BSNL posts Rs 280 crore This autumn revenue, second straight quarter in inexperienced after 18 years – OXBIG NEWS NETWORK-OxBig News Network

NEW DELHI: State-run telecom big BSNL on Tuesday reported a web revenue of Rs 280 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, marking its second consecutive worthwhile quarter after practically twenty years. The turnaround comes a yr after the corporate posted a lack of Rs 849 crore in the identical quarter.“For the first time in 18 years, back-to-back quarterly profits, net profits, not just operating margins, for the second time running after 2007,” Union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated whereas addressing reporters.BSNL had posted a revenue after tax of Rs 262 crore within the October-December quarter of FY25. The firm’s cumulative loss for the total monetary yr has now narrowed sharply to Rs 2,247 crore, from Rs 5,370 crore in FY24.BSNL chairman and managing director A Robert J Ravi attributed the efficiency to “professional management, government support and relentless focus on both the top line and the bottom line.”“BSNL is not just being revived, but redefined,” Ravi stated, including that the corporate is targeted on value self-discipline and accelerating 4G and 5G deployments to take care of momentum.“We will not be chasing profits as our end goal. We will be redefining telecom excellence in public service. When we consistently do the right things, provide excellent service, reach the unreached, innovate for inclusivity, profits will naturally follow,” he added.BSNL’s working income rose 7.8% year-on-year to Rs 20,841 crore in FY25, up from Rs 19,330 crore within the earlier yr.The ministry of communications famous that whereas profitability might reasonable within the quick time period attributable to elevated capital expenditure and spectrum investments, the long-term outlook stays robust. It cited nationwide 4G/5G rollouts utilizing indigenous tools, network-as-a-service initiatives, and backhaul fibre upgrades as key drivers of future progress.The ministry additionally highlighted BSNL’s ongoing asset monetisation programme, which practically doubled its proceeds final yr and is anticipated to generate further funds to help infrastructure enlargement.