The central government has mandated all ministries, public departments and public sector units to use telecom services of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL).
The memorandum dated October 12, was issued to all secretaries and departments under the Centre following consultation with the finance ministry. The Department of Expenditure's note accompanying the memorandum mentioned that the decision to mandate the use of BSNL and MTNL telecom service was taken by the Cabinet.
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.
