Private company
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL; transl.1
Last updated Oct 16, 2026.
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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL; transl. Metropolitan Telephone Corporation Limited) is an Indian public telecommunications company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. Headquartered in New Delhi, MTNL provides services in the metro cities of Mumbai and Delhi. It had a monopoly in Mumbai and Delhi until 1992, when the telecom sector was opened to other service providers in India.2
History
Bombay Telephone was founded in 1882. The first telephone exchange in Mumbai began operations on 28 January 1882. Delhi's first telephone system was established in 1911. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam was created by the Government of India in 1986 to oversee the telephone services of Delhi and Mumbai.
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