India's telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam has shortlisted Swedish Ericsson and Chinese Huawei in a deal worth 6 billion dollar.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), India's largest telecommunication company with 24 percent market share, plans to build 93 million mobile phone lines.

According to the Wall Street Journal the Indian state-run telecom operator has shortlisted L.M. Ericsson Telephone, the world’s largest maker of wireless phone networks, and Huawei Technologies, Chinas largest networking and telecommunications equipment supplier, to supply telecom equipment.

Price negotiations will not take off between the Indian company and local representatives for the Swedish and Chinese telecom firms for the supply of 25 million mobile phone lines each, BSNL Chairman Kuldeep Goyal said to WSJ.