31/12/2011
31-12-2011: we expect the better BSNL will be back in " NEW YEAR 2012"
We all the young employees of BSNL wish all the best for BSNL . we hope 2012 will set up our next hope.
28/12/2011
27/12/2011
21/12/2011
21-12-2011: Parliament reply of MOS Milind Deora regarding BSNL corruption & usage charge given by BSNL....on 21-12-2011...source PTI
NEW DELHI: The government received a total of Rs 236.99 crore from BSNL and MTNL as spectrum usage charges for the first half (April-September) of the current fiscal, Parliament was informed today.
"Up to the second quarter ended on September 30, 2011, the government has received Rs 16.99 crore from MTNL and Rs 220 crore from BSNL as spectrum usage charges, totalling to Rs 236.99 crore," Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora informed the Lok Sabha today.
Telecom service providers have to pay a percentage of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) to the government as spectrum usage charges.
Replying to another question, Deora informed that BSNL has sought support of Rs 9,306 crore per annum from the USOF toward the Rural Direct Exchange Lines (R-DEL) scheme following expiry of the current subsidy support of Rs 2,000 crore per annum given to BSNL for the period of three years from July 19, 2008, to July 17, 2011.
On another question related to cases of corruption reported in BSNL and MTNL, Deora said during the last three years and the current year, the total number of corruption cases reported in BSNL stood at 36, while it stood at 22 for MTNL.
"The nature of these cases are demanding and accepting illegal gratification, disproportionate assets, misappropriation," Deora said.
Punitive action, as prescribed under the rules, is taken against officers working in both companies that are found involved in such incidents. In addition to deterrent punitive action, preventive measures like inspection and training in vigilance matters are being adopted by both companies to eradicate such incidents, he said.
"Up to the second quarter ended on September 30, 2011, the government has received Rs 16.99 crore from MTNL and Rs 220 crore from BSNL as spectrum usage charges, totalling to Rs 236.99 crore," Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora informed the Lok Sabha today.
Telecom service providers have to pay a percentage of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) to the government as spectrum usage charges.
Replying to another question, Deora informed that BSNL has sought support of Rs 9,306 crore per annum from the USOF toward the Rural Direct Exchange Lines (R-DEL) scheme following expiry of the current subsidy support of Rs 2,000 crore per annum given to BSNL for the period of three years from July 19, 2008, to July 17, 2011.
On another question related to cases of corruption reported in BSNL and MTNL, Deora said during the last three years and the current year, the total number of corruption cases reported in BSNL stood at 36, while it stood at 22 for MTNL.
"The nature of these cases are demanding and accepting illegal gratification, disproportionate assets, misappropriation," Deora said.
Punitive action, as prescribed under the rules, is taken against officers working in both companies that are found involved in such incidents. In addition to deterrent punitive action, preventive measures like inspection and training in vigilance matters are being adopted by both companies to eradicate such incidents, he said.
20/12/2011
21-12-2011:GSM subscriber addition in NOV, 2011.......COAI & ET
Bharti Airtel, the largest GSM player, added 0.96 million subscribers, taking its total to 174.69 million users. It had a market share of 27.64 per cent.
Vodafone Essar, with a 23.23 per cent market share, added 0.92 million new subscribers during the month, taking its subscriber base to 146.84 million at the end of November 2011.
State-owned BSNL and MTNL added 0.55 million and 33,666 new users, taking their total to 92.14 million and 5.39 million, respectively.
Aircel added 0.67 million customers taking its subscriber base to 60.95 million, while Uninor added 1.86 million new users to take its subscriber base to 34.18 million at the end of last month.
Vodafone Essar, with a 23.23 per cent market share, added 0.92 million new subscribers during the month, taking its subscriber base to 146.84 million at the end of November 2011.
State-owned BSNL and MTNL added 0.55 million and 33,666 new users, taking their total to 92.14 million and 5.39 million, respectively.
Aircel added 0.67 million customers taking its subscriber base to 60.95 million, while Uninor added 1.86 million new users to take its subscriber base to 34.18 million at the end of last month.
18/12/2011
18-12-2011: BSNL firms up plan to wipe out rs 12,000-cr losses in three years...ET news
HYDERABAD : Revival Measures
OBTAINING A REFUND of Rs 6,000 crore from the government by surrendering broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum and offering voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to around 1 lakh employees
DEVELOPING ON COMMERCIAL scale the huge land bank of hundreds of acres in prime locations across the country through PPP model
IMPROVING REVENUE and profits through value-added services
India's state-owned telecom provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) hopes to wipe out its losses of around Rs 12,000 crore over the next three years on the back of a series of revival measures being initiated now, its chairman and managing director Rakesh K Upadhyay told ET.
The key revival measures include obtaining a refund of Rs 6,000 crore from the government by surrendering broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum and offering voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to around 1 lakh employees that could result in around Rs 2,400 crore of savings per annum, he said.
OBTAINING A REFUND of Rs 6,000 crore from the government by surrendering broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum and offering voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to around 1 lakh employees
DEVELOPING ON COMMERCIAL scale the huge land bank of hundreds of acres in prime locations across the country through PPP model
IMPROVING REVENUE and profits through value-added services
India's state-owned telecom provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) hopes to wipe out its losses of around Rs 12,000 crore over the next three years on the back of a series of revival measures being initiated now, its chairman and managing director Rakesh K Upadhyay told ET.
The key revival measures include obtaining a refund of Rs 6,000 crore from the government by surrendering broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum and offering voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to around 1 lakh employees that could result in around Rs 2,400 crore of savings per annum, he said.
16/12/2011
17-12-2011:Recovery of dues by BSNL and MTNL ...report " PIS bureau..)
Shri Milind Deora, the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology informed Rajya Sabha today in a written reply that the amounts realized by BSNL and MTNL from its customers during the year 2010-11 against the outstanding bills of previous years and bills issued during the year are Rs 12,587 crores and Rs 863 crores respectively. As on 31.3.2011, the total outstanding dues of BSNL and MTNL are Rs 5341 crores and Rs 1,103 crores respectively. Measures taken/being taken by BSNL and MTNL to recover their outstanding dues are as follows:
17-12-2011: BSNL seeks Rs 12,000 cr for VRS.......
State-owned telecom service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is seeking Rs 12,000 crore from the central government towards one-time compensation package to the employees opting for its voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), according to RK Upadhyay, chairman and managing director.
“The total cost of the VRS, designed to revive the loss-making company, works out to Rs 16,000 crore if 100,000 employees opt for it. I think approximately Rs 12,000 crore is required to be given by the government and the remaining Rs 4,000-odd crore will be borne by the company,” Upadhyay told mediapersons here on Friday.........source ( BS )
“The total cost of the VRS, designed to revive the loss-making company, works out to Rs 16,000 crore if 100,000 employees opt for it. I think approximately Rs 12,000 crore is required to be given by the government and the remaining Rs 4,000-odd crore will be borne by the company,” Upadhyay told mediapersons here on Friday.........source ( BS )
12/12/2011
13-12-2011: 30% court case update......
it is relaibly confirmed that the cort case for 30 % fitment case is further delayed and the hearing date is further extended to 3rd january, 2012. details will be uploaded later....
07/12/2011
06/12/2011
05/12/2011
05-12-2011: addition of mobile connection in sept 2011.........source ( PTI)
Meanwhile, growth in the wireless category was led by Idea Cellular which added 1.73 million users, taking its subscriber base to 100.18 million at the end of September.
Bharti Airtel added 0.93 million subscribers in the reported month, taking its user base to 172.78 million.
Reliance Communications added 1.02 million new users to take its total customer base to over 147.08 million.
Vodafone added 0.84 million new customers during the month, taking its user base to 144.99 million, while Aircel added over 0.60 million users during the period.
State-owned BSNL added 0.38 million new users, taking its total subscriber base to 95.79 million. The other state-run telecom company MTNL saw 28,360 new users registering for its service in the reported month.
Bharti Airtel added 0.93 million subscribers in the reported month, taking its user base to 172.78 million.
Reliance Communications added 1.02 million new users to take its total customer base to over 147.08 million.
Vodafone added 0.84 million new customers during the month, taking its user base to 144.99 million, while Aircel added over 0.60 million users during the period.
State-owned BSNL added 0.38 million new users, taking its total subscriber base to 95.79 million. The other state-run telecom company MTNL saw 28,360 new users registering for its service in the reported month.
02/12/2011
03-12-2011: New GM / Krishnagar visited the exchange building, Krishnagar on 02-12-2011
this is the first time after our joining in BSNL , since last three years that our GM .i.e our SSA Head visited the exchange buildings etc. we apprecate this trend. we appeal to him so that regularly inspection sholud be done so that at least we believe that we have a SSA head.
30/11/2011
30-11-2011:update of 30% fitment Court case......
*******.....next date of hearing 12-12-2011...... details will be uploaded later.....
22/11/2011
21/11/2011
21-11-2011:GSM operators add 7.12 million new subscribers in October: Cellular Operators Association of India
GSM Connection added in the month of OCT , 2011......
1)AIRTEL = 0.94 mn
2)Vodafone =0.92 mn
3) IDEA = 1.63 mn
4) BSNL = 0.51 mn
1)AIRTEL = 0.94 mn
2)Vodafone =0.92 mn
3) IDEA = 1.63 mn
4) BSNL = 0.51 mn
20/11/2011
20-11-2011: দুর্বলতমের উদ্বর্তন – পুঁজিবাদের অবসান ঘটাতে ঠিক এই মন্ত্রকে হাতিয়ার করেই এগোতে হবে সারা বিশ্বকে... Arindam Choudhury from " The sunday indian..
বলাই বাহুল্য, ওয়াল স্ট্রিটের এই সাম্প্রতিক বিক্ষোভ থেকে কিন্তু ভারতেরও অনেক কিছু শেখার আছে৷ পাশ্চাত্যে যদি নিজেদের বঞ্চনা নিয়ে মানুষ রাস্তায় নেমে এসে ভাঙচুর চালাতে পারে, ভারতেও কিন্তু এমন ঘটনা যে কোনও দিন ঘটতে পারে৷ আমাদের নেতারা যে কতভাবে শুষে নিয়েছে আমাদের প্রতি বিন্দু রত্তু, তার কোনও হিসেব নেই৷ তাই এর প্রতিবাদে-প্রতিশোধে মানুষ সত্যি যদি কোনওদিন উত্তাল হয়ে ওঠে, তাহলে কি সত্যি তা খুব বিস্ময়কর হবে?
2010-এর মানব উন্নয়ন সূচক বলছে 169টি দেশের মধ্যে ভারতের স্হান 119৷ আর তেন্ডুলকর কমিটির 2010-এর রিপোর্ট অনুযায়ী ভারতের মোট জনসংখ্যার প্রায় 37 শতাংশ বসবাস করেন দারিদ্রসীমার নিচে৷ সরকার যদিও এই তথ্যকে মান্যতা দেয়না৷ শুধু তাই নয়, ভারতীয় রাজনীতিক ও নীতি নির্রকরা কতখানি নির্লজ্জ একবার ভেবে দেখুন – শহুরে ভারতবাসীদের ক্ষেত্রে দরিদ্র বলতে তাঁরা বোঝেন যাদের দৈনিক 32 টাকা, আর গ্রামে সেই তুল্যমান গিয়ে দাঁড়ায় দৈনিক ছাব্বিশ টাকা৷ এর নাম দারিদ্রসীমা? একে তো সর্বহারা সীমা বললেও কম বলা হয়৷ সরকার বলছে, জন প্রতি মাসিক 960 টাকা আয় করলেই নাকি তা দারিদ্রসীমার উধের্ব ওঠার পক্ষে যথেষ্ট৷ সারা বিশ্বে মোট যে রফতানি হয়, তাতে ভারতের অংশীদারিত্ব 1.32 শতাংশ৷ চিনের ক্ষেত্রে এই অঙ্কটা 9.6 শতাংশ৷ প্রতিযোগিতামূলক বাজারে এটাও নেহাতই কম মনে হওয়ার কথা৷ কারণটা আপনি ইউরোপ কিংবা আমেরিকার যে কোনও দোকান হাতড়ালেই বুঝতে পারবেন৷ আলপিন থেকে এলিফ্যান্ট – যে কোনও প্রোডাক্টের গায়েই দেখবেন লেখা আছে ‘মেড ইন চায়না’!
আজ মুম্বাই-এর প্রায় চল্লিশ শতাংশ মানুষ বস্তিতে বসবাস করেন৷ আর দিল্লির প্রায় পঁয়ত্রিশ শতাংশ মানুষ খোলা আকাশের নিচেই মলমূত্র ত্যাগ করেন৷ হাঙ্গার ইনডেক্সে ভারতের স্হান সাতষট্টি৷ এর সঙ্গে ভগ্নস্বাস্হ্য কিংবা অকালমৃতু্য তো আছেই৷ আর আমদের পরম প্রিয় রাজনীতিবিদরা কী করছেন? কেবলই পরস্পরের প্রতি কাদা ছোড়াছুড়ি৷
তাই আগেও যেটা বলেছি, সেটা দিয়েই শেষ করছি৷ শুধু মানবতার খাতিরেই নয়, নিজের আখের গোছানোর ক্ষেত্রেও তাই দুর্বলতমের তত্ত্বের হাত ধরে হঁাটা ছাড়া পুঁজিবাদের আর কোনও পথ নেই৷ এটাই সেরা সময় যখন পুঁজিবাদী অর্থনীতি এবং বিজনেস লিডারশিপ সার্বিক অর্থেই নিজের ভোল বদলে নতুন ভাবে শুরু করতে পারে৷ সমাজের প্রত্যন্ত মানুষগুলোর মুখ চেয়ে আমাদেরও উচিত আরও বড় হূদয় নিয়ে যথাযথ বিশ্বনাগরিকের দায়িত্ব পালন করা৷ আর যদ্দিন পর্যন্ত তা না হচেছ, ততদিন ওয়াল স্ট্রিটে বিক্ষোভ চলতে থাকুক আর কি! সে বিক্ষোভ ছড়াতে ছড়াতে যদি সারা বিশ্ব গ্রাস করে নেয়, তাতেই বা আশ্চর্যের কী?
19/11/2011
16/11/2011
17-11-2011: Who are purely eyeing on " improvement of BSNL serviec in our SSA"?
the answer of the question is obviously the DR employees of BSNL of the SSA. we saw no-planning , no-designing, no intension but all are engaged for the business other than the business of BSNL. All the trade unions/association have no design of cordial approach for the cause to save BSNL & improve its revenue. But we the DR employees are serious of the issue & all time thinking of it. we saw various agitation & demonstration , conference etc but surely all these are not done to assure Improvement of BSNL . We appeal to all such union / association & management & other direct & indirecly employed personnel..to have pure action to save BSNL.
15/11/2011
15-11-2011: DS amit khan met New GM / Krishnagar, Sri J.K.Sanyal , with warm welcome....& issued welcome letter to GM...
GM / Krishnagar Sri J.K. Sanyal express his anxiety over BSNL ..& offered his best co-operation to us.. & BSNL...
11/11/2011
11-11-11: Confirmation Letter for DRTTAs of Krishnagar SSA issued 09-11-2011. Click here for letter
the confirmnation letter for the DRTTAs of Krishnagar SSA was issued on 09-11-2011 after continous persuation to the authority. we have recieved this confurmation within 6 months of our confirmation date. only three DRTTA freinds had not submitted the documents in time for which they were not included in the list., although they were intimated several times to submit the same in time but it was not done. to some extent we had requested to authority to issue the same at a time. however we shall persue their cases so soon so that DPC may be arranged for the rest part. this is our unity by which we can assure our claim in time & solve our issues by us. thus our unity should be tightened for our cause.
09/11/2011
09-11-2011: number of ITSs in first phase......cirle wise
BSNL Corporate office has issued relieving orders INSTRUCTION on 09-11-2011 for following Nos. of Group "A" ITS officers to report to Sr.DDG(TEC),DOT New Delhi :
(1). Punjab-14, (2) Bihar-08, (3). BSNL CO -38, (4). Raj-21, (5). Kerala-08, (6).J&K-02, (7).UP(West)-19, (8).HR-12, (9). Uttrakhand-9, (10). KTK-12. (11).JHK-03, (12).OR-04, (13).HP-03, (14).UP(East)-16, (15).CHTD-7, (16).MH-17, (17).Guj-13, (18).TN-10 (19). MP-11, (20). WB-7, (21). ALTTC-11, (22). BRBRAITT-04, (23). NTR-04, (24) WTR-04, (25). STR-06, (26). Chattisgarh-06, (27).CTD-02, (28).AP-11……..TOTAL= 282 NOS..
09-11-2011: today 282 nos ITSs Relieving order instruction issued by name... out of which in WBTC--- total 7 nos ITSs order issued...Click here for name..
1) Ratan Ghosh
2) Soumendra.Nath. Bannerjee
3)Jabed Iqbal
4) Pabitra Sarkar
5)Sushil Hembram
6) V.K.Kodake
7)Kaushal Kumar
2) Soumendra.Nath. Bannerjee
3)Jabed Iqbal
4) Pabitra Sarkar
5)Sushil Hembram
6) V.K.Kodake
7)Kaushal Kumar
08/11/2011
08-11-2011:BSNL leadership may reduce the total number of circle heads by clubbing key circles as part of a contingency plan
BSNL leadership may reduce the total number of circle heads by clubbing key circles as part of a contingency plan. For instance, Tamil Nadu and Chennai circles may be clubbed and managed by one CGM.
At present, Chennai and Tamil Nadu have distinct circle heads. The same concept may hold for Bihar/Jharkhand, Uttarakhand/UP-West, Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, West Bengal & Andaman Nicobar Islands and Northeast I & II circles..... ET
At present, Chennai and Tamil Nadu have distinct circle heads. The same concept may hold for Bihar/Jharkhand, Uttarakhand/UP-West, Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, West Bengal & Andaman Nicobar Islands and Northeast I & II circles..... ET
07/11/2011
06/11/2011
04/11/2011
04-11-2011: We protest the trend of "price hike of Fuel". by the by the essential commoditeis of indians...
We the people of India paid by the bad shamefull experience of price hike.... Today the fuel price has taken another jump. Alas! its the indian Govt & its Monitor succeded to hike the price of fuel 11th times in year of time. Huge corruption does not deny its part to push the hike. we appeal the politician " enough is enough " , lets allow the people to live their life. please actuate the honest trial to reduce corruption. you people feel the pulse of " AAM ADMI ".
04-03-2011: repatriation order for "unabsorbed ITSs are issued" by DOT on 3rd nov, 2011.
Order for the ITSs is issued , now they are not allowed to stay in dual mode. The officers who have opt to remain in BSNL/MTNL will be absorbed in BSNL/MTNL. The rest part of the ITS group in BSNL/MTNL who have not opt to be absorbed in BSNL will be reverted to DOT.
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03/11/2011
03-11-2011: Court Case for 30% fitment Update...... as reported by Patron,Snatta Chq
Due to leave of Hon'ble Judge , the hearing of case for 30 % fitment is again delayed upto 30 th NOV, 2011. Next hearing date 30th NOV,2011. the reports are taken over phone from CHQ leaders.
02/11/2011
01/11/2011
30/10/2011
25/10/2011
25-10-2011: meeting of BWA with GM , Krishnagar..............
a meeting of BWA with GM/Krishnagar was held on 24-10-2011 , variuos issues was discussed in the meeting alongwith service related matters.. like poor infrustructure of CSC/Krishnagar, dispute & consumer grievence & increase of deisconnection of LL & BB due to irregular & delay payment details submission by POST OFFICE , shortage of ADSL modem, reduction of car expenditure, reduction of other expenses etc.
22/10/2011
19/10/2011
19-10-2011: GSM operators add 6.52 million new subscribers in September, BSNL only 0.45 mn.....as per COAI
In September, Bharti Airtel, the largest GSM player, added 0.94 million users, taking its total subscriber base to 172.78 million, the data released by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) showed.
It had 27.95 per cent market share at the end of September.
Vodafone Essar, with a 23.45 per cent market share, notched up 0.85 million new subscribers during the month. Its subscriber base reached 144.99 million in September.
Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular added 1.74 million users during the month to take its total user base to 100.18 million, while Aircel added 0.60 million customers to take its subscriber base to 59.79 million.
State-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNL added 0.45 million and 0.03 million new users, respectively, taking their subscriber base to 91.07 million and 5.33 million, respectively.
The COAI data excludes data from Reliance Communications. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the most popular standard for mobile telephony systems in the world. ...
It had 27.95 per cent market share at the end of September.
Vodafone Essar, with a 23.45 per cent market share, notched up 0.85 million new subscribers during the month. Its subscriber base reached 144.99 million in September.
Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular added 1.74 million users during the month to take its total user base to 100.18 million, while Aircel added 0.60 million customers to take its subscriber base to 59.79 million.
State-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNL added 0.45 million and 0.03 million new users, respectively, taking their subscriber base to 91.07 million and 5.33 million, respectively.
The COAI data excludes data from Reliance Communications. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the most popular standard for mobile telephony systems in the world. ...
14/10/2011
14-10-2011: Nine months more for BSNL....(Source...FE editorial 12th, OCT)
A serious problem is staring at the government in general and telecom minister Kapil Sibal in particular—a problem that the New Telecom Policy 2011 will not be able to address. Come next June, the state-owned BSNL would not have money to pay salaries to its nearly 2.8 lakh employees, and if the government wants to avert this crisis, it needs to expeditiously draft and clear a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for roughly 1 lakh employees of the PSU. The government can do its arithmetic, but back of the envelope calculations show that it would have to shell out around R15,000-18,000 crore to fund this VRS programme. Is it ready to cough up this kind of money? One does not know, but what is certain is that come next June, a bailout would become necessary for the company.
This is the economics of the company—which is not listed and so does not...come out with quarterly results, and its earnings for the fiscal 2010-11 are yet to be officially announced. However, officials say that its net loss for the year stands at R6,384 crore. Add to this a net loss of around R400 crore that the company is understood to have posted in the April-June period of the current fiscal. Since July, the yearly R2,000 crore it used to get from the Universal Service Obligation Fund in lieu of the discontinued access deficit charge has also stopped. This means during the current fiscal the company is losing around R25 crore each day and R750 crore each month!
How is the company, then, still managing operations? The answer is simple: by dipping into its cash and depreciation reserves. But this will also not last long and, therefore, the deadline of June 2012. BSNL had huge cash reserves of around R30,000 crore. However, last year’s...3G and broadband wireless spectrum auction cost it dear. It had to dip into it to pay for them—an exorbitant R18,500 crore. It is now left with some R5,000 crore, which would enable it to last a maximum till June next year.
There isn’t much to expect on the revenue side because, for the last three years, the company’s revenues have been stagnant at around R28,000 crore while its costs—especially wage costs—keep rising. The company’s wage bill is at R12,000 crore and is expected to rise by 10% because of the mandatory revision it has to make each year. Simply put, its wage bill constitutes around 42% of its revenue. In contrast, for private telecom operators, the wage bill is only 5-6% of their total revenues.
Whether it was former telecom minister A Raja or the current minister Kapil Sibal or their predecessors, all of them, time and again, have been mouthing...platitudes about how the company needs to turnaround and everything would be done to achieve that. In reality, with every platitude being mouthed, the company’s performance has only declined. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also expressed his concern in the past and constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of former telecom czar Sam Pitroda. As happens in government with regard to PSUs, a revolutionary report was prepared, presented and summarily buried with no action taken.
Recently, a new chairman and managing director was appointed who has been making the right noises, but how much of that would get translated into action and yield result is anybody’s guess, considering the company’s short history. Its mobile market share has been falling and today is below 10%. It was given 3G spectrum two years before competition but has failed to make anything out of it. It has tried to find franchisees to market...its 3G services but failed to find any so far because of the shoddy manner in which its request for proposal was drafted—it still thought BSNL was in a sellers’ market. It hired Boston Consulting Group to restructure its functioning and, according to its recommendations, did alter its functioning by creating service verticals. It today talks about hiving off its tower business to unlock value, which makes sense, though the idea has dawned a trifle late at a time when the tower space itself has become overcrowded, threatening the viability of many. Reliance Infratel and GTL have been looking at buyers for months with no success.
What really will then turnaround BSNL? Well, in the past, as is happening now, noises are again being made that the company would offer VRS, create a cooperative for the surplus employees, become more market-friendly and customer-oriented and market certain services through franchisees. However, none...of these would work, considering that time has run out for such strategies to yield desired results. Today, the gap between it and the competition had widened so much that any of these steps are bound to fail. The core of BSNL staff—the Indian Telecommunication Services personnel—are no doubt a bright lot, but have been trained and equipped for a different era, not today’s competitive telecom service market. Further, till today, they have resisted absorption into the corporation and continue to be government staff. This means that if tomorrow BSNL turns sick, the government will have to post them somewhere else or keep paying their salaries.
There’s only one way the government can save the company and that is by diluting its stake to below 51%. Considering the asset base, spectrum and network of the company, it would be a steal for any private sector company, especially since all the new...licensees who could be potential targets for M&A are tainted and under litigation and investigation.
But this is a bold move. Is the UPA government ready for it? .... FE
This is the economics of the company—which is not listed and so does not...come out with quarterly results, and its earnings for the fiscal 2010-11 are yet to be officially announced. However, officials say that its net loss for the year stands at R6,384 crore. Add to this a net loss of around R400 crore that the company is understood to have posted in the April-June period of the current fiscal. Since July, the yearly R2,000 crore it used to get from the Universal Service Obligation Fund in lieu of the discontinued access deficit charge has also stopped. This means during the current fiscal the company is losing around R25 crore each day and R750 crore each month!
How is the company, then, still managing operations? The answer is simple: by dipping into its cash and depreciation reserves. But this will also not last long and, therefore, the deadline of June 2012. BSNL had huge cash reserves of around R30,000 crore. However, last year’s...3G and broadband wireless spectrum auction cost it dear. It had to dip into it to pay for them—an exorbitant R18,500 crore. It is now left with some R5,000 crore, which would enable it to last a maximum till June next year.
There isn’t much to expect on the revenue side because, for the last three years, the company’s revenues have been stagnant at around R28,000 crore while its costs—especially wage costs—keep rising. The company’s wage bill is at R12,000 crore and is expected to rise by 10% because of the mandatory revision it has to make each year. Simply put, its wage bill constitutes around 42% of its revenue. In contrast, for private telecom operators, the wage bill is only 5-6% of their total revenues.
Whether it was former telecom minister A Raja or the current minister Kapil Sibal or their predecessors, all of them, time and again, have been mouthing...platitudes about how the company needs to turnaround and everything would be done to achieve that. In reality, with every platitude being mouthed, the company’s performance has only declined. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also expressed his concern in the past and constituted an expert committee under the chairmanship of former telecom czar Sam Pitroda. As happens in government with regard to PSUs, a revolutionary report was prepared, presented and summarily buried with no action taken.
Recently, a new chairman and managing director was appointed who has been making the right noises, but how much of that would get translated into action and yield result is anybody’s guess, considering the company’s short history. Its mobile market share has been falling and today is below 10%. It was given 3G spectrum two years before competition but has failed to make anything out of it. It has tried to find franchisees to market...its 3G services but failed to find any so far because of the shoddy manner in which its request for proposal was drafted—it still thought BSNL was in a sellers’ market. It hired Boston Consulting Group to restructure its functioning and, according to its recommendations, did alter its functioning by creating service verticals. It today talks about hiving off its tower business to unlock value, which makes sense, though the idea has dawned a trifle late at a time when the tower space itself has become overcrowded, threatening the viability of many. Reliance Infratel and GTL have been looking at buyers for months with no success.
What really will then turnaround BSNL? Well, in the past, as is happening now, noises are again being made that the company would offer VRS, create a cooperative for the surplus employees, become more market-friendly and customer-oriented and market certain services through franchisees. However, none...of these would work, considering that time has run out for such strategies to yield desired results. Today, the gap between it and the competition had widened so much that any of these steps are bound to fail. The core of BSNL staff—the Indian Telecommunication Services personnel—are no doubt a bright lot, but have been trained and equipped for a different era, not today’s competitive telecom service market. Further, till today, they have resisted absorption into the corporation and continue to be government staff. This means that if tomorrow BSNL turns sick, the government will have to post them somewhere else or keep paying their salaries.
There’s only one way the government can save the company and that is by diluting its stake to below 51%. Considering the asset base, spectrum and network of the company, it would be a steal for any private sector company, especially since all the new...licensees who could be potential targets for M&A are tainted and under litigation and investigation.
But this is a bold move. Is the UPA government ready for it? .... FE
13/10/2011
30/09/2011
30-09-2011: Congratulation to our commando of TTA family getting highest award of BSNL...
A)Bharat Sanchar Seva Padak -2011>>Comrade Pritpal Singh, TTA, Punjab Telecom Circle
B)Vishisht Sanchar Seva Padak -2011>>
1. Shri Umesh Toshniwal, TTA, Udaipur, Rajasthan Telecom Circle
2. Shri Shri Rajender Kumar TTA, SriGanganagar,Rajasthan Telecom Circle
3. Shri Jitendra Parmar, TTA, Godhara, Gujarat Telecom Circle
B)Vishisht Sanchar Seva Padak -2011>>
1. Shri Umesh Toshniwal, TTA, Udaipur, Rajasthan Telecom Circle
2. Shri Shri Rajender Kumar TTA, SriGanganagar,Rajasthan Telecom Circle
3. Shri Jitendra Parmar, TTA, Godhara, Gujarat Telecom Circle
28/09/2011
29-09-2011: DPC fpr confirmation is formed.........at our SSA...update
DS snatta / krishnagar met DGM/KSH & SDE /HRD regarding confirmation & refund of security money. DGM & SDE/HRD is found attentive & shows sincierity towards our issue. It is revealed that DPC for confirmation is formed under chairmanship of DGM/ Krishnagar alongwith DE/ Admin & SDE/HRD. the committee will hold its meeting within 15-10-2011 as assured by Authority and the confirmation will be issued thereafter very shortly. Sri tapas sarkar, Sayan Goswami, Sukanta Bannerjee has yet not submitted the documents for HR package details like family details , family photo & special report etc. they are requested to submit the same earlier within two or three days otherwise their case may be excluded from first meeting of DPC.
26/09/2011
26-09-2011: Some DSLAMs are yet remains inactive dut to fault in transmission end of krishnagar SSA
some days ago we persued GM to rectify the problem in Dakshinpara Exchange DSLAM and after repeated intimation the matter was solved. The DSLAM s of Various area of Krishnagar SSA was full of connectivity , we the association eyes on it and bring it to the mangement and after continue persuation the matter was solved. Recently it is found that some exchange DSLAMs are yet to be activated by transmission end an these are idol sicne a long , Kaliganj/ under Bethuadahari SDCA is such a exchange where a DSLAM is kept idol for along although some applicants are waiting for Broadband coonection including some Govt. connection, then we came to know that due to fault in transmission end this DSLAM are kept idol for along. this is why BSNL is not returning in track, We want to know when the management /officers will come out of deep sleep even at the time of crisis of BSNL? When managemnt of the SSA will itself sufficient to realize the reality?
25/09/2011
24/09/2011
24-09-2011: Enough is enough , now the " ITS" officers who are on deputation in BSNL like unlimited period should not be kept in dual mode but Govt should clear these dual mode of ITS.
We the employees of BSNL are suffering from severe pain of financial paralysis of BSNL when a need of cuttlement of the faciliteis of these below cadre employees are being seized then it should be our Hon"ble Govt , the owner of the company to cut the dual mode of those ITSs officers and the pain of BSNL should be transferred to them also. Now the DOT issued calling of option for absorption of ITS by 25-11-2011, now we want to see the end.
24-09-2011: DOT issued letter on 22-09-2011 for calling option for absorption of ITS/TTS/TFS officer of BSNL/MTNL
the ITS officers are called by DOT for absorption in BSNL /MTNL and asked them to submit their option form within 08-11-2011 and this should be reached to DOT within 25-11-2011.
22/09/2011
22-09-2011: Court case on 30% fitment .......update as per report of CC/WBTC SNATTA
BSNL management again failed to submit the reply before Chandiagarh CAT. and Hon"ble Court Has given the last opprtunity to BSNL management to submit the reply on 3rd NOV, 2011 otherwise the order will be issued in our favour on the same date of next hearing.
21/09/2011
20/09/2011
19/09/2011
17/09/2011
16/09/2011
16-09-2011: why the unabsorbed " ITS" officers are not being calculated as burden of BSNL?
ITS officers are yet not wholly absorbed although they are getting the full benefit of central Govt and BSNL both. when 1 lakh below level employees are burden of BSNL , then why BSNL need these officers whose inerest is not linked with BSNL but the alarming is that they are the policy maker of BSNL, they are enjoying the benefit of BSNL but they are not linked with BSNL & they will not suffer when BSNL & its emlpoyees are suffering from the financial crisis. If these header of BSNL are not slashed from BSNL , BSNL will not take the headway of telecom. Govt. should think of it and so called well established union & association should move for the cause.
15/09/2011
15-09-2011: Finance ministry object to the proposed 20,000 crore national optic fibre broadband network being implemented by BSNL and said to entrust both Private and public sector firms for the work but why? and who are the respnsible for paralysing BSNL?
Finance ministry had objected to allot the 20, 000 crore project to BSNL only and said that the private players are to be included for the project through competitive bidding.
12/09/2011
05/09/2011
03/09/2011
04-09-2011: A news of AIR INDIA on 2 nd Aug, 2011//PTI......Do BSNL employees are waiting the same fate..?
*******News from PTI......about AIR INDIA........please read ...it........ and say our BSNL employees that we the BSNL Employees may in future face the ill luck if BSNL is retarding its financial performance and now we have to wake up to save BSNL.... at least before it take the track of AIR - INDIA ....... like as below.....
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******Air India salary issue: CPI, TMC take up matter with PM
Published on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 15:48 | Source : PTI
The CPI and Trinamool Congress today took up the issue of non-payment of salaries to Air India employees with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said they have been given the assurance that dues for the past two months would be paid in the next three-four days.
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta, who met the Prime Minister in Parliament House over the issue, said, "In my presence, he called (Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar) Ravi who confirmed that two months wage and four months PLI have been defaulted. And within three to four days, two months salary and one month PLI would be paid".
Dasgupta, who is also the General Secretary of the AITUC, said he told the Prime Minister "it is a matter of national shame that 31,000 workers of the national carrier have not been paid wages for last two months and Productivity Linked Incentives, have been defaulted for four months."
"I have no complaint against you (PM), but that you don't act decisively. Prime Minister should act decisively and not merely as a post office. Let us know what happens. The PM wanted 24 hours from me. So I am going to meet him again at 12'O clock tomorrow", the CPI leader said.
MPs of the Trinamool Congress, the second largest constituent in the ruling UPA, also drew the government's attention towards the issue, demanding that the salaries should be paid "as quickly as possible".
Trinamool MPs, Kalyan Banerjee and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, and SUCI's Tarun Mandal said it was a matter of concern that the Air India employees have not got their salaries for last three months.
Dastidar said party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had asked them to bring the matter to the government's notice by raising it in the House.
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta, who met the Prime Minister in Parliament House over the issue, said, "In my presence, he called (Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar) Ravi who confirmed that two months wage and four months PLI have been defaulted. And within three to four days, two months salary and one month PLI would be paid".
Dasgupta, who is also the General Secretary of the AITUC, said he told the Prime Minister "it is a matter of national shame that 31,000 workers of the national carrier have not been paid wages for last two months and Productivity Linked Incentives, have been defaulted for four months."
"I have no complaint against you (PM), but that you don't act decisively. Prime Minister should act decisively and not merely as a post office. Let us know what happens. The PM wanted 24 hours from me. So I am going to meet him again at 12'O clock tomorrow", the CPI leader said.
MPs of the Trinamool Congress, the second largest constituent in the ruling UPA, also drew the government's attention towards the issue, demanding that the salaries should be paid "as quickly as possible".
Trinamool MPs, Kalyan Banerjee and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, and SUCI's Tarun Mandal said it was a matter of concern that the Air India employees have not got their salaries for last three months.
Dastidar said party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had asked them to bring the matter to the government's notice by raising it in the House.
"Repeated demands have been made by the employees to the management and the Government. But unfortunately, the Central Government has not paid any heed to the demand of the employees," Banerjee said.
******DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE SCENARIO? ***************
04-09-2011: Withdrawl of allowances ETC........BSNL PLAN..........( Source NFTE)
as per website of NFTE, it is understood that ultimately BSNL planned to curtailment of allowances like medical allowance without voucher, leave encashment,etc...... to ensure the financial viability...... it is nothing to embarrassed because it is sure to be happened.....but question iis different........that why the ITSs are being given Blackberry sets..... is there any plan of BSNL to withdraw it? We condemn if the attempt be implemented.....We protest this arbritrariness.......GOVT. is the whole owner of BSNL......GOVT has to think that curtailment of salary is not the remedy of the disease of BSNL but GOVT has to review the shortsigthedness & ineffeicency of policy maker.... they should be punished.......We and our future should not be curbed......if BSNL is having Excess employees and they should be sorted out, then we think the ITSs who are on deputation in BSNL & not absorbed in BSNL, then these ITSs are also the burden of BSNL and they should be reptriated to DOT. Huge corruption & bad policy are the cause and we are not responsible for this ....
01/09/2011
30/08/2011
31-08-2011:BSNL VRS Plan: DoT want VRS for 1 Lakh Employees ...news
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly scrapped state-run telecom operator BSNL’s proposal to cut down its workforce by 21,000 citing the number as too low considering the financial burden DoT has asked BSNL to formulate a revised plan for offloading its workforce through schemes such as voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). The department which has been reviewing the performance of the loss-making public sector unit (PSU) is of the view that BSNL needs to slash its workforce by about 1,00,000, as suggested by Sam Pitroda reports stated. The move, reports added, is part of the government’s initiatives to revive the telco which is struggling to survive in the industry due to high employee cost, declining revenues and low tariffs. The PSU has an employee base of 2,80,000. According to reports, BSNL’s sister concern MTNL, has asked DoT to clear a VRS plan that would be offered to over 15,000 employees out of the total 45,000. After the company’s board gave it nod to the plan, MTNL had asked DoT to help them financially – Rs. 2,000-3,000 crore to implement the retirement scheme. The state-run telco has an employee base of about 45,000. Reports further added that BSNL will have to make a one time payment of about Rs. 40 – 50 bn for its VRS scheme, for which DoT will support it financially.
The need to reduce workforce was first mooted by Sam Pitroda, advisor to the Prime Minister on infrastructure. The Board for reconstruction of public sector enterprise had also recommended that BSNL should offer VRS to its employees. However, any reduction in the workforce has been met with strong opposition from the workers’ unions but expert believe it is need of hour to retire people who are not suitable for latest technology and spare workforce to revive telecom giant BSNL, who stood from last 150 Years as.................telecom world
The need to reduce workforce was first mooted by Sam Pitroda, advisor to the Prime Minister on infrastructure. The Board for reconstruction of public sector enterprise had also recommended that BSNL should offer VRS to its employees. However, any reduction in the workforce has been met with strong opposition from the workers’ unions but expert believe it is need of hour to retire people who are not suitable for latest technology and spare workforce to revive telecom giant BSNL, who stood from last 150 Years as.................telecom world
27/08/2011
26/08/2011
25/08/2011
26-08-2011: Why "ANNA" is the need of the hour?
Freinds, we the INDIANS do believe in the democracy and we have our well established democracy in the country. So where is the problem that brought a simpler one to be the " SAVIOUR Of NATION" and how the man started to fight ? Now the politicians are saying to save the legal parliamentary democracy when a random shout in country began, So you ask the so called politician " Why the politician did not raise the demand before the " ANNA " raise the voice of " LOKPAL"? Do they missed the point ? Do they failed to feel the pulse of the people of " INDIA" when the INDIAN are feeling insecured with corruption ? Scam after scams are found but no politicians are found first to say before " ANNA" about " RTI " & "LOKPAL". We are shamed with the polity by which our voice like " ANNA" is clogged by an irresponsible comments. freinds democracy is established when the people are asking the accountability of the Govt, peoples are taking part in the applicability of the Govt. We think parliamentrian should happy with this. how unfortunate we are that they are charging " ANNA" as corrupt one? Freinds ask them " Why ANNA needed to get hunger strike for a right of people like 'RTI ACT'? All it is because the good polity is being overlapped by the bad polity. "ANNA" is not saying to bypass parliamentary system. Ask the policians who are seemed to be more sensitive to parliament rather than Country" Do ANNA intend to introduce the bill in Parliament or in RAMLILA MAIDAN ? Such participation in law making by the people of a country enriched democracy & enlighten the glory of parliamentry system but als we can not forget the credibility of them who disrepute by the 'BUNDLES OF NOTE' in Parliament. Yet we hope the good politician are very sensitive to country and they will recognise the need of the hour & will appreciate peoples like ANNA.........
..........................................BANDEMATARAM......................................
24/08/2011
23/08/2011
24-08-2011: more reduction in pay............as formulated in revised medical reimbursement scheme...
pay of the direct recruit ees after 2007 batches will further going to be reduced as per revised formulation of medical reimbursement scheme without voucher . in previous qurter we got 2430/- but it will be only 2230/- by next slot. This is the effect of not having the 30% fitment or lower Multip[lication factor in pay revision. you will see the reduction hence forth will be continued as and when such orders/ modification of any allowance be issued.
23-08-2011: "A glow sign of hope for INDIA"
We the indians fought with our every possibilty & every parts of our society at the British Period. Now again enough is enough, our level of tolerance is over and the INDIANS are showing their patriotism to our mother INDIA. " ANNA" and his team are nothing but a catalyst to the function but sole is our patriotism. We are thankfull to the " TEAM ANNA". problem is " the politicians are seemed to be the supremo of the country" and we the people, who have pressed thumb for those politician', are seemed to be the "Kritadas". Now the people is started to show their patriotism & their control & their sacrifice & their originality & their strength and by these the people of " INDIA " expressing that they will certainly dedicate himself/ herself when need arise for the cause to SAVE INDIA either it may frm British or any one else who will try to axe our intereset of the country..........
21/08/2011
22-08-2011: "ANNA tum sangarsh karo hum tumhara saath hain"
"ANNA tum Sangarsh Karo, Hum tumhare Saath hain."
dear freinds " INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION" is the movement for the INDIANs and " ANNA" has raised the voice to save the INDIANs from the uninterrupted corruption & we know " BSNL" is also infected with corruption. To save the NATION, To save BSNL....... the fight of "ANNA" is the fight of us. we are morally liable to support " ANNA" and so we may have our silent protest with " ANNA" by...........
1. Wearing Gandhi Topi till the movement lasts.
2. Wearing Black badges.
3. By participating in the local level programmes organized.
SNATTA members should ensure that no any services of BSNL is affected and the esteemed customers of BSNL are not put at any inconvenience.
22-08-2011: transmission Bifurcation of Krishnagar SSA...... order issued but without clarity of the concept....letter will be uploaded later.
transmission Bifurcation of Krishnagar SSA...... order issued but without clarity of the concept....letter will be uploaded later.
18-08-2011: 30% fitment to post 2007 DRTTAs case update:
30% fitment to post 2007 DRTTAs case update:
BSNL management has failed to submit its reply once again in the Hon. CAT. on 17-08-2011. Hon Judge has taken serious note of it and has given BSNL one last chance to submit its reply on 22-09-2011.
11/08/2011
09/08/2011
08/08/2011
09-08-2011: market share of BSNL is further reduced as on 30-06-2011............as per trai on 08-08-2011(see details)
BSNL | AIRTEL | VODAFONE | IDEA | RELIANCE | TATA | Aircel | MTNL |
11.00% | 19.86% | 16.62% | 11.17% | 16.02% | 10.08% | 6.81% | 0.65% |
07/08/2011
08-08-2011: "RABINDRANATH TAGORE SWARANE".................
06/08/2011
04/08/2011
05-08-2011: We shall protest with full strength against the comment of Div Secy BSNLEU
We are committed to save our cadre and as well as BSNL. All along the level of BSNL knows that the Direct Recruitees are now the back bone of BSNL and of course it is because serving honestly & cordially to SAVE BSNL. But alas! it is our ill luck that our Majorioty union( BSNLEU) are not ready to accept this veiws because they have the only calculator of "VOTE" for any consideration and thus these DRTTAs are not being calculated on their Honesty, Loyalty, panctuality, fraternity and dedication to the service of BSNL to SAVE BSNL. We are embarrassed................
But freinds mind that we are enriched with " Honesty, Loyalty, panctuality, fraternity and dedication " So we dont care...............just we should be aware................
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