Lack of 4G, staff costs slow down BSNL, MTNL in data race

New Delhi: Absence of 4G services and high employee costs are dragging state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd (MTNL) behind when private carriers are offering data facilities at near-to-the-ground tariffs, communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Plans are being prepared to revive the deeply stressed companies, he said.