Press note issued by V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener, Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations

Recover the Rs.41 crore arrears from private telecom companies

While BSNL is in loss, there are huge arrears on rent to be recovered
from the private telecom companies for sharing of the BSNL Towers. The total
amount as on May 2014 is Rs.41.04 crore. Airtel have to pay Rs.10.68 crore
followed by Idea (Rs.6.01 crore), Vodafone (5.48 crore) RIL (5.33 crore) Aircel
(4.95 crore) TTSL (3.90 crore) etc.
The arrears have been increasing months after months. Altogether about
3000 towers have been provided for sharing.
The Forum of BSNL Unions / Associations demands BSNL and the govt.
to ensure that the due arrears are collected without any further delay.