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Depreciation, high finance costs widen BSNL's losses
Hindustan Times Thane
|November 19, 2025
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) reported a loss for the second straight quarter in the current fiscal year after a brief return to profitability in the last two quarters of fiscal 2025.
BSNL has set a target to grow revenues by 20% in FY26.
(REUTERS)
In the second quarter, BSNL reported a net loss of ₹1,357 crore, wider than the ₹1,048 crore of Q1 and the ₹241.7 crore it lost in Q2 of FY25, the company’s financial statements dated November 14 show.
This story is from the November 19, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Thane.
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