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Wish List of Private Telecom Companies

20 Tuesday May 2014

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Private Telecom Companies are really fast. They have already decided what are their immediate demands and wish -list to be presented to the government. Reports in the media have focussed the five main demands, which are as follows:

1. Make more spectrum available for data usage

2. Rationalise the taxes and levies in the sector

3. Facilitate introduction of new and efficient technologies such as M2M and cloud computing

4. Implement the benefits of the status for the industry in parity with other infrastructure sectors in the country

5. Exploring a revenue sharing arrangement between the over the top Internet players and telecom companies.

The lines are clear. The telecom corporates want that they should be favoured and all restrictions and regulations in the sector have to be rescinded for their benefit.

What the PSU telecom companies, BSNL and MTNL, are demanding? They also have to formulate what is immediately required for the revival of BSNL and MTNL? Delay will be costly.

BSNL and MTNL workers and their organisations also have to move fast with their demands to save BSNL and MTNL and strengthen them to give a better service to the people.

BSNL reduces International Tariff, while Private Telcos increase

18 Friday Oct 2013

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This is the difference between PSUs and private companies. While the private companies. While the private telecom companies have started increasing their tariffs, BSNL, though in loss is reducing the same, for the benefit of the customers. See the PTI report below:

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) State-run BSNL has launched
special tariff vouchers (STVs) wherein its customers would get over 75 per cent cheaper rates for making international calls.

The public sector firm has launched STVs in the range for
Rs 23 to Rs 41 for prepaid customers whereas postpaid users
have to pay a fixed monthly charge (FMC) of Rs 20 to Rs 40 to
avail the cheaper rates.

The company has divided the countries into four groups.
“BSNL is providing its customers the cheapest international call rates. It has launched STVs, which are offering ISD calls rates similar to the normal calls,” the company said in a statement.

With a STV of Rs 41, prepaid customers can call USA,
Canada and Singapore for Rs 1.49 per minute whereas the normal rate is Rs 6 per minute. Users can call China at Rs 1.49 per minute against the normal tariff is Rs 10 per minute.

Postpaid customers too can avail the same rates with a
FMC of Rs 40. The SMS tariff has been reduced to Rs 3 from Rs
5 per SMS. For countries including France, Germany and UK, the rate has been reduced to Rs 4.49 per minute as against Rs 6 with a STV of Rs 38 for prepaid users and FMC of Rs 35 for postpaid customers.

BSNL customers can call Bangladesh, Malaysia, Hong Kong
and Thailand at Rs 2.99 per minute with STV of Rs 27 as
against a normal price of Rs 10. For calling Australia, the rate has been reduced to RS 6.49 per minute with Rs 23 STV and a FMC of Rs 23 while SMS can be send for Rs 3.

Recently some players have increased international
calling rates by up to 80 per cent mainly due to the impact of depreciation.

Recover the dues of Rs. 40,000 crore from Private telcos.

15 Thursday Aug 2013

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Shri Milind Deora, Minister of State for Communications and IT, has stated in Lok Sabha that the private telecom companies are in arrears to the government a sum of more than Rs. 39,000 towards Spectrum Usage Charges, One-time Charges for holding air waves above the licence limit, Licence Fee, Penalties and Interest etc.
The arrears on additional spectrum charges are as follows: Bharti Airtel Rs. 5,201 crore, Vodafone Rs. 3,599 crore, Ida Cellular rs. 1,882 crore, GSM Operators (Reliance and Tata Teleservices) Rs. 2,970 crores.

In addition, these private companies are to pay around Rs. 4,000 croe for Spectrum usage charges, Rs. 4,187 towards penalties and interest.

The government should take strict action to collect these arrears at the earliest. It should not vacillate and surrender in the way it was doing earlier.

DOT further soften stand towards private telcos.

05 Wednesday Jun 2013

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The penalties being imposed on the private telcos for various violations of rules and regulations as well as cheating of the government are going to be softened after the complaints by the telcos to the government and specially to the Communications Minister. This was only expected from the government who wants to bestow all favours on the private companies in the name of bringing in more investment. The Idea Cellular, Vodafone, Airtel, Tata etc. are going to benefit from the relaxed position of the DOT. Further it will encourage them to continue the malpractices, well knowing that they can get out of it.

PRIVATE TELCOS INCREASE MOBILE CALL RATES

26 Sunday May 2013

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Reliance has increased the rates for mobile calls to  2 paise per second  from the present 1.5 paise  for both the CDMA and GSM pre-paid connections.

Vodafone, Airtel , Idea Cellular and Tata Teleservices have already raised the rates to 2 paise months back. The charges are being increased, according to the companies, to avoid losses.

Within no time, all private players may increase the rates. Now that they have about 86% of the market share together, they need not be worried, while increasing rates.

Such more moves are expected in the future. If the PSUs, BSNL and MTNL were in a better position, these private companies would never have dared to increase the rates. BSNL and MTNL continues with the 1 paise per one second.