Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has been permitted to provide its cellular services within the jurisdiction of the corporation in Delhi and Mumbai.
Accordingly MTNL`s cellular services in Delhi would be available in local areas serviced by MTNL like Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Gurgaon telephone exchanges.

Similarly in Mumbai, MTNL`s cellular services would be available in Mumbai, new Mumbai and Kalyan telephone exchanges, an MTNL statement said.
"As per the communication received from the department of telecommunications, the jurisdiction of MTNL, for the purpose of cellular services in Mumbai and Delhi cities shall be at par with the service area, licensed to the existing service operators in these metro cities," J. S. Chhabra, general manager (marketing), MTNL, said.
MTNL would launch its cellular services in Delhi from on Jan 31 and in Mumbai on Feb 28. Bureau Report