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Why did India give BSNL $33 billion but not a full-time boss?

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05.05.2026

The government has given BSNL more than $33 billion, in multiple tranches since 2019, to effect a turnaround, but it has kept the state telecom company’s leadership on a three-month clock. A gig leader, then, for a magic trick of an undertaking.  

Robert Jerard Ravi got his sixth extension as interim chairman and managing director (CMD) in April and may receive another to oversee the company’s 5G rolloutBusiness StandardBSNL eyeing soft launch of 5G in six months, says CMD Robert Ravi, expected around August. For a manager tasked with raising the lumbering giant back........

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