Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. In India operates as a global telecommunication company. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd . provides voice services, bandwidth, voice-over Internet protocol etc. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd . was the only international telecommunication servic e provider till 2002. Domestic calls in the metro cities of Delhi and Mumbai was taken over by Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited . The long distance calls were offered by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
After telecommunication sector was established, VSNL became the only provider of international telecommunication service to the private telecommunication operators and companies. VSNL also provides the bandwidth for the Internet.
VSNL came into existence in the year 1986, it came up as an organization fully owned by the government. VSNL followed the Overseas Communication Service that was a department under the Department of Telecommunication of the Government of India .
