(a) the present availability of capacity network of mobile telephone connections with the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL);
(b) the status of utilised capacity in this regard; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure optimum utilization of the existing available
capacity of these two public sector companies?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT)
(a) The present capacity network of Mobile Telephone connections with Mahanagar Telephone
Nigam Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited are 54, 42, 230 and 5, 15, 35, 314
respectively.
(b) Utilised capacity of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited and Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited are 48, 19, 430 and 5, 40, 10, 043 respectively.
(c) In Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, the capacity is already optimally utilized. The
specific measures taken in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to improve the market
share is given in the Annexure.