State-run telecom firm MTNL today reported widening of its standalone net loss at ₹819.96 crore, surpassing its total revenue, during the three-month period ended December 31, hit by increase in finance cost.

The company has posted a net loss of ₹671.59 crore in the same period a year ago. Net loss surpassed its total income of ₹690.59 crore. The revenue declined by 8.6 per cent from ₹756.22 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous fiscal.