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Telecom tower business is heating up. BSNL set to lease its towers

 
Mar. 24 2009 - 12:00 am
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The telecom tower business is really heating up. Just 2 days ago, Vodafone had spun off its tower business as a separate unit. Airtel, IDEA and Vodafone already share the infrastructure via a Indus Towers a jointly owned company. Reliance has its on own tower business.

But, none of this infrastructure is enough to expand in a way any telecom provider wants to. There are rural areas which are not covered by any of the service providers except BSNL. Reason is, the rural markets does not provide the kind of business which can justify the huge costs involved in a tower installation. Urban market is almost saturated and to get the next 100 million customers - most probably from rural areas - infrastructure is very important.Telecom Tower

Citing this as a business opportunity, BSNL is ready to lease its 60,000 strong towers in tier 2 and tier 3 cities. I cannot think of any other word than “awesome” about this situation. Especially because this decision is coming from a PSU.

A senior official of the telecom company on Monday said that since we have more towers in tier II and tier III cities, we have decided to lease out those towers with unutilized capacity to the operators. (source)

This is a win-win situation for both BSNL and other service providers like Airtel, Reliance and Vodafone. They can share BSNL’s infrastructure and continue to expand their services in rural and semi-urban areas.

If you look at it, this is kind of a co-competition for BSNL. It has set itself a target of 90 million subscribers by this year-end. If BSNL’s infrastructure is opened up to other providers the might snatch away some of BSNL’s potential customers.

In this new economy that is not the way to look at things. It is more of collaboration and thinking win-win which matters the most.

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Comments



by Anoop Singh
on 12/16/2009 01:42 pm

I am Anoop Singh from Pauri Garhwal (Uttranchal), I have big land in my Village, I want to give you for use of any mobile tower for rent, I dont know what is the proceder? there is no any mobile tower of aircell, airtel, idea, tata indicom, bsnl, reliance. pls contact me 9911775816 email id anpsl2009@gmail.com



by oswald
on 12/22/2009 10:37 am

Hi i am oswald freom ratlam m.p. iwant to work as a agent in placing the tower in my near location and i have people also so pls contact me for this
mob.9826054045


by by baljeet singh on 24/12/2009 7:25pm
on 12/24/2009 02:10 pm

i am baljeet singh .hamare paas 30feet =60feet property main road lamba pind chowk and 800sq feet property kishanpura jalandhar main hai.[3phase sp conection awailable here] agar koi bhi mobile company tawar lagana chahati ho to please contact me 9464019890


by A.K.SHRIVASTAVA
on 12/26/2009 07:14 pm

I want to rent out my ground space which is situated in the MARIPUR,MUZAFFARPUR ( BIHAR ) for installing a mobile tower of any of the following companies:
vodafone
idea
reliance
airtel
bsnl
tata indicom..etc
Contact No: 094718-98128





by sanjay
on 12/26/2009 09:24 pm

sir muje apni jagah par tawar lagwana hai


by Anonymous
on 01/12/2010 09:45 am

sir i have space for tpwer installation near high way at kanpur city UP.my contact no.09958177208


by Rajesh Agarwal
on 01/14/2010 01:54 pm

Sir / Madam,
i have a land space of approx. 3200 square feet at vijay khand , gomti nagar, lucknow and i want to give the same for tower installation at very subsidized rental rates.

please feel free to contact me at - 09839926469, 0522-3911077


by suresh tripathi
on 01/14/2010 04:44 pm

dear sir,
i have aopportunity on low cast in villages area. i am giving my position 3/- per sq feet in villages area in mandsaur m.p. & pratapgadh u.p. this rate on monthly rental
thank you suresh tripathi
inrm013@gmail.com, 09993160649


by Gagan Sood
on 02/01/2010 06:45 pm

Hello,
Sir my name is Gagan. Sir i have 3 begha land in kullu (Himachal) i want to install a company tower on my land on monthly rental.
Thanks



by Kamal
on 02/02/2010 09:42 pm

Sir

We are interested in offering our premises for the mobile tower installation. Our building is well constructed and maintained and might also be apt for the tower installtion purposes. Our premises is located near Rithala Metro Station, North West Delhi 110085.

Please suggest.

Regards


by Anonymous
on 02/06/2010 05:46 pm

Dear sirs,

We have 50 towers ready. Want different locations to install it.

Please contact for bright business future contact our Mumbai office +022 - 24444423


by Hemant
on 02/09/2010 03:26 pm

Dear Sir
I have land about 80000 sq feet near kalyan on murbad road at village kelni and kolam dist Thane Area Mumbai suburb Maharashtra, planning to give on lease to mobile tower installation.
If you are intrested please call me on my mobile 9372416281

My mail id is hamundke@gmail.com

Thanks

Hemant


by sahin vishkrma 9575027355
on 02/12/2010 10:11 pm

new sait eng.


by vinod barua
on 02/15/2010 09:55 pm

Dear sir,
I am interested to putting mobile tower in my land for any mobile network tower on rent at indore ,Ujjain, dewas (m.p.) & nimbahada (raj) space available is more then 1,000/- sqft shwiated in middle and high way
Contact me
vinodbarua
9981384715
vinodbarua14@rediffmail.com



by abhishek manohar
on 02/17/2010 12:45 am

hum apni jameen par tower lagana chahate hai, tower business karna chahate hai


by abhishek manohar
on 02/17/2010 01:08 am

tower business


by vikas malik
on 02/18/2010 02:14 pm

i am having my own land in faridabad city (haryana) and want to lease it for mobile towers. so interested companies can contact me on- 09891117100 VIKAS MALIK.


by aamir ali
on 02/21/2010 02:46 am

sir,
i have plot at lucknow near by by-pass kanpur road, balaganj at about 1100 sq.feet and i have to put there a tower please kindly help me.


by Ghanshyam Patel
on 02/22/2010 01:40 pm

Dear Sir,
I have a land about 15000 sq.ft. at village - Bhadaj, Nr. Science City Ahmedabad. Bhadaj is 1 km. far away from Science City and Sardar Patel Ring Road. I want to give a space on monthly rental basis for any mobile tower. If you are interested in this regards can call me on 09825701215.

Ghanshyam Patel


by BINOD PRASAD
on 02/23/2010 07:50 pm

i am binod prasad hamare paas 25/18 feet feet property main road near DLF main road tornica city chaman Bihar vijay vihar oposit side 50 Sq feet property hai agar koi bhi mobile company tawar lagana chahati ho to please contact 9818211626


by Anonymous
on 03/03/2010 02:34 pm

Dear sir,
I am interested to putting mobile tower in my land for any mobile network tower on rent at Village-Bedwa PO-Farman, Tehsil-Meham, Distt.Rohtak (Haryana) space available is more then 1,000/- sqft.

Please Contact me
Rajender Singh



by Rajender Singh
on 03/03/2010 02:38 pm

Dear sir,
I am interested to putting mobile tower in my land for any mobile network tower on rent at Village-Bedwa, Post Off: Farmana (Meham) Distt.Rohtak (Haryana) space available is more then 1,000/- sqft
PleaseContact me
M.No.9811779663- 9311247846



by praveen kumar dubey
on 03/03/2010 08:15 pm

Sir / Madam,
i have a land space of approx. 1800 square feet at Golagokharannath Distt. Lakhimpur Kheri U.P & new constructed roof area 1200 sq ft at Alambagh near new public school & Bus stand alambagh,Lucknow and i want to give the same for tower installation at very subsidized rental rates.

please feel free to contact me at - 09839926469, 0522-3911077



by praveen kumar dubey
on 03/03/2010 08:20 pm

Sir / Madam,
i have a land space of approx. 1800 square feet at Golagokharannath Distt. Lakhimpour Kheri U.P. & 2NS NEW CONSTRUCTED home area 1200 sq ft at Alambagh near New public school alambagh Bus station Lucknow Lucknow and i want to give the same for tower installation at very subsidized rental rates.

please feel free to contact me at - 9208305084 & 9415559985


by Anonymous
on 03/04/2010 07:27 pm

i have 3 plots 2ooo square fit in Gorakhpur up please contac amitnishad1984@gmail.com


by raj
on 03/04/2010 09:46 pm

I am rajkumar from meham,distt.-rohtak(haryana) I have big land in my Village, I want to give you for use of any mobile tower for rent, I dont know what is the proceder? there is no any mobile tower of aircell, airtel, idea, tata indicom, bsnl, reliance.email id rajkumaralm@yahoo.in


by neeraj
on 03/08/2010 02:51 pm

hello sir, i have 2 plots in prime location of dadri-city[haryana] and also in my village balali near dadri[haryana].if you are intersted in install tower in these plots or places then please contact me at 01126119744,09013219752 or email me .thank you.


by sunny singh
on 04/01/2010 07:57 pm

sir i m sunny from babatpur varanasi i have big land in my village i want to give u for use of any mobile tower for rent. idont know what is proceder


by sunny singh
on 04/01/2010 08:03 pm

sir i m sunny from babatpur varanasi i have big land in my village i want to give u for use of any mobile tower for rent i dont know what is proceder contact no= 8010179860


by rajesh kumar
on 04/16/2010 05:24 pm

Sir / Madam,
i have a land space of approx. 1600 square feet at kanti puram , chinhat, lucknow and i want to give the same for tower installation at very subsidized rental rates.I dont know what is the proceder?
please send me full proceder.


by sushil srivastava
on 04/16/2010 06:37 pm

Sir / Madam,
i have a land space of approx. 2000 square feet at near amousi industrial area in chillawan, lucknow and i want to give the same for tower installation at very subsidized rental rates.I dont know what is the proceder?
please send me full proceder.


by somnath pal
on 04/19/2010 04:31 pm

Hi i am somnath freom west bengal. iwant to work as a agent in placing the tower in my near location and i have people also so pls contact me for this



by Prabhat Kumar
on 04/24/2010 01:57 am

Sir,
I have land of 2000 sq. feet at ambala cantt location and want to give it for mobile tower installation to any telecom company ,kindly contact me at the no. 9034957980.


by sunil singh
on 06/18/2010 05:26 pm

dear sir,
i have land in villages area. i am giving my position in nagina , bijnor u.p. this rate on monthly rental
thank you sunil singh
sunil12777@rediffmail.com
call 09368731040


by Anonymous
on 07/12/2010 01:42 pm

sir ,i have land in lucknow near IIM road lucknow-sitapur highway and i want to give it for tower for rent.


by Ankit Singla
on 07/17/2010 02:00 am

dear sir,
i am interested in putting mobile tower in my land for any service..land is village-BAROTA adjacent to distt. karnal.haryana
ph: 9015217247
9992010244
ankit6589@gmail.com



by Idris
on 07/17/2010 10:12 pm

I am idris from Sikkar jila Sikkar Village Loshal Near Jaipur India), I have big land in my Village, I want to give you for use of any mobile tower for rent, I dont know what is the proceder? there is no any mobile tower of aircell, airtel, idea, tata indicom, bsnl, reliance Ect. pls contact me 9251370786 email ID Is Idris.Vasudha@gmail.com


by kishori lal paliyal
on 07/21/2010 08:49 pm

i m kishori lal paliyal from vill jitpur baheri po kadh teh amb distt una himachal pardesh India), I have big land in my Village, I want to give you for use of any mobile tower for rent, I dont know what is the proceder? there is no any mobile tower of aircell, airtel, idea, tata indicom, bsnl, reliance Etc. pls contact me my mail id --------- paliyalpanacea@yahoo.in


by sarabjeet singh
on 08/19/2010 12:21 am

i have space for tower 1100 sq fit in balipur road pratapgarh u.p. 230001




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