DoT announces Rs 47,000 crore capex plan to strengthen BSNL’s network

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced plans for an additional ₹47,000 crore capital expenditure (capex) to boost Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd’s (BSNL) network infrastructure. The state-owned telecom company spent ₹25,000 crore last year to install 1 lakh towers for its 4G mobile services.

BSNL has already completed the installation of over 95,000 towers as part of that initiative.