Who said that the UPA government is slow on the ‘reforms’? As assured to the USA government several times by the Indian Government, the latter is pushing through ‘reforms’ in all sectors. Even  Defence sector is being opened up to the private big business and corporates. Telecom had already been opened up and the private companies are in a comfortable position, thanks to the undue favours given to them by the government. Now the government is helping them to consolidate and form cartels, who can control the entire industry. The Telecom Commission has accepted merger of private telecom companies up to 35% of market share by both merging companies. There is still proposal to increase it up to 60%.

BSNL will naturally suffer. More than that the people will suffer if this crucial sector is controlled by the cartels being formed. The trade unions and political parties also have to take up the issue with the government.