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MTNL
was set up on 1st April, 1986 by the Government of India
to upgrade the quality of telecom services, expand the
telecom network, introduce new services and to raise
revenue for telecom development needs of India’s key
metros – Delhi, the political capital and Mumbai, the
business capital of India. In the past 17 years, the
company has taken rapid strides to emerge as India’s
leading and one of Asia’s largest telecom operating
companies. Besides having a strong financial base, MTNL
has achieved a market share of approximately 13% of the
Indian telecommunication network with a customer base of
over 4.74 million lines.
The company has also been in the forefront of technology
induction by converting 100% of its telephone exchange
network into the state-of-the-art digital mode.
The Govt. of India currently holds 56.25% stake in the
company.
In the year 2002-03, the company has not only
consolidated the gains but also focused on new areas
of enterprise viz. Joint Ventures for projects outside
India, widened the cellular and CDMA-based WLL
customer base , set up internet and allied services
on all India basis.
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