Category Archives: BSNL – Better Service to the Nation

The BSNL Employees under the Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations are making all out efforts to ensure a better service to the customers. It has given a detailed Memorandum to the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Communications Minister, Secretary DOT, CMD BSNL etc. with proposals for improvement and strengthening the company. The issues coming in this category are connected with the same.

SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (10) – Allot Spectrum Free to BSNL

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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BSNL is a fully government owned company. At the time of the formation of BSNL, it was assured by the government that all help and support will be provided to the telecom PSU to maintain its financial viability. All those promises have been broken by the government.

At least the spectrum can be given free to the BSNL. The government has got more than Rs. 1.10 lakh crore from the recent spectrum auction. This is much more than expected by the government.

In these circumstances, the government can easily allot spectrum to BSNL free. It will help revival of BSNL in a big way. We are demanding that spectrum should be granted free to government company, BSNL.

There is no need for Telecom Tariff Hike – Secretary DOT

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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Secretary DOT, Shri Rakesh Garg has stated that there is no need to hike the telecom tariff due to the spectrum action, since the business coming will be able to absorb the spectrum charges being paid. The Communications Minister has stated that there may be need for a slight increase and the TRAI has stated the need for significant increase.

The people are watching what will be the decision at last.

SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (9) – Make mandatory service to Central/State governments, PSUs

05 Sunday Apr 2015

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BSNL and MTNL are telecom PSUs owned by the Government of India. Both are in difficult situation financially. For survival, fast expansion is required. In this, the government can help in various ways to increase the business.

When the Air India was in financial difficulty, the government has issued orders to all its officers/employees that they should only air travel by Air India. This mandate has helped  Air India to increase its customers.

In the same way, the government should make it mandatory for the central/state government/PSUs  to only take connections from BSNL and MTNL. This will help BSNL/MTNL in a long way. There would be much pressure from the private operators. But the government has to take the decision in the interests of the telcom PSUs.

SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (8) – Immediate refund of Rs. 6,700 crores for the spectrum surrendered.

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Communications Minister has stated that he will not allow BSNL to die and all support will be given for its revival. He can do one thing immediately.

It is the refund of the amount of BWA spectrum which BSNL has surrendered to DOT two years back. BSNL had paid a total of  Rs. 18,500 crore to the Government  for both 2G and BWA spectrum. Out of this BWA spectrum worth about Rs. 6,700 crores has been returned back and it was assured by the government that this amount  will be refunded. Though it is more than two years, the government is keeping the money with them without refund.

In the same way, an amount of Rs. 1,250 crore has already been allotted to BSNL for 2012-13 from USOF in lieu of ADC, but that also has not been paid for no reason at all.

BSNL is  in financial difficulty to purchase equipment urgently required for expansion and development.  The Government should immediately disburse these amounts to BSNL for the above purposes.

As stated above, Communications Minister can ensure that these amounts are paid to the BSNL immediately so that it can purchase equipment.

 

 

21-22 April strike by BSNL Workers – Conciliation by CLC on 9th April 2015

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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The Chief Labour Commissioner has fixed conciliation meeting at 03.00 PM on 9th April 2015 with BSNL Management and Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations on the Strike Notice issued by the latter for 21-22 April 2015. The meeting will be held at Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110001.

The Conciliation meeting on the strike notice issued by the BSNL Casual Contract Workers Federation (BSNLCCWF) on 21-22 April 2015  will also be held at the same date and time.

BSNL will invest Rs 7,000 crore in setting up Wi-Fi hotspots integrated with 3G, 4G networks across the country

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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NEW DELHI: State-run telecom operator BSNL will invest Rs 7,000 crore in setting up Wi-Fi hotspots integrated with 3G, 4G networks across the country over the next two to three years, a top company official said.

“Wi-Fi is an obvious choice for BSNL going forward but it alone cannot be successful. It has to be integrated with 3G, 4G network so that customer can be seamlessly transferred to Wi-Fi. In two to three years, we will be investing Rs 7,000 crore to set up integrated Wi-Fi across the country,” chairman and managing director of BSNL Anupam Shrivatava said while speaking at TeleAnalysis event here.

The company has already rolled out Wi-Fi service in Varanasi and will be extending it to more tourist spots by the end of this year.

“By end of this financial year, we will have 2,500 Wi-Fi hotpsots,” Shrivatava said.

In addition to this, BSNL has also partnered with QuadGen Wireless for setting up Wi-Fi hotspots under a revenue share model.

“BSNL is in best position to provide instant bandwidth. We will set up Wi-Fi hotspots and BSNL will provide bandwidth for it. We are committed to set up 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by June and another 5,000 by end of this year,” QuadGen Wireless founder and chairman CS Rao said.

QuadGen will set up Wi-Fi hotspots in South and West zone under this partnership.

“Telecom operators have just committed huge amount in spectrum auction. They will need time to invest in networks. With BSNL we have 18-months window of opportunity to expand Wi-Fi network,” Rao said. (Courtesy: Times of India)

SAVE BSNLE, SAVE NATION (7) – Transfer all Assets to BSNL

02 Thursday Apr 2015

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BSNL is a company fully owned by the Government of India. According to the worth of assets, it is at the 10th position out of all the companies, whether private or public. It has got assets worth rs. 89,333.44 crores by a very modest estimate.

Though these are the assets of the BSNL, the government has yet to transfer them technically to the BSNL. This is reported to have not been done. As a result, BSNL assets are being transacted and sold by the government. For example, the BSNL quarters allotted to BSNLEU and NFTE have been sold, the former to the Jharkhand Government. Such selling are going on.

The Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations is demanding that all the assets like land, buildings, infrastructure, training centres etc.-all should be legally transferred to BSNL so that there should not be any legal complications in future.

BSNL – A FEW FACTS

30 Monday Mar 2015

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A few important facts about BSNL for information is given below:

1. BSNL is the 10th biggest company in the country on the basis of assets.  BSNL assets are worth Rs.89,333.44 crore

2. Income in 2013-14  –  Rs. 27,996.35 crore

3. BSNL Landlines – 1.68 crore  ( First position – 63.13% market share)

4. Mobile lines – 8.01 crore ( 5th Position)(Market Share 8.01%)

5. Towers – 97,000.

6. Telephone Exchanges and Offices – More than 30,000

7. Public Call Office – 57,606

8. Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) – 6,86,444 Route Km.

9. Micro Wave Network – 50,430 Route Km.

10.No. of employees  – 2,26,000 ( 3,50,000 in 2000)

(a) Executives – 46,000

(b) Non-executives – 1,80,000

11.Average age of employees – 51 years

12. Casual contract workers – about one lakh

13. Telecom Factories – 7

14. Telecom Training Centres : 50

15. Total Profit for 9 years from 2000-01 – Rs.44,993 crore

16. Total Loss for 5 years  from 2009-10 – Rs.31,961 crore

The MNCs and Indian Corporates want BSNL to be privatised to capture all the assets. This can not be allowed. The telecom PSU, BSNL has to be strengthened for a better service to the nation.

 

SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (5) – Fill up posts of Directors

29 Sunday Mar 2015

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BSNL is a big company,  10th in the list of the companies having maximum assets. Its service area covers all nooks and corners of the country. It has got more than 30,000 offices and exchanges.  But the posts of three Directors are vacant for the past many months, in some case years. Even the important posts of Director (Finance) and Director (HR) are unfilled. For both these two posts, selection is already made months back by the Select Committees, but appointment orders are not issued. It is not understood why the posts are not filled up.

The demand of the Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations is that all these posts of Directors be immediately filled up so that the management will be able to function effectively.

 

SAVE BSNL, SAVE NATION (4) – No Subsidiary Tower Company. Merge BBNL with BSNL

28 Saturday Mar 2015

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The government is proposing to form a Tower Company, out of BSNL. It means that all the 97,000 and odd towers of BSNL will be kept separate, a few officers will be allotted to the new company, the towers will be shared and the profit will be with the new company. BSNL will loose even the funds that it is getting from the sharing. Another method to bleed BSNL. We can not accept this position. There is no need for a separate tower company.

BBNL was formed bifurcating BSNL in the same way for running the broadband service. Broadband is profitable and it has been formed as a separate company. Our demand is that it should be merged with BSNL  and formal position restored.

Whether merger of BSNL with MTNL or formation  of new companies out of BSNL are being done with only one single purpose; somehow to put BSNL out of service. The government could not put BSNL as a sick company so far. The merger as well the formation of new companies by bifurcating BSNL has the same target; to make BSNL sick and privatise it. We can not allow this.

Hence no merger with MTNL; No bifurcation to Tower Company; merge BBNL with BSNL.