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1Million 4G subscribers in India – TRAI

11 Friday Dec 2015

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A recent TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) report indicated that the country has achieved around one million 4G LTE subscribers as on 30 June 2015.

The TRAI report says about 25 percent of the total wireless subscribers use wireless data (Internet) services in India.
There were about 300 million wireless Internet subscribers in the country as on 30 June 2015. Out of this subscriber base, about 207 million subscribers use 2G (GPRS, EDGE and CDMA-1X) networks to access Internet, about 92 million subscribers use 3G (HSPA, WCDMA, EVDO etc.) and rest are 4G LTE subscribers.

TRAI STATISTICS ON MOBILE INTERNET

1 million 4G subscribers
92 million 3G subscribers
207 million 2G subscribers
(Courtesy: Telecom Lead)

Air India have reduced its losses

11 Friday Dec 2015

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Air India’s losses have come down more than 22% during the last 4 years. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju told the Parliament on 10th December 2015 that operating loss has been reduced considerably. The total revenue has increased to Rs. 20,606.27 crore in 2014-15 from the earlier revenue of rs. 14,713.81 rore in 2011-22 having an increase of 40.1%. (Courtesy: Business Line)

This is a good information that Air India is coming up financially. BSNL, another PSU, has also started improving financially from the present losses.

Telecom Companies fined Rs. 2,513 crore for non-verification of customers

10 Thursday Dec 2015

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Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Parliament yesterday that the telecom companies have been fined a total of Rs. 2,513 crores for failing to implement the customer verification guidelines. The violation was found out through the verification by the TERM cells. The private companies are in the habit of providing connections without proper verification in order to increase their customers and get more profit.

Homage to Com.K.G. Bose on his 41st Death Anniversary

09 Wednesday Dec 2015

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KG Bose

11th December 2015 is the 41st Death Anniversary of the Revolutionary P and T Leader Com. K.G.Bose and is being observed all over India. Meetings will be held and the great contributions by him remembered.

Com.K.G.Bose is the leader who gave the P&T Unions the correct line to be adopted. He fought against  reformism in the union and gave the appropriate guide lines. He was dismissed from service in connection with the leadership role in the 1949 strike and was not taken back. However, he continued in the P&T and Central Govt. employees movement till the last.

He was elected as the Circle Secretary of three unions of NFPTE in W.Bengal in 1954. He was elected as the President of NFPTE in 1970. He also functioned as the president of Postal Class III Union. He was elected as an MLA in W.Bengal. He functioned as a member of the Pay Commission for the state employees of W.Bengal.

His life was full of sacrifices and struggles. Even when he was ill and was in the London Hospital for treatment, his mind was with the workers in India. He died on 11th December 1974 at the comparatively young age of 54.

I have many cherished memories of Com.KG Da, who was always there to advice and guide us. KG Bose Mandiram, Calicut  is one of the first union office in honour of him. The BSNLEU building in Delhi is also named after KG Bose.

On his 41st death anniversary, we pay our respects to the great revolutionary who led the great P&T TU movement in its crucial period.

Red Salute to Com. K.G.Bose!

Private telecom companies not improving services – Communications Minister

08 Tuesday Dec 2015

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Private telecom companies are increasing their customers but not improving services which are “very bad”, government said in Rajya Sabha today and while asserting that it will take “stern” steps to address the menace of mobile call dropping.

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the private telecom companies have been asked to improve the infrastructure and the government is monitoring it. (ET)

No Disinvestment of BSNL – Communications Minister

04 Friday Dec 2015

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Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in a parliament reply  has stated that there  is no proposal to disinvest BSNL. He also stated that BSNL is improving its financial position. This is the victory of the BSNL employees. Their continuous struggle against disinvestment and privatisation and for the revival of BSNL is bearing fruits. Congratulations to the BSNL workers and their unions and Forum.

However, we have to be ever vigilant. The government which pursues the neo-liberal policy aggressively may be waiting for a suitable time to re-start its disinvestment line for BSNL. Eternal vigilance is required.

Mobile Towers will be erected on buildings including Parliament – Minister

26 Thursday Nov 2015

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Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has stated that in order to improve the quality of telecom services, mobile towers will be erected on buildings including Parliament. He stated that one has already been erected on the Parliament Annex building. According to him the radiation issue is a myth.

He also stated that BSNL has installed over 25,000 BTS over the last one year and 6,000 more are being erected, which will improve BSNL services. (Source: Business Line 26-11-2015)

22,279 Mobile Towers added in the last three months by Telecom Companies

23 Monday Nov 2015

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The public outrage over the call-drops and compulsion on the government had its results. It is reported that 22,279 towers have been added all over India by the telecom companies. In Delhi alone, more than 2,000 towers have been erected. The results are also forth coming. The call drops have been reduced to a certain extent.

The decision of the TRAI to impose penalty for call-drops has been effective.

 

“Great Leaders of P and T TU Movement” – Release on 24th November 2015

20 Friday Nov 2015

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“Great Leaders of P and T Movement”, a book on the life and activities of 9 leaders of the Posts and Telegraphs Trade Union movement  will be released on 24th November 2015, the 61st anniversary of the formation on NFPTE.  The 9 leaders are Babu Tarapada Mukherjee, Henry Barton, V.G.Dalvi, B.N.Ghosh, K.G.Bose, N.J.Iyer, K.Adinarayana, O.P.Gupta and Moni Bose. The author is Com. V.A.N.Namboodiri, Patron of BSNLEU.

The book reveals how the unions were formed in the P and Telegraphs, how much difficulty and victimisation they had to face, the growth of the organisation, formation of UPTW and NFPTE  and the historic strikes of 1946, 1947, 1960, 1968, 1974 etc. as also the formation of BSNL.

 

MTNL closes CDMA Services in Delhi

10 Tuesday Nov 2015

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MTNL has closed its CDMA services in Delhi as per media reports. It has already surrendered part of its CDMA spectrum to the DOT and the same has been auctioned by the latter. But whether the refund is given to MTNL or not is not known. As per the same report, the revenue both for landline as well as mobile have been reduced.

The Government should urgently provide financial assistance to MTNL to improve  its services. The government can not sit tight and allow the company to fall down.