28 Saturday Feb 2015
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TRAI is reported to propose a huge reduction in the roaming as well as the SMS charges. The STD call charge per minute from Rs. 1.5 will be reduced to Rs. 1.00 and for SMS it is to be reduced from Rs. 1.00 to 20/25 paise.
The proposal is yet to be finalised and recommended.
27 Friday Feb 2015
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NEW DELHI: State-tun telecom company BSNL is investing an over Rs 11,000 crore to improve its all-round services including strengthening network, modernizing telephone exchanges and installing mobile towers in the Naxal-dominated areas, Parliament was informed today.
“BSNL and MTNL are taking several steps to enhance revenues through investments to strengthen its network and focus on consumer care and service delivery to improve quality of service,” telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
Both companies have drastically lost their subscriber base mainly due to inadequate investment that led to network coverage issues, inability to compete with private sector telecom firms with regard to marketing and customer satisfaction, he said. Courtesy: (TOI)
26 Thursday Feb 2015
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PARLIAMENT MARCH ON 25TH FEBRUARY 2015 BY BSNL EMPLOYEES
More than five thousand BSNL Employees participated in the Parliament March held on 25th February 2015, by the Forum of BSNL Unions & Associations demanding Revival of BSNL and for a better service to the people. In addition to the employees a large number of BSNL-DOT Pensioners joined the March as per the call of the AIBDPA. Casual Contract workers also participated in large numbers. The March started from the Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, Corporate Office of BSNL at Janpath at 11.00AM. Under the banner of the Forum, the workers marched to the Parliament and held a rally at Jantar Mantar where they were stopped by the police.
The rally was presided over by Com. C.Singh, GS NFTE, Chairman of the Forum and Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Convener explained the demands contained in the memorandum to the Prime Minister, which was got signed by lakhs of people demanding the revival of BSNL, which is in loss for the last few years due to the anti-PSU policy of the government and non-procurement of equipments. Coms.Tapan Sen, M.P., General Secretary CITU , Dr. Dharam Vira, M.P., Vrijesh Upadhyay, General Secretary, BMS, Amarjit Kaur, Secretary AITUC, Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary General AIRF& Secretary JCM Staff Side and leaders of the BSNL Unions viz. Com.P.Abhimanyu (BSNLEU), K.Sebastin(SNEA), Prahlad Rai (AIBSNLEA), Jayaprakash (FNTO), R.C.Pandey (BTEU), Suresh Kumar (BSNLMS), N.D.Ram(SEWA BSNL), Sunil Gautam (SNATTA), R.P.Sahu (AIGETOA)Ram Kishun Ram (BTU), Hari Singh (BTU) addressed the rally and extended all support to the Save BSNL Campaign.
The leaders of the Forum later submitted to the Memorandum to the Prime Minister along with the signatures collected from the people all over the country.
BSNL workers have decided to go on Indefinite Strike from 17th March on the same demands.
24 Tuesday Feb 2015
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The massive Parliament March by BSNL Employees demanding immediate steps for Revival of BSNL will take place tomorrow, 25th February 2015. Hundreds of comrades from distant places have already reached New Delhi. They have brought many big bundles of Memorandum to Prime Minister signed by lakhs of people in their area.
The March will start from the BSNL Corporate Office premises at 10.30 hours and will proceed to the Parliament. If the police stop the same on the way, the meeting will be held there itself. Many MPs and TU leaders have agreed to come and address the Rally.
All participating comrades are requested to reach Corporate office in time to participate in the March. Strict discipline should be maintained in the march and the rally. Comrades should leave the venue only after the rally is over.
Let us make the programme a memorable one.
22 Sunday Feb 2015
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The Budget Session of Parliament starts tomorrow, 23 February. This important session will adopt the Railway and also General Budget.
The session is expected to be stormy with the opposition united against the ordinances issued by the Government on FDI increase in Insurance sector, Amendment to Land Acquisition Act etc. The announcement by Anna Hazare that he will start fast in Delhi against anti-farmer Land Acquisition Act will be another crisis the Modi Government will have to face.
In between, the Bank Unions are going on strike on the demand of wage revision. BSNL employees are organising a Parliament March on 25th February demanding Revival of BSNL, with the SAVE BSNL Campaign.
Let us wait how the NDA government is tackling these issues.
21 Saturday Feb 2015
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Congratulations to A.P.Comrades. They have informed that they have collected 7 lakh signatures as part of the SAVE BSNL Campaign and more are being collected. Well done Comrades!
A good Convention on SAVE BSNL Campaign has been held at Jammu on 20th February 2015.
The SAVE BSNL – SAVE NATION Campaign is getting strong. The Parliament March on 25th February and the strike from 17th March have to be made successful.
21 Saturday Feb 2015
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RAIPUR: Government-run telecom major BSNL would be installing 246 mobile towers in two phases in the Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh to improve phone connectivity there, an official said.
The decision was announced at a meeting of unified command for anti-Naxal operations, chaired by chief minister Raman Singh, at the new Mantralaya here today.
Construction of roads, rail lines, and other essential infrastructure in the ‘left wing extremism’ (LWE) areas, anti-Naxal strategies, implementation of public welfare schemes, etc were discussed in the meeting. (Courtesy: Times of India)
21 Saturday Feb 2015
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To fund expansion, state-run telecom player Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) plans to raise Rs 3,000 crore this year through a short-term loan. For the loan, a 12-month one, the company had invited bids from banks — both public sector and private lenders, a senior company official toldBusiness Standard.
It has also invited proposals for launching mobile-based wallet services, in partnership with a bank and other agencies. Through this, a mobile user can pay for various services such as recharge of prepaid cards and mobile/utility bills, booking film tickets and shopping online, too. One can also transfer money. (Courtesy: Business Standard)
20 Friday Feb 2015
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SAVE BSNL SAVE INDIA CAMPAIGN
Com. C.K.Gundanna, Convener Forum, Karnataka has intimated that till this date 1,61,128 signatures have been collected from the public as part of the SAVE BSNL Campaign.
Com. C.Chellappa, Convener, Forum, T.Nadu has intimated that already 3,32,774 signatures have been collected.
We congratulate these comrades and the Forum leaders in their sincere effort to collect eh signatures and making it successful.
19 Thursday Feb 2015
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The SAVE BSNL Campaign is on the move and strengthening. The Circle Conventions have already held in Chennai, T.Nadu, UP(E), Punjab, Kerala, A.P., Karnataka, Bihar, Rajasthan, NE-I, NE-II and TF Jabalpur. The Convention is fixed in M.P. All these Conventions have been well attended and the All India leaders who participated spoke in detail and explained the demands as also the need to organise the Parliament March on 25th February and Indefinite Strike from 17th March 2015 a complete success. The signature campaign on the memorandum to be submitted to the Prime Minister is also being organised.
But still majority of the circles are yet to conduct the Conventions. The Signature Campaign has not caught steam. So far, none of the signatures collected have been received by the Forum. Except in a few circles, the Campaign has not started seriously. It should start immediately and all the signatures collected should reach the National Forum at least at the time of the Parliament March so that it can be codified and submitted to the Prime Minister.
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