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Govt. to find ways to give 4G spectrum to BSNL, MTNL: Prasad

Govt. to find ways to give 4G spectrum to BSNL, MTNL: Prasad

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Union Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said the government is looking at all possibilities, including giving 4G spectrum to BSNL and MTNL, to make the two telecom PSUs more professional and competitive.

Responding to queries by the members in Lok Sabha during the question hour, the minister said that the government will find ways to supplement these PSUs with the 4G facility.

“To make BSNL and MTNL more professional and competitive, the government is exploring all possibilities. Since becoming minister, I have had 6-7 meetings with the officials,” Prasad said.

He said these public sector bodies need to be supplemented with 4G and the government will explore all options to make them viable and competitive. “The BSNL and the MTNL also need to work together in a more professional capacity,” he said.

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