CHQ News on 78.2%IDA Merger& others

26th February 2015
78.2% IDA CASE
Com. R L Kapoor, our Legal Committee member from Delhi reports:
“It is understood that the Estt. Section of Department of Telecom has finalized the reply to the queries raised by Member (Finance) on the proposals.  The queries are mainly about arrears from 1-1-2007 to 10-6-2013, pension liability beyond 60% of the revenue from BSNL to Govt, impact on the MTNL pensioners etc.  Suitable reply/clarification  has been prepared to these queries.  The  replies will go to Finance Section within a day or two.”

The  exercise of asking query by one Section and replying

by another Section in Telecom Department  is being repeated.

It delays the case. BSNL pensioners all over the country are restive.

 

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26-2-2015
IMPRESSIVE PARLIAMENT MARCH

We congratulate the entire service staff in BSNL and their unions for staging an impressive Parliament March yesterday in New Delhi.

Well done, but this may not be enough to win over the customers and to save BSNL.

26-2-2015
GOOD NEWS FOR BSNL
Finally the Minister for Communications has announced in parliament yesterday that government proposes to invest huge sums in BSNL for improving the networking.  It is also revealed that nothing precious was done to improve networking during 2009-2013.  The former CMD, Mr. Upadhyay, when took over charge accused his predecessor of not taking any action to improve the service.  Now the minister himself says that Mr. Upadhyay also failed in this direction.  

But, one thing former CMD has done: He introduced ERP spending about

Rs 5000 crores.  And the pensioners all over India are not getting their medical bills passed because of the ERP.

26-2-2015

NATIONAL PORTABILITY FOR MOBILE

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has taken yet another important decision, within few days. 

Now, from 3-5-2015, the Mobile subscribers can change their service provider anywhere in India, without changing their mobile number. This Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is allowed within the home circle only now. MNP becomes national from May 2015.

Only those who change their residence permanently may require this facility.  Mostly youngsters who go to other states for job etc. Anyway, the customers will generally welcome this new regulation.

 

WHO ARE THE GAINERS AND LOSERS?
When circle portability was allowed, large number of BSNL mobile subscribers migrated to private cellular companies, thanks to the inefficient service being provided by the BSNL.  Kerala circle was the only exception.  Now, the service in Kerala also has become unsatisfactory. As such, BSNL may lose some more mobile subscribers.

Private Companies lure the subscribers with many attractive offers. Whereas, the BSNL is withdrawing some good offers given earlier; that too without any proper announcement.


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25-2-2015
STD CALLS,    CALLS TO AND FROM LANDPHONES

WILL BE CHEAPER...

WHO ARE THE BENEFICIERIES? 

No doubt, the Customers who use landphones are the first beneficieries.

Private companies have not provided much land phones.  So they do not lose much.  

On the other hand, they will be the second beneficieries.

WHO ARE THE LOSERS?
BSNL and MTNL who have provided  98% of landphones will get less revenue.  
They are the losers.
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25-2-2015

STD CALLS WILL BE CHEAPER

Long distance calls, mainly made from landline phones, are set to become cheaper. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday announced a cut in carriage charges in this regard, which an operator pays another for carrying a call, to 35 paise a minute from the current 65p a minute. ..... (BUSINESS TIMES)