New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Department of Posts (DoP) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to expand BSNL's mobile connectivity reach across India, a release from the Ministry of Communications said.

The MoU was formally signed by Manisha Bansal Badal, General Manager (Citizen Centric Services & RB), on behalf of the Department of Posts and Deepak Garg, Principal General Manager (Sales and Marketing-Consumer Mobility), BSNL.

Under this agreement, DoP will leverage its unparalleled postal network of over 1.65 lakh Post Offices for the sale of BSNL SIM cards and mobile recharge services across the country. The vast reach of India Post, which touches almost every village and to...