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Wage Negotiations in BSNL should start without delay.

23 Tuesday Jun 2015

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It is time to start the wage negotiation for the employees in BSNL, which is due from 01-01-2017. Last time the negotiations took more than 3 years and orders were issued only in 2010, which was with effect from 01-01-2007.

The VII CPC for Central government Employees was appointed in 2014, whereas the implementation was to be from 01-01-2016 only.  In the same way, the wage negotiation for BSNL employees should start two years earlier than the due date.

BSNL Employees Union has already demanded for the same.

BSNL on the improvement line – Communications Minister

22 Monday Jun 2015

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Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in an interview stated that BSNL is on the comeback track. The report in the press is given below:

“Another challenge he said was BSNL. “So much public money has been invested. BSNL’s profit in 2004, when we left office, was Rs. 10,000 crore and after 10 years when we came back to power, it is incurring a loss of Rs. 8,000 crore. This was for a variety of reasons, some very unfair,” he said. One year down the line, BSNL has added 47 lakh new active customers and its revenue has gone up by 2 per cent, he said, adding that “today BSNL has the strength to offer free roaming… Also in the offing are other plans, including changing the network to the next generation in the next two-three years.”

Explaining why he has been emphasising the issue of call drops, he said that while he may be “Minister for Telecom working for growth of the sector” he also needs to protect the interests of consumers. “(Courtesy: Business Line)

Indefinite Satyagraha by Casual, Contract Workers in Kerala from 22nd June 2015

22 Monday Jun 2015

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The BSNL Casual Contract Labour Union (CCLU) Kerala, affiliated to BSNLCCWF, has started Indefinite Satyagraha in front of GM offices in the Circle. Large number of comrades are participating in the programme. BSNLEU leaders and workers are in full support.

The demands on which the agitation is being organised includes equal pay for equal work, issue of identity card, payment of Bonus etc.

BSNLCCWF fully support the struggle and convey greetings to the agitating workers!

BSNL adds 0.43 million connections in April 2015

09 Tuesday Jun 2015

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It is good news. BSNL has added 0.43 million connections in April 2015. This is a trend change from losing connection to adding connections.

Now BSNL has got 16.18 million landline connections and 77.50 mobile connections, including wireless connection, thus a total of 93.67 million. In the landlines it is first and in the mobiles it is in the 5th position after Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea and Reliance Telecom.

The Teledensity by the end of April 2015 stands at 80% with about 1 Billion (100 crore) connections.

BSNL has to go miles and miles. BSNL was number two up-to 2006. Can’t it come up again? Make  all out efforts.

Mobile Towers attacked, Franchisees close shops in Kashmir due to extremist threat

02 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Almost all the mobile franchisees and shops were closed in Kashmir, especially in Spore area, due to the threat of extremists who have warned against selling of mobiles as also functioning of the mobile towers. Mobile towers and franchisees were attacked in the recent days.

The anger against the mobile sales and towers by the extremists seems because that they are being traced and attacked by the military/police on the basis of the information through the mobile towers etc.

BSNL franchisee shops also have been closed, although they were the latest to do so.

BSNL Fancy Number for Rs. 2.5 lakhs!

27 Wednesday May 2015

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Good News for BSNL! One Gujarat Subscriber has paid Rs. 2.5 lakhs for a BSNL Fancy Number for his mobile! A report in the media is given belwo:

“BSNL has started sale of Fancy Mobile Numbers through eAuction from 2012 with a base value starts from Rs.1000 to 25000 to offer best fancy numbers according with the customers choice available in their hands. From starting date, BSNL eAuction becomes a grand success and creates records day by day, and its once again proved recently in this new eauction schedule.

It’s the number game.. after all.. Anyone who owns a mobile, is by default in favor of fancy number.. While selecting a mobile number, we generally check the number to have any sequence combination, for easy remembrance of the number and also for easy sharing.

The next level of number selection is opting for a fancy number. Numbers having a sequence or any personal lucky number plays a vital role in number selection. BSNL is the only telecom company in India which had given an option to participate in auction to bid for the lucky number. In this line Gujarat people stands for the fancy number. An Ahmedabad based business man bid a BSNL Fancy number for 2.25 Lakh rupees.” (  Media Report)

Book on “Struggles by Workers to Defend and Save BSNL” released

25 Monday May 2015

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The book ” Struggles by workers to defend and Save BSNL”, on the sustained struggle by the Joint Forum/Joint Action Committee/Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations of Non-Executives and Executives from 2004 to 2015, written by Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Founder Convener of JF/JAC/Forum was released today, 25th May 2015, by Com. C.Singh, President of Forum by handing over the same to Com.P.Abhimanyu, Convener Forum.

It details the continuous struggles waged under the Forum for the last 11 years, including 5 successful strikes, 5 parliament Marches, three All India Conventions, discussions with the Prime Minister, Communication Minister, Secretary DOT, CMD BSNL etc. The united strength of the BSNL Employees could stop disinvestment of BSNL. VRS in BSNL, unbundling etc. Its effort to improve the services is also mentioned. It is the fighting history of the BSNL workers for the last 11 years.

Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri was appreciated by the meeting of the Forum held today for preparing and publishing the book, which is part of history of the BSNL and its workers. The book is priced at Rs.50/- and will be dispatched on requisition.

Communications Minister warns Telecom Companies about call drops

25 Monday May 2015

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Communications Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has warned the telecom companies that they have to urgently attend to the problems like call dropping which is putting difficulty for the customers.

This warning is appropriate. The subscribers are actually being harassed by such problems as call drops, no coverage etc. These should be urgently attended to by the companies.

SAVE BSNL – Motivate the employees for better service.

24 Sunday May 2015

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The 2,25,000 and odd employees of BSNL under the banner of Forum are making all out efforts to improve the services to the customers. Out of these, it is mostly the low paid employees like TM, RM, Sr.TOA, TTA and casual and Contract workers who are interacting with the customers. What is the motivation they are getting from the management for better performance?

The pay of most of the RMs is  stagnated and they are not getting even normal increment. The Sr. TOA , TTA etc.who are appointed after 01-01-2007 are getting less pay than before. The agreed E1 pay scale for non-executives have not been so far. The contract workers are denied the minimum wage as per government orders.

For all employees and officers, there is no Bonus for the last 5 years. Allowances have not increased. LTC is restricted. Medical Allowance is taken away.

No discussion has yet started for the next wage revision. The DPE has not started any process for the Pay Revision Committee for the PSU executives.

The progress of the company is connected with the progress of the employees and officers. Both will have to go together. The entire employees and officers are dedicated to the improvement of the company. BSNL also have to start thinking about the rights/benefits of the workers.Both have to go together. The motivation thus initiated will go along way in strengthening BSNL.

BSNL Management and Government have  to seriously consider these issues.

 

Coal India Limited to recruit 6,000 Managing Trainees

21 Thursday May 2015

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Coal India Limited, one of India’s biggest PSUs, is expected to recruit about 6,000 Management Trainees shortly. It is part of expanding its functions.

What about BSNL? Though declared years back, no MT has been recruited so far.