MTNL (General) Is MTNL Shutting Down?

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MTNL is winding up finally; here’s why
As state-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL), which provides telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai circles, continues to struggle with declining revenues and mounting losses in a fiercely competitive market, the government is finally exploring the option of shutting down the debt-laden firm and monetise its land, buildings and tower business. What has forced the government to explore the option is that MTNL’s 20-year licence fee will come up for renewal in April next year, which would require the company to pay an unaffordable Rs 11,000 crore.
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The company has already conveyed to the department of telecommunications its inability to provide over Rs 11,000 crore by April next year to pay for one-time spectrum charges and other fees to the government to renew its 2G licences. Being in a debt trap of Rs 19,510 crore as on March 31, 2017 (including Rs 4,533.97 crore of the bonds, the liability for interest and principle of which are with the Centre), it is not even in a position to meet the capex requirement to upgrade its telecom infrastructure.

The policy of the NDA government has been to get rid of non-viable units and invest its scarce resources on developmental programmes.
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This leaves a good spot for BSNL to introduce in Delhi.

But then, it leaves spot for Jio also to introduce Fiber in Delhi asap.

Because many doesn't want Excitel, Airtel, Hathway or so.
 
And then all of sudden Government will declare a BAILOUT package ...
 
If the issue is only with Spectrum costs, then what would stop MTNL to continue providing only wired services like Land-line and broadband Internet?
 
This is for mobile . Landline n bb would continue though not for long.
 

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