a) Trump b) Tarang c) Garuda
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Wrong! The correct answer is Tarang. BSNL's Wireless in Local Loop service is called Tarang. BSNL holds the license to provide WLL services across the country except in the metros of Delhi and Mumbai where MTNL is the service provider. It has structured its WLL tariffs to take on the other big WLL competitor, Reliance Infocomm. However, BSNL's service has not found the popularity that Reliance has managed to garner. BSNL also provides GSM (cellular) service under the 'CellOne' brand name.
Correct! BSNL's Wireless in Local Loop service is called Tarang. BSNL holds the license to provide WLL services across the country except in the metros of Delhi and Mumbai where MTNL is the service provider. It has structured its WLL tariffs to take on the other big WLL competitor, Reliance Infocomm. However, BSNL's service has not found the popularity that Reliance has managed to garner. BSNL also provides GSM (cellular) service under the 'CellOne' brand name.
3. As of 2002, how many employees did BSNL approximately have? a) 238,000 b) 188,000 c) 358,000
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Wrong! The correct answer is 358,000. When the Department of Telecommunications was integrated into BSNL, most of the employees of DTO were transferred to the new company. As a result, BSNL now has nearly 237,000 workers in the Group 'C' category, 45,500 workers in the Group 'B' category, 8,000 workers in Group 'A' category, and about 67,500 workers in Group 'D' category.
Correct! When the Department of Telecommunications was integrated into BSNL, most of the employees of DTO were transferred to the new company. As a result, BSNL now has nearly 237,000 workers in the Group 'C' category, 45,500 workers in the Group 'B' category, 8,000 workers in Group 'A' category, and about 67,500 workers in Group 'D' category.
4. What is BSNL's ambitious project to provide domestic bandwidth-on-demand called? a) Sankhya Vahini b) Sanchar Sagar c) Sanchar Net
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Wrong! The correct answer is Sanchar Sagar. BSNL conceived the Sanchar Sagar Project to make available domestic bandwidth on demand from almost all the district headquarters of India. The Phase-I of this project has been completed and covers over 17,000 km and has 2.5 Gbps capacity. It connects 33 large cities, including state capitals. The Phase-II of the project under execution, covering a route length of 36,000 km on 2.5 Gbps capacity rings will provide connectivity to an additional 150 cities.
Correct! BSNL conceived the Sanchar Sagar Project to make available domestic bandwidth on demand from almost all the district headquarters of India. The Phase-I of this project has been completed and covers over 17,000 km and has 2.5 Gbps capacity. It connects 33 large cities, including state capitals. The Phase-II of the project under execution, covering a route length of 36,000 km on 2.5 Gbps capacity rings will provide connectivity to an additional 150 cities.
5. Who is the current Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL? a) S K Gupta b) V P Sinha c) Pradeep Baijal
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Wrong! The correct answer is V P Sinha. An officer from the Indian Telecom Services batch of 1966, V P Sinha took charge as the CMD of BSNL on January 1 this year. He also holds the post of Director of Planning and New Services at BSNL. S K Gupta is the current Managing Director of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, while Pradeep Baijal heads the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the regulator for the telecom sector.
Correct! An officer from the Indian Telecom Services batch of 1966, V P Sinha took charge as the CMD of BSNL on January 1 this year. He also holds the post of Director of Planning and New Services at BSNL. S K Gupta is the current Managing Director of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd, while Pradeep Baijal heads the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the regulator for the telecom sector.