MTNL extends bid submission for BWA services roll out tender

The company has revised date of submitting bids to January 23, from January 4 earlier, for submission of bids

PTI | December 15, 2011



State-run telecom company MTNL has extended the date for submission of bids to roll out wireless boradband service by the third party in Delhi and Mumbai circles.

In the latest EoI document, the company has revised date of submitting bids to January 23, from January 4 earlier, for submission of bids. Both technical and commercial bid for the EoI will be opened next day.

MTNL has one slot of 20 Mhz Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum each in Delhi and Mumbai circle for Rs 4533.97 crore in 2010.

The company has been looking to outsource roll out of its BWA service to a third party which will be responsible to manage end to end services as well as regulatory requirement.

The EoI is open for participation of firms across globe.

The contract between selected agency and MTNL will be renewed after 10 years from the date of contract.

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