Govt in Vodafone Idea: Should Vi, BSNL, BBNL merge?
Apart from handholding a stressed industry, the larger question is—what does GoI hope to achieve by owning a stake in a standalone telco?
bsnl
January 2022
August 2021
November 2017
Why govt—not BSNL—should take over Vodafone
A professional board, with a turnaround mandate, could help revive the beleaguered telco.
Can Vodafone Idea die to live?
The government has to choose either a collapse or a possible bailout by BSNL. Either of the outcomes is good for Jio and Airtel.
Telecom battle shifts to cheap phones
The lure of 500 million customers in the hinterland and Jio’s gambit of a cheap feature phone with free voice calls is pushing competition into a new war. Expect new leaders when the battle is done.
