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Cheap Wi-Fi connection to MPs contributing to BSNL, MTNL losses

MTNL and BSNL have provided an aggregate of 757 internet connections to MPs
  • BSNL said each FTTH connection to MPs cost the company ₹25,000, but it could charge them only ₹2,200 per month
  • While MTNL offers speeds of 100 Mbps up to 500 GB and 10 Mbps thereafter, BSNL offers connections at a speed of 10 Mbps.Premium
    While MTNL offers speeds of 100 Mbps up to 500 GB and 10 Mbps thereafter, BSNL offers connections at a speed of 10 Mbps.

    NEW DELHI :

    State-owned telecom companies are incurring losses in providing high-speed Wi-Fi connections to members of Parliament, Union Minister for Communications and Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

    As per data available with the Telecom Ministry till May 2019, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have provided an aggregate of 757 Internet connections to members of Parliament.

    All connections are high-speed Wi-Fi Fibre to the Home (FTTH) connections. The MTNL alone has provided 728 of these connections.

    According to the MTNL, on each Wi-Fi connection (ranging from three to six numbers) provided to MPs during 2015-16, it incurred an average cost of 1.7 lakh, including annual maintenance charges for four years after three years warranty. But the charges levied upon individual MPs for each Wi-Fi connection was 1,500 per month, excluding GST.

    The BSNL said each FTTH connection to MPs cost the company 25,000, but it could charge them only 2,200 per month, exclusive of GST for the services.

    While the MTNL offers speeds of 100 Mbps up to 500 GB and 10 Mbps thereafter, the BSNL offers connections at a speed of 10 Mbps. The two corporations have received a cumulative number of 1,054 complaints in the last two years.

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    Published: 26 Jul 2019, 12:23 PM IST
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