BSNL Struggling in Mobile Arena

Telecom operators in the private sector must be delighted to see BSNL on a ventilator. BSNL is falling behind in the race to acquire more subscribers. To them, it now seems only a matter of time before the BSNL fades into the ranks of an also-ran.

Over the last 4 months (March-June 2007), telecom operators in the country, grew on average, by 12%. All the players put together added 14.56 million new subscribers during the period. BSNL added just 1 million subscribers across its 21 circles in last 4 months. In this period, its subscriber base barely inched from 27.42 million to 28.42 million, a mere 3% growth.

Source: TOI