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BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) ( ), commonly known as BSNL is an Indian central public sector undertaking, under the ownership of Department of Telecommunications. It was established on 01-October-2000 by the Union of India. It provides mobile voice and internet services through its nationwide telecommunications network across India. It is the largest government-owned-wireless telecommunications service provider in India.

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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) ( ), commonly known as BSNL is an Indian central public sector undertaking, under the ownership of Department of Telecommunications. It was established on 01-October-2000 by the Union of India. It provides mobile voice and internet services through its nationwide telecommunications network across India. It is the largest government-owned-wireless telecommunications service provider in India.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 1850 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1850". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376874167

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.