Private telecom companies are earning good profit. BSNL is in financial difficulty and is taking loan from the banks. But the private companies owe more than Rs. 550 crore to BSNL  on Inter-Connect Usage Charges (IUC) and have not paid it.

The list is headed by Bharti Airtel with Rs. 169.07 crore, Idea Rs. 121.36 crore and Reliance with Rs. 101.63 crore. Almost all private companies have dues to be paid. The details are given in  reply to a Parliament question in Parliament.

But what the BSNL management is doing in this case? What is the action taken by it to recover the amount? Even when the company is approaching banks for loan, why immediate actions are not taken to recover the amount?

It is of utmost important that these arrrears are collected at the earliest.