Indian operator is looking for towers in 600 small towns and cities to enable it to expand its mobile network.
State-owned Indian telecommunication company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has invited bids from independent telecom infrastructure providers to hire towers for expanding its wireless network, according to a bid document on its Web site.
The document didn't specify the number of towers the company intends to hire, but said it was looking for towers in some 600 small towns and in cities like Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and the outer areas of Mumbai and Delhi. Bharat Sanchar, India's fourth-largest telecom company by number of users, is planning to add 93 million lines to its network so that it can more effectively compete with aggressive private players in the world's second-largest mobile-phone market by subscribers.
The companies bidding for the contract will have to inform Bharat Sanchar in advance if they want to share the towers with other wireless companies, the document showed.
The non-exclusive contract will initially be for 15 years for new telecom towers and 10 years for existing ones.
The company will accept bids until June 10 and will open the bids the same day, the document showed.
State-owned Indian telecommunication company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. has invited bids from independent telecom infrastructure providers to hire towers for expanding its wireless network, according to a bid document on its Web site.
The document didn't specify the number of towers the company intends to hire, but said it was looking for towers in some 600 small towns and in cities like Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and the outer areas of Mumbai and Delhi. Bharat Sanchar, India's fourth-largest telecom company by number of users, is planning to add 93 million lines to its network so that it can more effectively compete with aggressive private players in the world's second-largest mobile-phone market by subscribers.
The companies bidding for the contract will have to inform Bharat Sanchar in advance if they want to share the towers with other wireless companies, the document showed.
The non-exclusive contract will initially be for 15 years for new telecom towers and 10 years for existing ones.
The company will accept bids until June 10 and will open the bids the same day, the document showed.
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