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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.

MTNL is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.1B
  • Public
  • IN
Dow Jones Description

Fixed-Line Telecommunications

Executive Director
K.C. Gupta
Number of Employees 52,604
Contact Information

12 Fl Jeevan Bharati Tower-1, 124

Connaught Circus

New Delhi

www.mtnl.net.in

(91) 11 2374 2212

NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212

Recent Events

  • MTNL LAUNCHES PREPAID BROADBAND SERVICE IN MUMBAI

    11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • NTNL keen to acquire stake in Zambian telco

    11/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • On the call [Hindustan Times, New Delhi]

    11/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • MTNL launches international tender for Mauritius project

    11/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Inter-regional interests keep M&A bids by telcos buzzing

    10/26/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Mahanagar Telephone Nigam MTNL to acquire 75% stake in Zambia Telecommunications Zamtel

    10/09/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Asians Eye Prospects in Continent's Telecoms Market

    10/09/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • India Stocks Weak; Pipavav IPO

    10/09/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Weak Wholesale Inflation in India

    9/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • BSNL and MTNL merger on the backburner

    7/21/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

mahanagar telephone nigam ltd. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
K.C. Gupta Executive Director
Kuldeep Goyal Executive Director
Anita Soni Director, Finance
Kuldeep Singh Director, Technical
V. Shivkumar Director, Personnel
M. Sahu Joint Secretary
S.C. Ahuja Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
R.S.P. Sinha Chairman & Managing Director
A.C. Padhi Board of Directors
S. Balasubramanian Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Executive Director Current

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Executive Director Current
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Executive Director Current

Mr. R S P Sinha took over as Chairman & Managing Director, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) on 10th August, 2004. Prior to this he has served as officiating Chairman & Managing Director, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited from 1st November, 2003 to 10th August, 2004. He has served as Director (Finance), on board of MTNL, as well as other PSUs. Mr. Sinha has a natural inclination for studies and was awarded with B.Sc.Engineering. (Elect.), Master of Business Management (Finance), CAIIB, LLB and ICWA. In Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (A mini-Navratana) as Director (Finance), he handled the first Public Issue of Rs.100 crore in 1994, by any PSU, which was over-subscribed by 13 times. In 1999, during his tenure as Director (Finance), VSNL came out with a successful GDR issue of US$185 million as part of Government disinvestments including public issue within the country which was instrumental in creating bullish sentiments amongst the investors, as ten rupees share was sold at a premium of Rs.740/- per share. During his tenure as Director (Finance), VSNL got listed on New York Stock Exchange. He was also actively involved in the disinvestments of VSNL. Although, after disinvestments of VSNL, new management (Tata Group) had offered to Mr Sinha, reappointment on VSNL Board. However, Mr Sinha declined the offer and joined Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) as Director (Finance) on 3rd April, 2002.

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Chairman & Managing Director Current
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Chairman & Managing Director Current

Ms. Anita Soni belongs to Indian P & T Finance & Accounts Service and has taken over as Director (Finance) MTNL from April, 2005. She is gold medalist of Punjab University in MA Economics (Honours School), 1976. Her subjects of specialization included Macro & Micro Economics, Financial Management, Mathematics Statistical Analysis, Econometrics, Discounted Cash Flows, Project Appraisal, Costing & International finance. Her 27 years of career included extensive and comprehensive experience in Telecom sector & Financial Management. She held important position in DOT, BSNL & TRAI. She worked with major financial institutions like ICICI & IDBI to prepare a report on Funding Requirement for private & public sector Telecom projects. She worked as an expert on the prestigious committee on commercialization of Infrastructure Projects, which submitted its report “India Infrastructure Report”, 1997. She was invited as an expert by ITU in 1996 to evaluate a major International Project, provided consultancy for formulating a business plan for major telecom project covering four (4) countries, and was financial expert for business plan for satellite project for Africa Commission by ITU in 1991-92.

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Director, Finance Current
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Director, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Director, Technical Current
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Director, Technical Current

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Director, Personnel Current
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Director Current

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Joint Secretary Current
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Joint Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • BSNL and MTNL merger on the backburner

    TeleGeography - 7/21/09 - View Story