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BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (BSNL) was formed on 1st October 2000 bycorporatisation of theerstwhile Department of Telecom Operation & Department of Telecom Services. Thecompany has takenover the erstwhile functions of the Department of Telecom in respect of provision of

telecom servicesacross the length and breadth of the country excluding Delhi and Mumbai. BSNL hasone of large baseof skilled work force of around 3.0 lakh as on December 31, 2010. BSNL is a 100%Government of Indiaowned Public Sector Undertaking.BSNL is a technology-oriented company and provides all types of telecom servicesnamelytelephone services on landline, WLL and mobile, Broadband, Internet, leased circuitsand longdistance telecom Service.The company has also been in the forefront of technology with 100% digital newtechnologyswitching network. BSNL nation-wide telecom network covers all District Headquarters,Sub-Divisional Headquarters, Tehsil headquarters and almost all the Block Headquarters.Telecommunications is a basic infrastructure along with power and transportation andis thusrecognized as the means for accelerating the economic growth in all the regionsincluding remoteand inaccessible areas in the country. Telecom in the modern world is expected to ushera conceptof global economy and single world market place. BSNL telecom network, therefore, is

part ofmodern global network, providing access to countries around the world for transportinginformationin the form of voice and data.HIGHLIGHTS of 2010-11Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) runs the telecom services all over the country,except Delhi andMumbai, through 24 Telecom Circles and 2 Metro Districts of Chennai & Kolkatta.BSNL is the largest Public Sector Telecom service provider in the country having1123.59 lakhcustomers 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 withequipped capacity458.35 lakh lines and customers base 278.31 lakh. The wired line status as onDecember 31,2010is 38,141 telephone exchanges with equipped capacity of 449.90 lakh lines and 256.49lakhconnections.BSNL provides Mobile service in its network. It had 633.05 lakh Mobile connections ason March31,2010. During 2010-11, it has added 179.30 lakh mobile connections raising the

Mobile customerbase to 812.35 lakh upto December 31, 2010.

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

BSNL network.

Achievements during 2010-11S. Parameter Unit Target for Achievement (upto Status as onNo. the year December 31, December 31,2010-11 2010) 20101 Mobile Connections Lakh Nos. 200.00 179.30 812.352 Broadband Connections Lakh Nos. 75.00 25.26 91.193 Wireline + WLL Connection Lakh Nos. (-) 12.00 -28.52 311.24INTELLIGENT NETWORK