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United Action a Must to Defend and Save BSNL

17 Saturday Jun 2017

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BSNL. the telecom PSU, fully owned by the government of India, is in one of the worst crisis, it had to face till now. Though NITI Ayog has denied that it has recommended strategic sale / closure of BSNL, the fact remains that something is moving in the corridors of power against the survival of BSNL.

All the earlier attacks like disinvestment, unbundling, VRS etc. could be defeated with the united strength of the organisations of the executives and non-executives with the full support of the workers and executives. Another such attack is in the offing now. In addition, in the name of loss, the government is trying to deny wage revision to the workers.

This is the moment to unite all the forces available at our command and to defeat the conspiracies and attacks against BSNL and ensure wage revision. Nobody can keep aloof from this historic task.

In the past we had done it. In future also we will fight unitedly to sava BSNL and its workforce.

 

Crisis of private telecom companies

02 Friday Jun 2017

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]Inter Ministerial Group to study the crisis of private telecom companies.
The government has setup an Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) to study the financial crisis of the private telecom companies. The first meeting of this IMG begins on 12th June, 2017. As a precursor to this meeting, the DoT officers are holding a series of meetings with Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Aircel and TATA Tele-Services. When the corporates earn hefty profit, they do not think about the country and the people. But, when the corporates land in crisis, the country and it’s government start worrying about them. Among all the telecom companies today, BSNL is having the least debt burden. Below is the list of loans taken by various private telecom companies.

Reliance Communications Tata Tele-Services Bharati Airtel
₹44,000 cr. ₹30,000 cr. $14.09 billion

Aircel Idea Cellular Vodafone India
₹23,000 cr. ₹50,072 cr. €8.7 billion (Courtesy: BSNLEU website)

Uproot corruption to save BSNL

11 Tuesday Apr 2017

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BSNL workers, officers and the top management are making all efforts to bring back BSNL in to a profitable PSU and provide a better service to the customers. Workers even implemented their decision to increase working hours by one hour till 31st March 2017. BSNL is providing more than 20 lakh mobile connections for the last many months despite fiery competition. Operational profit is increasing and it is expected that by 2017-18, it will post real profit.

In addition to the anti-worker, anti-PSU policy of the government, one more reason for the present loss of the company is the rampant corrupt practices of a some employees/officers. At one time, BSNL topped the list of corruption, but it has come down. Still, even when the company is in loss, the corrupt practices go on. I am giving below such two press reports where CBI has caught one TDM , a retired Junior Accountant and one AGM in difference cases.

1. “JAIPUR: The CBI has arrested a telecom district manager (TDM) and a retired junior accountant of BSNL for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district.

According to a CBI source, the accused allegedly took Rs one lakh from a contractor to clear his bill following which they were arrested.

“TDM had demanded the bribe from the contractor of optical fiber cable, Sukhbeer Singh Sinsinwar, to clear his bill amounting Rs 60 lakh through his middleman, a retired junior accountant.

“They were caught by the team at the TDM’s residence in Bharatpur last night when they were taking the bribe amount,” the CBI source said.

After initial questioning, they were on Friday placed under arrest on the charge of criminal conspiracy. They were booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

A search was launched at the office and residence of the officer, the source said, adding, they will be produced in a court later on Friday.”

2. “NEW DELHI: The CBI today claimed to have recovered cash and properties worth crores during its searches at the residential premises of a BSNL Additional General Manager arrested for alleged bribery.

In an operation late last evening, the agency had arrested Gupta Chandra Bidika, Additional General Manager, Microwave Project, Bhubaneswar.

He was caught red handed allegedly taking bribe of Rs one lakh for clearing bills worh Rs 10 lakh of a contractor.

“Searches were conducted at the residence of the accused at Bhubaneswar and Rayagada District (Odisha) which led to recovery of cash for Rs 14.93 lakh, USD 603, three bank locker keys; documents related to properties, including flats, plots at Bhubaneswar and shares, debentures, policies etc,” CBI spokesperson R K Gaur said.

The agency sources claimed they had recovered documents related to a three-bedroom duplex flats at localities of Dharam Vihar, Netaji Subhas Enclave, Dreams Villa in Bhubaneswar.

The documents related to plots in Bhubaneswar, Khurda and Puri have also been seized by the agency, they said.”

We do not know what will the final result of the Inquiries. But the indication is clear. Unless the corruption is uprooted, BSNL will always be in danger. Such corrupt people give a bad name to the entire BSNL and its officers/workers. There should not be any tolerance of Corruption and corrupt people.

BSNL – MTNL Merger

17 Friday Mar 2017

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The Parliamentary Committee on Petitions headed by BJP MP Bhagat Singh Koshiani has recommended for Merger of BSNL and MTNL. It has also recommended for appointment of an Expert Committee to examine the matter.

Again and again the issue of merger of BSNL and MTNL is being raised. The Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations of Non-Executives and Executives had made its stand clear. The merger can be effected, provided that the huge liabilities of MTNL is made good by the government, the disinvested shares of MTNL are bought back and the pay scales of both BSNL and MTNL are made equal.

The Petitions Committee and the Expert Committee, when appointed should consider merger on this basis. The merger should be for the benefit of both and not for disaster.

 

BSNL installs 28,000 Mobile Base Stations for 3G, 4G Services

13 Monday Mar 2017

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As part of the Phase – 8 Expansion, BSNL will replace all the 2G base stations and install 28,000 new 3G and 4G Base stations in the country. This will be completed by 2017-18. At the same time BSNL has demanded the government for allotment of 4G Spectrum free to BSNL. This is most necessary not only to provide 4G but also to update to 5G services.

CMD BSNL, Shri Anupam Shrivastava stated that the new base stations will be completed by the end of this financial year.

BSNL should be made mandatory for Central, State and PSUs

13 Monday Mar 2017

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BSNL and its employees including casual and contract workers are making all out efforts for the improvement of services and making the PSU viable. It is expected that by 2017-18, it will post profits. For the last two financial years there was operational profit.

It is the duty of the central government, who is the 100% owner of BSNL, to give all assistance to the PSU at this juncture. Two of the most important issues which will help BSNL in a large way are:

  1. Allow 4G Spectrum free to BSNL.
  2. Direct all central/state governments and PSUs to avail BSNL services mandatory as is the case of Air India Service.

Strong pressure should be brought upon the Central Government to achieve these important demands.

BSNL and MTNL Merger again in the Government agenda

09 Thursday Mar 2017

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It is reported in the press that the Merger of BSNL and MTNL is again in the agenda of  the government.

The Forum of BSNL Unions and Associations had demanded earlier that if the merger is to be implemented, the following conditions should be fulfilled:

  1. The debt of MTNL should be written off, so that the debt will not be with the merged corporation.
  2. The disinvested shares should be bought back so that MTNL is fully owned by the government as in the case of BSNL.
  3. The difference in the payscales should be removed.

Government should seriously think over and implement these favourable suggestions. It was not the workers who divided Telecom services in to BSNL and MTNL, but it was the government. As such, the government should take necessary actions to accept these demands before moving for merger.

 

BSNL All Unions / Associations decided to work one hour extra- An appropriate decision

10 Friday Feb 2017

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The decision of the meeting of All Unions / Associations in BSNL to work one hour extra every day to improve the services of BSNL is a very good decision. This is the end of the financial year and the improvement of service and financial condition will improve the future of BSNL employees.

The need of the hour is to ensure that the decision is fully implemented. Close co-ordination between the management and the workers is necessary for the same. All efforts should be made to give wide propaganda amongst the workers for getting the decision implemented.

Govt. move on BSNL – All Unions and Associations in BSNL to discuss on 6th February 2017

29 Sunday Jan 2017

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‘Meeting of all unions and associations to be held on 06.02.2017.
A meeting of the all unions and associations will be held at 3 pm on 06.02.2017. The venue of the meeting will be BSNL MS office. The next course of action on the Subsidiary Tower Company and also issues like PMO office letter on BSNL, facing challenges from Reliance Jio, and BSNL’s 4G service will be discussed in this meeting’ (Courtesy: bsnleuch.com)

We expect concrete decision to safeguard BSNL and its workers.

Workers will not allow BSNL to be sold

21 Saturday Jan 2017

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The PMO has asked Secretary, Telecommunications for the status on the report of the NITI Ayog recommendation to close / transfer to states of BSNL, the telecom PSU. If Modi government thinks that BSNL is for sale, it is completely mistaken. The 2.1 lakh BSNL employees, one lakh contract workers, more than one lakh BSNL retirees and crores of common people of this country will join together to put an end to this brutal attack. The people know that any closure of BSNL will result in at least 10 times increase in the call / data charges by the private companies as in other countries where the telecom sector is handed over to the private companies.

Maximum campaign amongst the people is required to defend BSNL. It is to be remembered that the present attack is being made when BSNL has improved its services and is making operational profit with the full co-ordination of BSNL Management and the workers.

SAY ‘NO’ TO CLOSURE OF BSNL!