23 Sunday Feb 2014
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It is reported that Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio may start 4G services by September 2014. This probably may be the first 4G service in India.
With its deep pockets, Reliance jio may try to capture the 4G Market quickly.
23 Sunday Feb 2014
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The Central Executive Committee of BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation held at Bhubaneswar recently has decided to organise Demonstrations at SSA levels on 26th February 2014 on the long pending issues of the workers like regularisation, minimum wage, EPF, ESI etc. It has also decided to observe 2014 as the year of the casual and contract workers.
The CEC meeting of BSNLEU held at Rajkot on 7-9 February has fully supported the decision and has called upon all its SSA units to participate in the demonstration in large numbers. It has also been decided that in places where the BSNLCCWF is not formed, BSNLEU itself should organise the demonstration.
The demands of the casual and contract workers are fully justified. Whatever the government and BSNL C.O. have ordered are not paid to them. Inhuman exploitation is taking place. This has to be put an end to.
We call upon all the SSA units of the BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU to organise demonstrations with massive participation to give a clear warning to the management that unless the issues are settled, there will be sustained agitation by the workers.
Fight for justice to the exploited casual contract workers!
22 Saturday Feb 2014
The Kerala CCLU has given call to organise Dharna on 26th February at SS/Circle level to protest against the non-implementation of the strike agreement reached between the Circle Management and the Casual Contract Workers Union.
As per the CEC decision of BSNLCCWF, it has already given call to organise Demonstration on 26 February on the Charter of Demands presented to the DOT/Government.
Make the programmes successful!
22 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted in AIBDPA - BSNL DOT Pensioners
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THE ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING OF BHARAT CENTRAL
PENSIONERS CONFEDERATION HAS BEEN HELD ON TODAY,
22ND FEBRUARY,2014 AT PREMNAGAR GURUDWARA HALL,NEWDELHI.
COM.S.C.MAHESWARI,CHAIRMAN,BCPC PRESIDED.COM.S.K.VYAS,
ACTING SECRETARY GENERAL PRESENTED THE REPORT AND COM.
POORA LAL,TREASURER PLACED THE ACCOUNTS.
PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION,COM.K.G.JAYARAJ,GENERAL
SECRETARY HIGHLIGHTED THE DELAY IN ISSUING THE ORDER ON
78.2% IDA MERGER TO BSNL PENSIONERS,ANOMALY IN PENSION
OF BSNL.PENSIONERS,RESTORATION OF MEDICAL ALLOWANCE TO
BSNL PENSIONERS AMONG OTHER GENERAL ISSUES INCLUDING
REPEAL OF PFRDA ACT.
OFFICE BEARERS HAVE BEEN ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE
FOLLOWING IMPORTANT FUNCTIONARIES.
CHAIRMAN. :COM.S.C.MAHESWARI
SECY GENERAL. :COM.S.K.VYAS
TREASURER. :COM.POORA LAL
COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI IS ELECTED DEPUTY SECRETARY
GENERAL (HQ) (Courtesy: AIBDPA Website)
22 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNL News, Telecom
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Saturday announced reserve prices for CDMA (800 MHz band) spectrum, putting minimum cost of pan-India per MHz of radio waves at Rs.2,685 crore, almost 50 per cent jump for the last auction’s base price. Of 22 telecom circles, the top five service areas in terms of their reserve price are – Delhi Rs.450 crore per MHz, Mumbai Rs.352 crore, Maharashtra Rs.282 crore, Tamil Nadu Rs.247 crore and Gujarat Rs.212 crore.
The regulator has also recommended that the entire CDMA spectrum held by the telecom PSU MTNL in Delhi and Mumbai be put up for auction as it is underutilised, besides suggesting that spectrum held by BSNL should be taken back and put for auction, except for one block of frequency in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and North-East service area. (Courtesy: Hindu)
22 Saturday Feb 2014
International Women’s Day is observed on 8th March all over the world. The day was started being observed since 1911, one hundred and four years back.
Women are being discriminated in all spheres, whether at home, workspot, in wages, social status and what not. In addition they are sexually assaulted, molested and harassed. In the capitalist system, women is treated as a commodity. They do not have adequate representation in Parliament, legislatures and even at local level. The trade unions are also having only very few women leaders at decision making bodies.There is complete gender discrimination.
It is for the working class to take more interest in changing this unhappy situation. BSNL Employees Union is committed for gender equality, but not much has been done. In the BSNL, where about 25% of the workers are women, there is a very good scope to bring women leaders at all levels of the organisation. Let the International Women’s Day be observed with wide publicity and with firm decisions to ensure that women workers get justice – in the union activities also.
The Theme for the IWD for this year is “Inspiring Change”. Let us start the change for the better! The Central Executive Committee of BSNLEU has called upon the Circle/SSAs/Branches to observe the day in a befitting manner. Implement it effectively.
22 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted in General, General Elections 2014
Though the Cabinet has already decided to double he price of the Natural Gas, which will mainly benefit Mukesh Ambani’s company by thousands of crores of rupees, the orders for the same are yet to be issued. The officials in the concerned ministries are naturally worried about he impact of the FIR filed against Ambani by the Kejrival Government in Delhi, before its exit.
More and more evidences are coming out which exposes that there is not necessity to double the prices. More will come if the case is taken up. The unholy connection of the government-corporates-politician is being exposed more and more.
Let us hope that the people will give a suitable reply to them in the general elections.
22 Saturday Feb 2014
Posted in General Elections 2014
The 15th Lok Sabha had its last sitting on 21st February 2014. Before the General elections, there will not be any further sitting of the Lok Sabha. it will be the newly elected parliamentarians who will attend the next session.
The entire 5 year period of the Lok Sabha and the UPA government which will complete by May 2014 have been full of allegations of corruption, mismanagement of governance, rocketing price rise, attacks on the rights of the workers and pensioners, massive disinvestment and privatisation etc. It also saw mighty struggles of the working class led by the 11 Central Trade Unions, including the first 48 hours strike on 20-21 February 2013 by more than 12 rore workers.
Now the election mode has come in right earnest. All are awaiting the declaration of the Election Commission about the same.
Whether the general election will see an alternative government coming other than UPA and NDA. It depends on the people.
21 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in BSNL - Better Service to the Nation, BSNLEU
Urgent Reminder-III
To
All SSA Heads (Except RPR&SRR SSAs)
Punjab telecom Circle
No.:-CFA/CSC/PB/CO/CSC INFRA/86 Dated 20/02/2014.
Sub:-Regarding Compliance of issues presented by Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations in the meeting with the CMD BSNL on 30th November 2013
Ref:- BSNL CO Office D.O. no. 7-1 /CSC/ 2012-13 dated 16-12-2013
Kindly refer to this office letter no CFA/CSC/PB/CO/CSC INFRA/75 Dated 19/12/2013 &followed by reminder dated 07/01/2014&27-01-2014 regarding above noted in subject. A meeting between CMD BSNL and the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations was held on 30th November 2013.Issues presented by BSNL Unions/Associations in the meeting out of which following issues pertain to Customer Service centers were forwarded for necessary compliance .
1 Circulation/Propagation of BSNL Plans for subscribers
2 One Window System for dealing with Customers (Single Window System)
It is once again requested to send the fortnightly progress report to this office immediately on FAX No.0172-2608844 & on mail ID adcscpb@gmail.com for onward submission to BSNL Corporate Office.
Kindly treat it as most urgent pl.
A.G.M.(CS)
21 Friday Feb 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
Government will auction about 165 megahertz of spectrum in financial year 2014-15 that is held by telecom operators whose licences are set to expire in December 2015.
“Next year many more licences will come up for renewal for which there will be again auction in next financial year 2014-15,” Telecom Secretary MF Farooqui told PTI.
In December 2015, four licences of Bharti Airtel, 7 each of Idea Cellular and Reliance Telecom and 6 of Vodafone will complete their 20 year term and will have to be renewed.
These companies hold most of the spectrum in the premium 900 Mhz band for which they have paid up to twice more than the base price fixed by government in this month’s auction.
The 10-day long auction that ended last week gave the government over Rs 61,162 crore, far exceeding its own target. Eight telecom firms had bid for 900 Mhz and 1800 Mhz bands.
The licences that are expiring in 2015 jointly hold about 143.8 Mhz in 900 Mhz, and 21.8 Mhz in 1800 Mhz band.
The Telecom Secretary said the government will also try to auction spectrum in the 800 Mhz band, which is being used for providing CDMA services. It will also take a call on auction of generally most expensive spectrum in 700 Mhz band.
“Government will have to take careful call on auction of 700 Mhz in next financial bases on the availability of eco-system for it. We will have to decide on it before next round of spectrum auction,” Farooqui said.
On the impact of high price of spectrum on telecom tariffs, he said that he expects that the competition in the market will put pressure on companies to keep the service rates at low and, in future, technology will ensure that prices are maintained at affordable level.(Courtesy: Business Standard)
