The company has lost revenues both in fixed and mobile division whereas the company has gained revenues in broadband division. In fixedline, BSNL holds majority share of 72.6% and has a subscriber base of of 25.2 mn as on March 2011 as against 27.8 mn in March 2010, a decline of 9.36%.
In mobile, BSNL has added 22.3 mn lines in FY11 taking the overall tally to 91.8 mn lines. With respect to 3G, the service has been extended to 760 cities and all 117.06 mn mobile customers are experiencing 3G advantages. Presently, BSNL has around 1.5 mn 3G subscribers. The company is making efforts to popularize 3G services through 3G experience center on mobile vans, bundling handset and data card, and rationalizing tariffs by making it affordable, providing value added services to offer variety and provide increased reach to all target audience.
Broadband has done exceptionally well for BSNL as the company is present in 100% districts and 98% block headquarters. So, in toto the broadband coverage is available in more than 5,000 cities and 170,000 villages. The company has added 1.76 mn broadband lines in FY11. With respect to broadband, the company is providing IP-TV, games-on-demand, music-on-demand and tutor-on-demand services.
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