State-owned telecom firm Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) is looking to convert nearly 50% of its fixed line users into broadband subscribers over the next 18 months, as part of plans to increase revenue and retain customers. At present, nearly 34 per cent of the company’s fixed line customers are also its broadband subscribers. To improve broadband speed, the company has installed 140 DSLAMs in Delhi and 150 in Mumbai in 2016-17.
MTNL was set up by the Government of India to upgrade the quality of telecom services, expand the telecom network, and introduce new services and to raise revenue for telecom development needs of India's key metros -- Delhi and Mumbai.
