Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is an Indian state-owned telecommunications company headquartered in New Delhi.
It was incorporated on 15 September 2000 and took over the business of providing of telecom services and network management from the erst while Central Government Departments of Telecom Services ( DTS) and Telecom Operations ( DTO) , with effect from 1 October 2000 on a going concern basis.
It is the largest provider offixed telephony and broadband services with more than 60% market share and sixth largest mobile telephony provider in India.
However, in recent years the company’s revenues and market share have plummeted into heavy losses due to intense competition in the Indian telecommunications sector.