Most of  the private telecom companies including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular etc. are aggressively pressurizing the government not to implement the TRAI recommendations on the increase in spectrum charges and the conditions for roll out of service etc. They have already met Finance Minister Chidambaram, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal, Principal Secretary to the PMO, Secretary DOT and others.  This is the method of the private companies when their interests are concerned.

But what about BSNL management?  The track record is bad, very bad. Even when there is only a suggestion from the government, the former immediately implements it even without a whimper even if it is completely against the interest of the company. That is what happened in the case of cancellation of the 45 million GSM lines, 93 million and 5.5 million also, when there was huge demand in the market. The BSNL management allowed its entire surplus cash of Rs. 35,000 crore to be usurped by the government on or other plea/demand. Now it is the same with the VRS issue and disinvestment.

BSNL management should learn from the aggressive actions of the private companies to defend the interests of the BSNL and its stake holders including the workers.Their job is not to liquidate the company but to strengthen and improve it. Will they start even at this late hour ?