Important milestones of MTNL
| 1986 | Mahanagar Telephones Nigam Limited was established |
| 1987 | Push-button telephones were introduced and it made dialling more convenient |
| 1988 | Phone Plus services increased benefits for telephone customers |
| 1992 | Introduction of Voice Mail Service |
| 1995 | Introduction of Internet in India (Delhi) |
| 1996 | Launch of ISDN services |
| 1997 | Launch of Wireless in Local loop |
| 1999 | Introduction of Internet based services |
| 2000 | Millennium Telecom Limited is established as a fully owned subsidiary of MTNL |
| 2001 | Dolphin, a GSM cellular phone service that was launched. WLL mobile services were launched under the Garuda brand. United telecom ltd., which is a MTNL Joint venture in Nepal, started providing WLL-based services in Nepal. MTNL got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Internet express services based on the CLI (command-line interface) were now available |
| 2002 | Under the Trump brand, pre-paid GSM mobile services were launched. MTNL Mail, a brand of email on PSTN lines, was introduced |
| 2003 | Garuda 1-x was the first CDMA 1x 2000 technology to be introduced. A pilot project for ADSL-based Broadband services was launched. Virtual Phone services were introduced. Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Ltd. In Mauritius was awarded the second operator licence |
| 2004 | GSM and CDMA capacity increased by 800,000 lines each (for a total of 1.6 million lines) while STD/ISD prices were reduced by nearly 60%. In Mauritius, MTNL subsidiary MTML has been granted a licence to operate fixed, mobile and ILD services. Wi-Fi and digital certification services were launched. CETTM, a cutting-edge training facility, was inaugurated |
| 2005 | In terms of GSM subscriber additions, became the market leader. TRI BAND, a broadband service brand, was launched. A tender for one million 3G GSM lines was issued |
| 2006 | In November 2006, the IPTV service was launched. The deployment of WiMAX begun. The purchase of equipment for the WCDMA 3G service started, and the pilot launch of the Wi MAX service begun |
| 2008 | For the first time in India, 3G mobile service was launched |
| 2011 | FTTH services were launched |
| 1986 | Mahanagar Telephones Nigam Limited was established |
| 1987 | Push-button telephones were introduced and it made dialling more convenient |
| 1988 | Phone Plus services increased benefits for telephone customers |
| 1992 | Introduction of Voice Mail Service |
| 1995 | Introduction of Internet in India (Delhi) |
| 1996 | Launch of ISDN services |
| 1997 | Launch of Wireless in Local loop |
| 1999 | Introduction of Internet based services |
| 2000 | Millennium Telecom Limited is established as a fully owned subsidiary of MTNL |
| 2001 | Dolphin, a GSM cellular phone service that was launched. WLL mobile services were launched under the Garuda brand. United telecom ltd., which is a MTNL Joint venture in Nepal, started providing WLL-based services in Nepal. MTNL got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Internet express services based on the CLI (command-line interface) were now available |
| 2002 | Under the Trump brand, pre-paid GSM mobile services were launched. MTNL Mail, a brand of email on PSTN lines, was introduced |
| 2003 | Garuda 1-x was the first CDMA 1x 2000 technology to be introduced. A pilot project for ADSL-based Broadband services was launched. Virtual Phone services were introduced. Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Ltd. In Mauritius was awarded the second operator licence |
| 2004 | GSM and CDMA capacity increased by 800,000 lines each (for a total of 1.6 million lines) while STD/ISD prices were reduced by nearly 60%. In Mauritius, MTNL subsidiary MTML has been granted a licence to operate fixed, mobile and ILD services. Wi-Fi and digital certification services were launched. CETTM, a cutting-edge training facility, was inaugurated |
| 2005 | In terms of GSM subscriber additions, became the market leader. TRI BAND, a broadband service brand, was launched. A tender for one million 3G GSM lines was issued |
| 2006 | In November 2006, the IPTV service was launched. The deployment of WiMAX begun. The purchase of equipment for the WCDMA 3G service started, and the pilot launch of the Wi MAX service begun |
| 2008 | For the first time in India, 3G mobile service was launched |
| 2011 | FTTH services were launched |
Source(s): Compiled by the authors from company website (history)
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