BSNL posts Rs 262 crore profit in Q3, marks first profit in 17 years

The net profit came in at about Rs 262 crore in the third quarter of the financial year.

Mobility services revenue grew by 15 per cent, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) revenue increased by 18 per cent and leased line services revenue rose by 14 per cent over Q3 of the previous year.

The Q3 scorecard underlined the telco’s focus on innovation, network expansion, cost optimisation, and customer-centric service improvements.

Additionally, BSNL has cut its finance cost and overall expenditure, leading to a decline in losses by over Rs 1,800 crore compared to last year.

With a view to enhancing customer experience, BSNL has introduced offerings such as National WiFi Roaming, BiTV – Free Entertainment for All Mobile Customers, and IFTV for All FTTH Customers, and first private 5G connectivity for mining.

“We certainly hope that this year will not just see an increase in revenues at the end of fourth quarter for the full financial year, but will also (see BSNL) keep expenditure and costs under control and significantly reduce losses from the figures of last year,” the minister said.

In the last four years, BSNL’s EBITDA doubled from Rs 1,100 crore to almost Rs 2,100 crore as of FY23-24.

“And this quarter’s return to profitability is a significant turning point for BSNL as it now embarks on providing 4G services to all its subscribers across the length and breadth of the country.

Out of 100,000 towers, almost 75,000 have been installed, close to about 60,000 have been commissioned.

And we hope that by June of this year all 100,000 towers will be operational,” Scindia said.