State-owned telecom operator BSNL posted a ₹280 crore internet revenue within the quarter ending March 2025, marking two consecutive quarters of optimistic money flows. This efficiency comes on the again of price reducing and infrastructure leasing revenues since 2021.
“For the first time in 18 years, BSNL has posted consecutive quarterly net profits — not just operating profits or positive EBITDA margins, but actual net profits,” Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia mentioned in a press release.
Quarterly profits could not maintain at these ranges within the speedy quarters to observe; nonetheless, its chairman and managing director Robert J. Ravi indicated, because the telco has undertaken intensive investments into its infrastructure — simply final week, it permitted a ₹2,903 crore advance buy order with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd to construct out its as but unlaunched 4G community.
While Mr. Ravi mentioned in a press release that “in the near term, higher depreciation and amortisation arising from recent spectrum acquisitions and heavy capex will weigh on quarterly results despite … solid fundamentals,” he argued that medium- and long-term “profitability prospects are robust, supported by the nationwide rollout of 4G/5G (use of Atmanirbhar equipment), 5G Network-as-a-Service initiatives, investments in core infrastructure and upgradation of backhaul aging fibres.”
In the identical quarter final yr, BSNL had a loss after tax of ₹849 crore. Its EBITDA stood at ₹5,396 crore in FY 2024–25, in comparison with ₹2,164 crore within the earlier yr. Its annual working income has additionally elevated by 7.8% to ₹20,841 crore. Wireless telephone companies constituted the majority of its income, at ₹7,499 crore, whereas dwelling broadband and industrial web companies contributed ₹2,923 crore and ₹4,096 crore respectively.
“Our aim is not to chase profits, but to redefine telecom excellence in public service,” Mr. Ravi mentioned.
Published – May 28, 2025 10:31 am IST
