Instead of merger plan, operations of listed MTNL will be handed to BSNL, says report

BSNL-MTNL merger plans: Instead of merging the two state-run telecom companies BSNL and MTNL as originally proposed, the government may hand over operations of the listed but smaller MTNL to much bigger BSNL, Times of India reported, citing sources.

The new proposal, will first be considered by the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) and then be sent to the Union Cabinet for approval, it added.