India, Feb. 14 -- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday announced a Rs.262 crore profit for the third quarter of the financial year, its first since 2007. The company attributed the success to focused efforts on innovation, aggressive network expansion, cost optimisation, and customer-centric service improvements.

In a statement accompanying the quarterly results, A Robert J. Ravi, BSNL Chairman and Managing Director, expressed satisfaction with the performance:

"We are pleased with our financial performance this quarter, which reflects our focus on innovation, customer satisfaction, and aggressive network expansion. With these efforts, we expect revenue growth to improve further, exceeding 20% by the end of the financial year,"...