Monday, May 31, 2010
Mumbai/More-dead-lines-for-MTNL-BSNL
Cut Calls
MTNL and BSNL also fared the worst when it came to the amount of calls getting disconnected due to network problems. However, here too the performance was within the permissible limit of 2% (see ‘Call disconnected’). In both Mumbai as well as Maharashtra, the average number of calls getting disconnected was around 1%.
Mumbai/More-dead-lines-for-MTNL-BSNL
MTNL and BSNL also fared the worst when it came to the amount of calls getting disconnected due to network problems. However, here too the performance was within the permissible limit of 2% (see ‘Call disconnected’). In both Mumbai as well as Maharashtra, the average number of calls getting disconnected was around 1%.
Mumbai/More-dead-lines-for-MTNL-BSNL
NFTE CHQ office bearers felicitation function- FNTO Participates. at Cuddalore on 27 05 10
Chennai CKM, Cuddalore G J, Coimbatore SS G were felicitated by NFTE. In that function
FNTO CS DC and FNTO CT RVJ felicitated the new office bearers.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Com.L.Nehru retiring on 31 05 2010.
Com L.Nehru Branch Secretary,GM office,Salem is retiring on 31 05 2010.
He started his career as a mazdoor and joined in DoT in 04 08 1979.
He worked as Wireman for 10 years . He got promoted as Telecom mechanic during 1993 and is retiring on 31 05 2010. He worked for the deprt for more than 40 years. He is an active member of FNTO . Though he may retire from BSNL, his services will be always there for union.
He started his career as a mazdoor and joined in DoT in 04 08 1979.
He worked as Wireman for 10 years . He got promoted as Telecom mechanic during 1993 and is retiring on 31 05 2010. He worked for the deprt for more than 40 years. He is an active member of FNTO . Though he may retire from BSNL, his services will be always there for union.
Standing committee 's decisions source TEPU
Standing committee 's decisions Decisions about SR.TOAs, Compassionate appointments etc.
Half-hour-of-mobile-use-day-increases
A landmark study into the health dangers posed by mobiles has found people who speak on their handset for more than half an hour a day over 10 years are at greater risk of brain cancer.
See the articles on usage of cell phones. Pl.come to conclusion of of your own.
Half-hour-of-mobile-use-day-increases
See the articles on usage of cell phones. Pl.come to conclusion of of your own.
Half-hour-of-mobile-use-day-increases
Saturday, May 29, 2010
BSNL-faces-no-legal-hitch-for-scrapping-Ericsson-bid
NEW DELHI: BSNL will not face any legal challenge by cancelling the largest-ever global network-equipment tender worth $10 billion, a committee studying implications of the move has said.
The four-member committee was set up by the telecom ministry to study the state-owned telecom operator’s decision to scrap a tender for 93 million GSM lines. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) — the country’s anti-corruption body — observed that network major Ericsson’s ‘exorbitant’ price was one of the reasons why BSNL could not award the contract to the Swedish telecom’s gear maker despite both companies negotiating prices for over six months.
BSNL-faces-no-legal-hitch-for-scrapping-Ericsson-bid
The four-member committee was set up by the telecom ministry to study the state-owned telecom operator’s decision to scrap a tender for 93 million GSM lines. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) — the country’s anti-corruption body — observed that network major Ericsson’s ‘exorbitant’ price was one of the reasons why BSNL could not award the contract to the Swedish telecom’s gear maker despite both companies negotiating prices for over six months.
BSNL-faces-no-legal-hitch-for-scrapping-Ericsson-bid
Indian-telecom-story-is-about-very-low-cost-phones-Steve-Ballmer
Top technology firm Microsoft, which straddles desktops, devices and search and software, doesn't see India's booming telecom market as a potential entry opportunity to further grow business and revenues. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told ET that India's telecom growth story is of very low-cost phones, limiting the ability of its software, which runs on smart phones, to compete. In an exclusive interview, he said the PCs are still the most converged device on the planet. Excerpts:
Indian-telecom-story-is-about-very-low-cost-phones-Steve-Ballmer
Indian-telecom-story-is-about-very-low-cost-phones-Steve-Ballmer
Tamil Nadu BSNL approved hospitals in Chennai.
Tamil Nadu BSNL approved hospitals in Chennai.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AfVz6wl71W-6ZGM2YnBtOF8yOWhtejIzcWN2&hl=en_GB
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AfVz6wl71W-6ZGM2YnBtOF8yOWhtejIzcWN2&hl=en_GB
April 16.9 million phone users.
India Adds 16.9 Million Telecom Users in April: TRAI
New Delhi, May 28 – India added 16.9 million mobile phone users in April taking the total number of telephone subscribers in the country to 638.05 million for the month, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) showed.With this, the overall tele-density in India reached 54.10 percent, TRAI said in a statement.
The number of telephone subscribers stood at 621.28 million in March, it added.
In the wireless segment, the subscriber base increased to 601.22 million in April from 584.32 million in previous month, registering a growth of 2.89 percent. The wireless tele-density stood at 50.98 percent.
However, in the wireline, the number of users declined from 36.96 million in March to 36.83 million in April. State-run telecom firms Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd hold 84.64 percent of market share in the segment for which the tele-density stood at 3.12 percent.
The total broadband subscriber base in India grew by 2.8 percent from 8.75 million in March to 9 million in April, the statement said.
Kumbakonam meeting 01 06 10
Kumbakonam SSA meeting.
At GM office Rec. Club, Kumbakonam 01 06 10 Evening hours.
A meeting will be held to discuss the following issues;
1. Second wage revision
2. Promotion policy
3. EPF./ESI - refund the amount to contract employees.
Felicitations.
1.Com.D.Chandrasekaran Circle Secretary
2. Com R.v.Jayaraman Circle Treasurer
3. T.Sundarraj Circle Org. Secretary
4. S.Ramachandran Former President,
5. R.Rajarajan EX Dist.Secretary
Meeting organised by M Rajarathinam
Dist. Secretary
At GM office Rec. Club, Kumbakonam 01 06 10 Evening hours.
A meeting will be held to discuss the following issues;
1. Second wage revision
2. Promotion policy
3. EPF./ESI - refund the amount to contract employees.
Felicitations.
1.Com.D.Chandrasekaran Circle Secretary
2. Com R.v.Jayaraman Circle Treasurer
3. T.Sundarraj Circle Org. Secretary
4. S.Ramachandran Former President,
5. R.Rajarajan EX Dist.Secretary
Meeting organised by M Rajarathinam
Dist. Secretary
Friday, May 28, 2010
CBI is all set to register case against BSNL officials
Saravjit Garg, Head-Technical Sales at Huawei India has put in his papers following differences with the company’s Chinese management. Garg was considered to be among the four top level Indian executives at Huawei India.
The development is a blow to Huawei India which is facing really challenging times. The company along with other Chinese vendors is trying to come clear out of the DoT’s recently announced directive banning import of Chinese telecom equipment in India.
While this issue is heading towards resolution, Huawei India also has to face tough time over the alleged corrupt business practices followed by the company’s executives in bagging BSNL’s mega-GSM tender.
CBI is all set to register case against BSNL officials as well as Huawei executives involved in the alleged merky deal.
Mr. Garg’s exit comes at a wrong time for the company which is trying to portray that its India unit is localized with Indians at the helm for day-to-day operations.
Chinese equipment ban
Union Communications Minister, A Raja met Home Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss security concerns over the import of Chinese telecom equipment.
Raja also met Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh to brief him about the issue of ban on Chinese equipment.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
SNEA and BSNLEU - 78.2% SNEA says.
25.05.2010: GS, AGS(HQ), AGS(F), GS & AGS SNEA, GS & President BSNLEU met CMD BSNL and discuss:-
(a) Additional GSM lines expansion in BSNL Network:-We expressed our serious concern against reducing GSM equipment procurement from 10 Million lines to 5.5 Million lines despite the assurance given by Hon'ble MoC&IT to JAC. CMD mentioned that while calculating the demand according to 70% loading the immediate requirement was estimated 10 Million lines but according to 80% loading , this is estimated to 5.5 Million. He also informed that BSNL Board in its special meeting held on 21.05.2010 and considering Grace periods (GP1 and GP2) has approved the procurement of 5.5 Million mobile lines for meeting out the capacity crunch in North and East zones. If further the necessity regarding procurement of mobile lines will be find out, then another procurement will be made immediately from the same tender. He expected this tendering process will be completed by Aug 2010.
(b) Regarding implementation of DPE OM dated 02.04.2009:- We expressed our serious concern against the delay in implementation of DPE OM dated 02.04.2010 regarding increase in IDA fitment benefit from 68.8% to 78.2% and forming a committee to discuss the matter. CMD mentioned that the issue can be resolved after the discussions of the committee with Union/Association representatives shortly. We demanded that Committee should submit it's report within two weeks time.
(c) Regarding ITS Officers absorption & IDA pension revision issues:- CMD mentioned that the Cabinet note on both the issues have been prepared in DoT and shortly will be sent to Cabinet. On our some apprehensions on both the issues, CMD assured to discuss the matter with DoT Officers.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Chennai tops in BSNL collections
BSNL Chennai has pipped Kerala as the telecom circle with the highest revenue collection efficiency.
According to data for the fiscal 2009-10, revenue collection in BSNL Chennai exceeded targets for landline and mobile segments. The metro circle recorded 99.19 per cent collection efficiency against a target of 98 per cent for landlines and 99.26 per cent against a target of 99 per cent for mobiles during 2009-10.
The revenue collection ratio in Chennai is the highest for any BSNL circle in India and, for the first time, surpasses the efficiency levels in Kerala, which has traditionally led the ranks on this front, officials said. Kerala Circle recorded 99 per cent efficiency in landline revenue collections followed by Gujarat with 97.3 per cent.
For more pl. read the article ..Chennai. Chennai tops in BSNL collections
MTNL-short-of-funds-for-3G-fee
NEW DELHI, INDIA: The cash reserve with state-run telecom provider Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) is short of Rs 1564 crore than the amount it has to pay for 3G spectrum price by this May 31.
“The cash reserve is of Rs 5000 crore and we are making arrangements for the rest of the amount,” said Kuldeep Singh, chairman and managing director, MTNL, while speaking to media on the sideline of a press conference organized to announce the partnership between MTNL and F-Secure - an Internet security solution provider.
pl.read.. MTNL-short-of-funds-for-3G-fee
FM rejects DoT's call to drop landline licence fee.
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has shot down a telecom department proposal to expedite an end to licence fees for landline services. It is the latest instance where it has rebuffed or stalled a relief measure for telcos reeling under shrinking profits and valuations.
The proposal was to be implemented from January 2009, but is now unlikely to see the light of day after the finance ministry aired its objection in a note circulated on May 3, said Department of Telecom (DoT) officials. The finance ministry’s rejection is the fourth occasion that a move to aid the telecom sector was being stonewalled, they said. These measures together would have resulted in annual savings of more than Rs 5,000 crore to the telecom sector, beset by a brutish tariff war.
To know more pl. read the article...Finmin-rejects-DoTs-call-to-drop-landline-licence-fee
The proposal was to be implemented from January 2009, but is now unlikely to see the light of day after the finance ministry aired its objection in a note circulated on May 3, said Department of Telecom (DoT) officials. The finance ministry’s rejection is the fourth occasion that a move to aid the telecom sector was being stonewalled, they said. These measures together would have resulted in annual savings of more than Rs 5,000 crore to the telecom sector, beset by a brutish tariff war.
To know more pl. read the article...Finmin-rejects-DoTs-call-to-drop-landline-licence-fee
CHQ News about meeting with the Minister and BWA meeting
Meeting with Shri Gurudas Kamat, Hon’ble MOSC & IT.
Shri K. Vallinayagam, GS FNTO & D.D. Mistry (AGS FNTO) GS BDPA met Hon’ble MOSC at Sanchar Bhavan, and discussed the following.
1. New code of discipline for BSNL and to give Minimum Trade Union facilities to Registered Unions.
2. Relaxation in qualifying marks for JAO Part-II Examination.
3. Harassment meted out to FNTO District Office Bearers in certain SSAs.
Shri D.D. Mistry GS. BDPA INVITED Hon’ble MOSC for attending the Pensioners Association Conference at Ahmedabad. Minister assured to participate subject to availability of dates.
BWA Meeting:
BWA Meeting held to-day at FNTO Office under the chairmanship of Shri K. Vallinayagam, Chairman BWA. Meeting decided:-
1. To address to HMOSC to advise BSNL to chalk out a fresh code of discipline and also to grant Minimum Trade Union facilities to Registered Unions.
2. To address the CMD BSNL to merge 78.2% IDA for fixation benefit w.e.f. 1.1.2007 without further delay.
3. To pursue and get proper clarifications from BSNL HQ on non-executive Promotion Policy.
S/Shri C. Singh, GS NFTE, Islam President NFTE, S.P. Sharma, President WRUand D.D. Mistry, AGS FNTO attended the meeting.
NUBSNLW(FNTO) Cuddalore SSA EC meeting at Cuddalore 27 05 10
Cuddalore SSA EC meeting
Venue: GM office Rec. Club, III floor,Cuddalore Time : 10-00 hrs. Date 27 05 10
Meeting presides by D.Anthony Samy.Vice-President
Welcome Address : Com D.Ramalingam, Branch Secretary, Villupuram
In the presence of : Com R.Jayabalan,P.Kuppusamy, V.Jagannathan, G.Ramachandran
Brief Report of activities : R.v.Jayaraman Dist. Secretary
Felicitations : Com P.Sundaramoorthy NFTE Dist. Secretary,Cuddalore
Com K.Mohan, Dist.Secretary, Puducherry
Com S.Prabhakaran Circle Org. Secretary,Puducherry
Circle Secretary D.Chandrasekaran speaks about Transfer policy,wage revision and promotion policy
Vote of thanks E.Balakrishnan Branch Secretary,Cuddalore.
Venue: GM office Rec. Club, III floor,Cuddalore Time : 10-00 hrs. Date 27 05 10
Meeting presides by D.Anthony Samy.Vice-President
Welcome Address : Com D.Ramalingam, Branch Secretary, Villupuram
In the presence of : Com R.Jayabalan,P.Kuppusamy, V.Jagannathan, G.Ramachandran
Brief Report of activities : R.v.Jayaraman Dist. Secretary
Felicitations : Com P.Sundaramoorthy NFTE Dist. Secretary,Cuddalore
Com K.Mohan, Dist.Secretary, Puducherry
Com S.Prabhakaran Circle Org. Secretary,Puducherry
Circle Secretary D.Chandrasekaran speaks about Transfer policy,wage revision and promotion policy
Vote of thanks E.Balakrishnan Branch Secretary,Cuddalore.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
BSNL-MTNL-to-make-big-gains-from-intra-circle-roaming-pacts
NEW DELHI: The absence of a pan-India 3G licence winner may spell good news for state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL as private operators will have to approach them for intra-circle roaming agreements in regions where they themselves failed to win 3G airwaves. Executives of several telcos said they were exploring an alliance with BSNL that has 3G airwaves in all circles as it would be a single step solution as against stitching alliances with several firms across the country. MTNL has 3G airwaves for Delhi and Mumbai.
“This could open a new revenue stream for us,” Kuldeep Goyal, chairman and managing director of BSNL told ET. He did not reveal the names of firms that have so far sought out intra-circle deals with BSNL but said the telco was open to sharing its passive infrastructure (excluding spectrum) that it had built for 3G services with private operators.
To know more pl. read the article..BSNL..
BSNL-MTNL-to-make-big-gains-from-intra-circle-roaming-pacts
“This could open a new revenue stream for us,” Kuldeep Goyal, chairman and managing director of BSNL told ET. He did not reveal the names of firms that have so far sought out intra-circle deals with BSNL but said the telco was open to sharing its passive infrastructure (excluding spectrum) that it had built for 3G services with private operators.
To know more pl. read the article..BSNL..
BSNL-MTNL-to-make-big-gains-from-intra-circle-roaming-pacts
Monday, May 24, 2010
BSNL bans Chinese vendors.
NEW DELHI: State-owned BSNL has banned Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE from bidding for its Rs 2,000-crore contract for supply of 55 lakh GSM lines for its Northern and Eastern zones. BSNL has specified that only three Western vendors — Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Alcatel Lucent — can participate in the bidding process.
“It is a fact that telecom gear from Western vendors are expensive when compared to Chinese vendors, but a government directive prevents us from placing any orders with telecom gear makers from China, especially if the equipment has to be installed in circles that share international boundaries,” BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal told ET. He also added that BSNL board had cleared the new tender, limiting the participation to the three Western vendors, last week.
To know more pl. read the article...
BSNL-bans-Chinas-Huawei-ZTE-from-bidding
BSNL finds difficulties in buying telecom equipments ,shortage of cables, capacity crunch in broadband etc. BSNL at last has banned Chinese equipments thus paving the way for other vendors to supply their equipments at the earliest. So the question of Chinese vendors are not there. Now BSNL can expand with other vendors. The real motive of China is to get supply orders from various countries, supply them and try to close other vendors. As there is no market demand for other telecom vendors, it is natural for them to close the company. At last the Chinese companies will survive,they can dictate markets etc.
“It is a fact that telecom gear from Western vendors are expensive when compared to Chinese vendors, but a government directive prevents us from placing any orders with telecom gear makers from China, especially if the equipment has to be installed in circles that share international boundaries,” BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal told ET. He also added that BSNL board had cleared the new tender, limiting the participation to the three Western vendors, last week.
To know more pl. read the article...
BSNL-bans-Chinas-Huawei-ZTE-from-bidding
BSNL finds difficulties in buying telecom equipments ,shortage of cables, capacity crunch in broadband etc. BSNL at last has banned Chinese equipments thus paving the way for other vendors to supply their equipments at the earliest. So the question of Chinese vendors are not there. Now BSNL can expand with other vendors. The real motive of China is to get supply orders from various countries, supply them and try to close other vendors. As there is no market demand for other telecom vendors, it is natural for them to close the company. At last the Chinese companies will survive,they can dictate markets etc.
Com Sampath Narayanan Sr. Leader FNPTO passes away
Condolence
We regret to announce the demise of Com.Sampath Narayanan, senior leader of FNTO(Chennai Tlephones) to-day morning (23.05.2010) at his Chennai residence. He a was Circle Secretary of FNTO Administrative Employees Union for long years (Contacat No. 044-24954040)
Cremation is on 26.5.2010 Wednesday at Besantnagar crematorium.
FNTO deeps its flag to condole the veteran union leaders death and conveys heartfelt condolences to bereaved family members
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Code of discipline
Queries Column.
Code of Discipline.
Q: NFTE has written to HMOSC on code of discipline?
A: In the letter of NFTE the following demands which were hither to maintained by them are absent.
1. Minimum trade union facilities for all Registered Unions.
2. Reducing the criteria of Recognization from 15%o 10 or 5% of total strength.
2. Reducing the criteria of Recognization from 15%o 10 or 5% of total strength.
Further, in our opinion, the Neyveli judgment does not apply to BSNL in the present scenario as the total votes polled by first and second union are not of individuals but alliance votes. BWA will further deliberate on the issue in its next meeting on 25th May, 2010.
BWA Meeting will be held at 11.00 hours on 25.05.2010 in FNTO Office to discuss the following
1. 78.2% IDA merger for pay fixation.
2. Clarifications on promotion policy.
3. Changes in Code of discipline.
2. Clarifications on promotion policy.
3. Changes in Code of discipline.
K. Vallinayagam
GS FNTO.
GS FNTO.
World-telecom-meet-to-adopt-action-plan at Hyderabad
| World Telecom meet to adopt action plan |
| BS Reporter / Chennai/ Hyderabad May 24, 2010, 0:45 IST |
The 12-day conference, being held in India for the first time, will also assess the progress made in implementing the action plan launched in 2006 in Doha.
To know more pl. read the article...
World-telecom-meet-to-adopt-action-plan
Sunday, May 23, 2010
78.2% IDA
. Implementation of DPE OM Dated 02.04.2009 regarding 78.2% fitment benefit instead of 68.8%:- We requested for early implementation of DPE OM Dated 02.04.2009 regarding 78.2% fitment benefit instead of 68.8% as discussed by JAC representatives in the Hon'ble MoC&IT meeting on 20.04.2010. CMD mentioned that he has seen the case and found that on implementing DPE order for BSNL Executives' and Non-Executives' BSNL will face 1500 Crore financial burden hence he has sent the case to Director(HR) for discussion. He assured an early discussion on the issue-source AIBSNLEA
Saturday, May 22, 2010
MTNL Wage agreement
MTNL Wage agreement It contains 7 pages. It may be slow in opening.
HBA,Allowances,wage scales differ . Agreement was made before Labour commissioner. Pl. go through the agreement.
HBA,Allowances,wage scales differ . Agreement was made before Labour commissioner. Pl. go through the agreement.
Indian-telecom-Callers-growing-but-not-revenues
And, according to Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), India's GSM operators, excluding Reliance Communications, added 11.18 million mobile users in April. Though these numbers point to a phenomenal growth in the Indian telecom sector, it isn't reflecting much in the telcos' business today, when it comes to profit.
Now, the sector is passing through a consolidation phase as profit margins are sliming with high operational costs and telcos are forced to diversify their offerings to sustain business with more priority on value added services (VAS) such as data and broadband; and also hoping on 3G to improve their profitability and business.
For telecos, the worrisome picture is clearly depicted by their quarterly and yearly earnings. Among the top operators, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-led Reliance Communications (RComm) reported Rs. 4,655 crore net profit for the quarter ended on March 31, 2010 with a 4 per cent decline in yearly revenues from Rs.22,948 crore in March 2009 to Rs.22,132 crore this year.
However, RComm's total subscriber base has continued to grow from 72 million in 2009 to 102.4 million in March quarter, which constitutes about 17.7 per cent of the total market in India. Despite the subscribers' increase, the company's Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) per month fell from Rs.149 in December 2009 quarter to Rs.139 in March quarter.
On the other hand, Bharti Airtel's net profit declined in the last quarter of 2009-10 for the first time in the last three years. Though Bharti's total subscribers reached 127 million by March 2010 with a 24.6 per cent market share, its net profit during the last quarter fell by 8 per cent at Rs.2,055 crore. Like RComm, Bharti's ARPU has also dropped from Rs.230 to Rs.220 per month in the quarter ended March 31.
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Indian-telecom-Callers-growing-but-not-revenues
Now, the sector is passing through a consolidation phase as profit margins are sliming with high operational costs and telcos are forced to diversify their offerings to sustain business with more priority on value added services (VAS) such as data and broadband; and also hoping on 3G to improve their profitability and business.
For telecos, the worrisome picture is clearly depicted by their quarterly and yearly earnings. Among the top operators, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-led Reliance Communications (RComm) reported Rs. 4,655 crore net profit for the quarter ended on March 31, 2010 with a 4 per cent decline in yearly revenues from Rs.22,948 crore in March 2009 to Rs.22,132 crore this year.
However, RComm's total subscriber base has continued to grow from 72 million in 2009 to 102.4 million in March quarter, which constitutes about 17.7 per cent of the total market in India. Despite the subscribers' increase, the company's Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) per month fell from Rs.149 in December 2009 quarter to Rs.139 in March quarter.
On the other hand, Bharti Airtel's net profit declined in the last quarter of 2009-10 for the first time in the last three years. Though Bharti's total subscribers reached 127 million by March 2010 with a 24.6 per cent market share, its net profit during the last quarter fell by 8 per cent at Rs.2,055 crore. Like RComm, Bharti's ARPU has also dropped from Rs.230 to Rs.220 per month in the quarter ended March 31.
To know more pl. read...
Indian-telecom-Callers-growing-but-not-revenues
Subscriber base of BSNL 64.7 million
NEW DELHI: India's GSM operators, excluding Reliance Communications, added 11.18 million mobile users in April, expanding the subscriber base to 433 million, data provided by cellular operators association of India (COAI) showed.
In March, the operators added around 14 million subscribers and the user base stood at 421.86 million.
India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel, with 30.16 percent market share, added three million users in April taking its total customer base to 130.6 million.
Vodafone, which holds 23.96 percent market share, added 2.9 million subscribers. With this, its subscriber base reached 103.8 million.
Idea Cellular added 1.5 million users taking the subscriber base to 65.3 million and Aircel signed up 1.6 million customers to reach 38.5 million.
State-run telecom firms Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) added 1.25 million and 33,217 users respectively. The subscriber base of BSNL stood at 64.7 million and that of MTNL at 4.8 million.
In March, the operators added around 14 million subscribers and the user base stood at 421.86 million.
India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel, with 30.16 percent market share, added three million users in April taking its total customer base to 130.6 million.
Vodafone, which holds 23.96 percent market share, added 2.9 million subscribers. With this, its subscriber base reached 103.8 million.
Idea Cellular added 1.5 million users taking the subscriber base to 65.3 million and Aircel signed up 1.6 million customers to reach 38.5 million.
State-run telecom firms Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) added 1.25 million and 33,217 users respectively. The subscriber base of BSNL stood at 64.7 million and that of MTNL at 4.8 million.
BSNL, MTNL say no concession sought over payment of 3G fees
About BSNL and MTNL- 2G 70,000 crores
BSNL and MTNL have been on the wane for a few years now. The Ministry does not appear to have done much to arrest the slide…
It's a fact that BSNL's revenues are down. This is because of the intense competition, our delayed reaction time, endless litigation, the implications of the Sixth Pay Commission and huge delays in our tendering process. We're simply not able to react and move ahead.
Add to this our social obligations. We're the only ones that service the remotest of corners of our country. No private company of comparable size has the staff strength that we have. They do not have the social obligation we have when it comes to employment. We also have to service a huge number of landlines across the country and most of these are in places which have no other form of communication.
It is to promote BSNL and MTNL that I pushed to give them 3G spectrum ahead of everyone else. We've also given them WiMax ahead of the others. We're constantly exploring avenues so that BSNL and MTNL can turn the corner.
To know more about 2 g spectrum,number portability and others pl. read the article
About BSNL and MTNL- 2G 70,000 crores
It's a fact that BSNL's revenues are down. This is because of the intense competition, our delayed reaction time, endless litigation, the implications of the Sixth Pay Commission and huge delays in our tendering process. We're simply not able to react and move ahead.
Add to this our social obligations. We're the only ones that service the remotest of corners of our country. No private company of comparable size has the staff strength that we have. They do not have the social obligation we have when it comes to employment. We also have to service a huge number of landlines across the country and most of these are in places which have no other form of communication.
It is to promote BSNL and MTNL that I pushed to give them 3G spectrum ahead of everyone else. We've also given them WiMax ahead of the others. We're constantly exploring avenues so that BSNL and MTNL can turn the corner.
To know more about 2 g spectrum,number portability and others pl. read the article
About BSNL and MTNL- 2G 70,000 crores
BSNL-invites-bids-for-5.5mn-GSM-lines-excludes-Chinese-fir
NEW DELHI: State-owned BSNL today invited bids for acquiring 5.5 million lines to expand GSM operations from 3 foreign vendors, barring Chinese, who had participated in the earlier 93 million line tender which was cancelled.
The decision to this effect was taken at a special board meeting of the PSU today, senior officials said.
The three vendors are Ericsson, Nokia-Siemens Network and Alcatel-Lucent, they added.
To know more pl. read..
BSNL-invites-bids-for-5.5-mn-GSM-lines-excludes-Chinese-firms
The decision to this effect was taken at a special board meeting of the PSU today, senior officials said.
The three vendors are Ericsson, Nokia-Siemens Network and Alcatel-Lucent, they added.
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BSNL-invites-bids-for-5.5-mn-GSM-lines-excludes-Chinese-firms
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
BSNL to connect 2.5 lakh villages in next 3 years news
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| State-owned telecom major BSNL plans to provide connectivity to 2.50 lakh villages across the country over the next 2-3 years, according to a top company official. "As a part of providing broadband connectivity to rural areas, in next 2-3 years, BSNL would cover at least 2.50 lakh villages in the country through wireline, Wimax technology or through fibre connectivity," BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal told reporters in Chennai. He added that the country has over 6 lakh villages, of which 2.50 lakh are gram panchayats and the company intended to cover all the 2.50 lakh villages by providing high-speed broadband. He said of the 29,000 telephone exchanges in rural areas, wireline broadband was available in 24,000 exchanges. Goyal said no other operator provided broadband in rural areas on wire line. "By making 3G services affordable in India, BSNL is ultimately facilitating socio-economic development of the masses through applications such as telemedicine, e-education and e-governance," he said, adding, "BSNL is committed to taking India into the next league of telecom supremacy by providing technologically advanced services to its discerning customers at an affordable cost. In the emerging digital communications era, BSNL is optimizing its quality telecom network". | |
CAG Audit-TDSAT reply
In a setback to GSM operators, who have been demanding that auditor CAG be stopped from vetting their account books, tribunal TDSAT today said it had no powers to intervene.
Four leading operators, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Tatas and RCom, besides state-run company BSNL, have been asked by the CAG to submit their accounts books for the last three financial years to ensure that they were paying what is due to the government in terms of licence fee.
The private operators, who were earlier subjected to a special audit after the government observed some irregularities related to fee payments, have been saying that CAG has no jurisdiction to audit the accounts of private operators and hence moved the tribunal. Declining to grant any interim relief to the petitioners (private operators), the TDSAT said: "The power of CAG is an independent one flowing from a statutory rule and not out of a contract qua contract."
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Four leading operators, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Tatas and RCom, besides state-run company BSNL, have been asked by the CAG to submit their accounts books for the last three financial years to ensure that they were paying what is due to the government in terms of licence fee.
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New Promotion Policy
It is learnt that BSNL management has decided to extend the option for new promotion policy to non executives by three months. FNTO and others have written to the BSNL management seeking clarifications to the new promotion policy for non executives. BSNL management has yet to reply. FNTO has already written about some clarifications which is available in the web site. So the officials can wait for some time to exercise the option.
BSNL and MTNL to get licence fee waiver.
The Centre is considering a proposal to waive to off a significant part of the Rs 1,6750.58 crore that the public sector telcos — BSNL and MTNL — will have to pay for 3G spectrums in a bid to safeguards the cash reserves of the two firms. This may also extend to monies that the two telcos will have to cough up for the broadband wireless spectrum auctions that it slated to begin later this week or Monday (May 24).
The government is also examining two alternative proposals to stabilise the financials of BSNL. The first involves refunding a significant amount it will have to pay for 3G spectrums. But if this refund option is unviable, the Centre may allow BSNL to defer payment for these airwaves until the telco completes its restructuring process.
This will give BSNL a 24-month window to pay for the airwaves, unlike private operators which have only have 10 day to cough up the bid amount. In addition to the Rs 10,186.58 crore that BSNL will have to pay for 3G airwaves and assuming that it will have to shell out upwards of another Rs 7,000 crore for broadband spectrum, this will wipe out nearly 50% of its cash reserves, which stands at Rs 36,392 crore.
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BSNL, MTNL may get waiver of 3 G licence fee
The government is also examining two alternative proposals to stabilise the financials of BSNL. The first involves refunding a significant amount it will have to pay for 3G spectrums. But if this refund option is unviable, the Centre may allow BSNL to defer payment for these airwaves until the telco completes its restructuring process.
This will give BSNL a 24-month window to pay for the airwaves, unlike private operators which have only have 10 day to cough up the bid amount. In addition to the Rs 10,186.58 crore that BSNL will have to pay for 3G airwaves and assuming that it will have to shell out upwards of another Rs 7,000 crore for broadband spectrum, this will wipe out nearly 50% of its cash reserves, which stands at Rs 36,392 crore.
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BSNL, MTNL may get waiver of 3 G licence fee
Measures to expedite disciplinary proceedings-Suggestions
While considering the various recommendations contained in the 2"d Administrative
Reforms Commission's 4" Report titled 'Ethics in Governance, the Core Group on
Administrative Reforms (CGAR) suggested that 'disciplinary action should be completed within
one year time frame, and that the DOPT will suitabty put up a note on Disciplinary Proceedings
on how to reduce the time frame to one year'. Pursuant to this. on May 12. 2010. the
Government has set up a Committee of ~ x ~ euni dser the chairmanship of Shri P.C. Hota, former
Chairman, UPSC with Shri A ~ n Vda rma, former Seuetary(Personnel)) and Shri P Shankar.
former Central Vigilance Commissioner as its Members, to examine and suggest measures to
expedite the process involved in DisciplinaryNiilance Proceedings.
To know pl.read the letter....
Background notes -DOPT -Punishme nts
Reforms Commission's 4" Report titled 'Ethics in Governance, the Core Group on
Administrative Reforms (CGAR) suggested that 'disciplinary action should be completed within
one year time frame, and that the DOPT will suitabty put up a note on Disciplinary Proceedings
on how to reduce the time frame to one year'. Pursuant to this. on May 12. 2010. the
Government has set up a Committee of ~ x ~ euni dser the chairmanship of Shri P.C. Hota, former
Chairman, UPSC with Shri A ~ n Vda rma, former Seuetary(Personnel)) and Shri P Shankar.
former Central Vigilance Commissioner as its Members, to examine and suggest measures to
expedite the process involved in DisciplinaryNiilance Proceedings.
To know pl.read the letter....
Background notes -DOPT -Punishme nts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
About SMS usage and revenue.
SMS VAS in India – Highlights
- SMS VAS is the highest revenue earning Value Added Service with almost 5% revenue earned by service providers
- 1 in 5 urban Indians have used a SMS based VAS service either as a one-off or on subscription basis.
- SMS is an effective marketing tool, showing conversion rates a lot higher than other conventional mediums i.e. TV/Radio etc. 1 in 3 Urban Indian has acted in some manner over the SMS i.e. forwarding to others or enquiring about it.
- SMS, an advertising medium, has an interaction rate of around 5%
- 25% Indians have participated in some sort of SMS contest
If you want to know more about SMS, usage,percentage like that pl. read the article...
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3g-auction-update-telecom-india
3G Auction Update at end of Day 32 (176 Rounds)
- Bids for pan-India 3G mobile licenses has reached Rs161.64bn (US$3.54bn), more than double the base price of Rs35bn.
- Delhi has now edged past Mumbai with the circle price of 3156 crore rupees and there still exists excess demand for the circle
- Mumbai now has a bid price of Rs 3,089.50 Crore, and I think it will remain at that as there seems to be no demand for Mumbai anymore (It could just be for the day though)
- Among the state circles, Karnataka is on top with around 1580 crore rupee bid.
- Tamil Nadu (1579.91 Cr) is second followed by Karnataka (1479.48 Cr), Andra Pradesh (1332.77 Cr), Maharashtra (1257.82 Cr) & Gujarat (1065.41 Cr)
- Currently Excess demand is seen in 3 circles – Delhi, Kolkata & Punjab.
- Delhi & Mumbai circles alone account for close to 40% of bids.
- Prices for circles that were unchanged through-out the day – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, and Jammu & Kashmir.
So, the big question now is – When is this going to end ? My guess is less than a week – Anybody bets on it ??
To know more pl. read this article
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telco must first consult its employees
The telecom ministry has also slammed BSNL’s board for accepting the Sam Pitroda committee report, which recommended a 30% divestment in the company and voluntary retirement for 100,000 employees among others, without holding consultations with its staff.
The department’s communication to BSNL adds that the telco must first consult its employees on all the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda committee report as its implementation can “cause havoc in the lives of more than one lakh employees”.
ET first reported on May 13 that BSNL had changed its procurement model for which it would opt for a ‘managed capacity’ system under which the services are outsourced to a vendor who then takes care of all the procurement needs. The telco had decided to move to this model after its board scrapped its controversial tender for 93 million lines, the world’s largest contract for telecoms equipment.
BSNL outsource network fails
The department’s communication to BSNL adds that the telco must first consult its employees on all the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda committee report as its implementation can “cause havoc in the lives of more than one lakh employees”.
ET first reported on May 13 that BSNL had changed its procurement model for which it would opt for a ‘managed capacity’ system under which the services are outsourced to a vendor who then takes care of all the procurement needs. The telco had decided to move to this model after its board scrapped its controversial tender for 93 million lines, the world’s largest contract for telecoms equipment.
BSNL outsource network fails
Monday, May 17, 2010
Use of cell phones lead to cancer?
Cell Phone Cancer Study Says "Not Sure"
A long running study into the health impacts of mobile phone use has found that there is no overall increase in risk of glioma or meningioma - the most common types of brain tumour - from exposure to mobile phone signals. This is the first in a series of combined data analyses of head and neck tumours published as part of the internationally coordinated INTERPHONE project.
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Use of cell phones lead to cancer?
BSNL to provide 3 G services.
"BSNL is committed to taking India into the next league of telecom supremacy by providing technologically advanced services to its discerning customers at an affordable cost. In the emerging digital communications era, BSNL is optimising its quality telecom network," he said.
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
Wehave to improve.
I am a Post Paid customer of BSNL. My Mobile No. is 9448893000 and my Account No. is 201498148. I had taken this fancy number by paying the necessary premium amount. I am a regular and prompt payer of my mobile bills, except for a few delayed payments for which I have paid the penalty charges also. Nothing is free or excused at BSNL. During the month of April - May 2010, I was out in my Village in Andhra Pradesh and could not pay the bill invoice 647762359 in time.
By the time I reached Bangalore on 5th May, my out-going was barred. On 6th May, at around 1.15 pm, when I went the Customer Care Center, Ganganagar, Bangalore, to pay my bill, the ladies there were already at lunch, even though the working hours is from 9.00 am to 2.30 pm without break. There were already a few other people waiting to pay their bill and cursing them for there service. I don't have anything personal with the ladies eating their lunch. But they should take turns at the cash counter.
Finally at 2.00pm I paid up the Old bill as well as the newly generated bill total amounting to Rs. 1254.00 and I requested for activation of out-going calls. The lady assured me that it will be done in 3 hours. Even until late in the evening, it was not restored.
On 7th morning I tried calling the customer care number, and I made 5 call, each time the lady at the other end keeps me on hold and forgets it. The customer care menus and the IVS is very bad, that's a different story. Thereafter I went to the Customer Care Center, Ganganagar once again in the morning at 9.45 am. The Office is open, but nobody to attend to customers, even though the office starts at 9.00 am. A lady walks in after 5 minutes and I asked her that my service is not yet restored.
I don't know what her frustrations were, but she was very arrogant, and her reply was as if it was a punishment for me for not paying the bill on time. When I said this is not the reply I expected her and she shouldn't be talking like that, she said it was none of my business. I got very angry, and on the spot I removed the SIM from my mobile phone, threw it on her desk and asked her to destroy it, if they are not able to restore my service.
That ends my relationship with BSNL. I have three other connections in the names of my other family members, and I intend to cancel all of them.
There is a lot I need to say on the services of BSNL, which I will take it up at a later stage. Unless you act on the deploring customer services, you will be loosing a lot of your customers in the days to come. I do not regret cancelling the services of BSNL, but I regret I could not retain the mobile number, because I had given the number to hundreds of my friends, relatives and business contacts.
Now I have to start over fresh with a new number from a different mobile service provider. I think, if only there was number portability, I would have jumped over long back and unless there is drastic changes in customer service, there are plenty more waiting to do the same.
A Frustrated Customer,
M.A.Ravindra Raju
I am posting this article for all the viewers to know what is happening around us. We all do not know that many subscribers are not complaining but simply switch over to the service provider in the case of cell .In the case of landline, they simply close the connection. People will have faith on us. Still they want us to serve them. But we are reluctant. This subscriber has come forward with this message. But many not are doing the same. So we have to rise to the occasion. So we need not say that it ours or yours. All are ours. Serve and raise the image of BSNL.
By the time I reached Bangalore on 5th May, my out-going was barred. On 6th May, at around 1.15 pm, when I went the Customer Care Center, Ganganagar, Bangalore, to pay my bill, the ladies there were already at lunch, even though the working hours is from 9.00 am to 2.30 pm without break. There were already a few other people waiting to pay their bill and cursing them for there service. I don't have anything personal with the ladies eating their lunch. But they should take turns at the cash counter.
Finally at 2.00pm I paid up the Old bill as well as the newly generated bill total amounting to Rs. 1254.00 and I requested for activation of out-going calls. The lady assured me that it will be done in 3 hours. Even until late in the evening, it was not restored.
On 7th morning I tried calling the customer care number, and I made 5 call, each time the lady at the other end keeps me on hold and forgets it. The customer care menus and the IVS is very bad, that's a different story. Thereafter I went to the Customer Care Center, Ganganagar once again in the morning at 9.45 am. The Office is open, but nobody to attend to customers, even though the office starts at 9.00 am. A lady walks in after 5 minutes and I asked her that my service is not yet restored.
I don't know what her frustrations were, but she was very arrogant, and her reply was as if it was a punishment for me for not paying the bill on time. When I said this is not the reply I expected her and she shouldn't be talking like that, she said it was none of my business. I got very angry, and on the spot I removed the SIM from my mobile phone, threw it on her desk and asked her to destroy it, if they are not able to restore my service.
That ends my relationship with BSNL. I have three other connections in the names of my other family members, and I intend to cancel all of them.
There is a lot I need to say on the services of BSNL, which I will take it up at a later stage. Unless you act on the deploring customer services, you will be loosing a lot of your customers in the days to come. I do not regret cancelling the services of BSNL, but I regret I could not retain the mobile number, because I had given the number to hundreds of my friends, relatives and business contacts.
Now I have to start over fresh with a new number from a different mobile service provider. I think, if only there was number portability, I would have jumped over long back and unless there is drastic changes in customer service, there are plenty more waiting to do the same.
A Frustrated Customer,
M.A.Ravindra Raju
I am posting this article for all the viewers to know what is happening around us. We all do not know that many subscribers are not complaining but simply switch over to the service provider in the case of cell .In the case of landline, they simply close the connection. People will have faith on us. Still they want us to serve them. But we are reluctant. This subscriber has come forward with this message. But many not are doing the same. So we have to rise to the occasion. So we need not say that it ours or yours. All are ours. Serve and raise the image of BSNL.
வருமான வரி குறித்து
வருமானவரி விலக்கு உச்சவரம்பு ரூ.2 லட்சமாக உயருகிறது Saturday , 15th May 2010 07:40:09 AM நேரடி வரிவிதிப்பு முறையில் சில மாற்றங்களை செய்ய மத்திய அரசு முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. அதன்படி வருமான வரிவிலக்கு உச்சவரம்பு ரூ.2 லட்சமாக உயரும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. முதலில் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட நேரடி வரிவிதிப்பு முறையின்படி, ரூ.10 லட்சத்தில் இருந்து 25 லட்சம் ரூபாய் வரை ஆண்டு வருமானம் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு 20 சதவீதம் வரி விதிக்க முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டு இருந்தது. அதில் சில மாற்றங்களை செய்து, வருகிற ஜுன் மாதம் 15-ந்தேதிக்குள் நேரடி வரிவிதிப்பு முறைக்கான புதிய வரைவு நகல் இறுதி செய்யப்படுகிறது. அதன்படி, ரூ.10 லட்சத்துக்கு மேல் வருமானம் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு 30 சதவீத வரி விதிக்கப்படும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. மத்திய அரசின் புதிய திட்டத்தின்படி, ரூ.10 லட்சம் வரை வருமானத்துக்கு 10 சதவீத வரி விதிப்புக்கு முதலில் உத்தேசிக்கப்பட்டு இருந்தது. தற்போது இந்த வரிவிதிப்புக்கான (10 சதவீதம்) வருமான உச்சவரம்பு ரூ.5 லட்சமாக குறைக்கப்படுகிறது. ரூ.5 முதல் 10 லட்சம் வரை வருமானம் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு வருமான வரி விகிதம் 20 சதவீதமாகவும், ரூ.10 லட்சத்துக்கு மேல் 30 சதவீதமாகவும் இருக்கும். முதல் திட்டப்படி, ரூ.10 முதல் 25 லட்சம் வரை 20 சதவீத வரிவிதிப்புக்கு உத்தேசிக்கப்பட்டு இருந்தது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது. அதே நேரத்தில், முதல் திட்டப்படி, ரூ.1 லட்சத்து 60 ஆயிரமாக நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டு இருந்த வருமான வரிவிலக்கு உச்சவரம்பு இனி ரூ.2 லட்சமாக உயருகிறது. வீட்டுக்கடன்களுக்கு வருமான வரிவிலக்கு அளிப்பது குறித்து மத்திய அரசின் முதல் திட்டத்தில் எந்த அறிவிப்பும் இடம் பெறவில்லை. இரண்டாவது புதிய திட்டத்திலும் வீட்டுக்கடன்களுக்கு வரிவிலக்கு இருக்காது என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. இன்சூரன்ஸ் போன்ற சேமிப்புகளுக்கான வருமான வரிச்சலுகை உச்சவரம்பு ரூ.1 லட்சமாக இருப்பதை ரூ.3 லட்சமாக உயர்த்த உத்தேசித்து இருப்பதால், இதன் மூலம் ஏற்படும் வரி வருவாய் இழப்பை சரிக்கட்டுவதற்காக வீட்டுக்கடன்களுக்கு வரிவிலக்கை ரத்து செய்யும் முடிவுக்கு வந்துள்ளதாக தெரிகிறது. கடந்த பட்ஜெட்டில் ரூ.1 லட்சத்து 60 ஆயிரத்துக்கு மேல் ஆண்டு வருமானம் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு 10 சதவீதமாகவும், ரூ.5 முதல் 8 லட்சம் வரை வருமானம் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு 20 சதவீதமாகவும், ரூ.8 லட்சத்துக்கு மேல் வருமானம் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு 30 சதவீதமாகவும் நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டு இருந்தது. | |||
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China-bugs-India.
According to some telecom engineers familiar with the case, Huawei’s first presentation to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) for empanelling them as vendors, after they had crossed certain “political barriers,” sowed the first seeds of doubt. They say, “Huawei engineers boasted about having the unique advantage of a Remote Access Servicing System. When asked to explain, they said that their equipment, in case of any faults, can be repaired or serviced from their headquarters in China. Our engineers, out of curiosity, asked what kind of technology this was and how could they repair equipment installed in India by sitting in China.”
Clearly unconvinced, the telecom engineers decided to probe further. “When we consulted our technical counterparts in the security agencies, they also found something fishy in this technology. Back then, the entire world was researching to decode the method behind this Chinese technology. Within days we found out that the company was installing some bugging software or chip in its equipment which enables the company’s Chinese headquarters to enter into our network without our knowledge,” say the engineers. Despite the obvious seriousness of this alert, it was not entertained either by the DoT bureaucrats or their political masters; worse, those who raised these concerns were asked to keep quiet.
It soon became apparent that Chinese brokers had slowly but surely begun to dominate the power corridors in India, virtually kicking out existing European giants like Nokia, Ericsson, Siemens etc. It is an open secret now that most Chinese brokers in India are hawala agents operating in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai and whose instant and speedy delivery of strategies along side their ability to please the bureaucracy and sundry politicians outwitted the tactics employed by the European vendors.
Read this article. How harmful about purchase of telecom equipments. Our telecom net work can be jammed by sitting remote in another country. To know more pl.read this article...China bugs India.
China-bugs-India.
Clearly unconvinced, the telecom engineers decided to probe further. “When we consulted our technical counterparts in the security agencies, they also found something fishy in this technology. Back then, the entire world was researching to decode the method behind this Chinese technology. Within days we found out that the company was installing some bugging software or chip in its equipment which enables the company’s Chinese headquarters to enter into our network without our knowledge,” say the engineers. Despite the obvious seriousness of this alert, it was not entertained either by the DoT bureaucrats or their political masters; worse, those who raised these concerns were asked to keep quiet.
It soon became apparent that Chinese brokers had slowly but surely begun to dominate the power corridors in India, virtually kicking out existing European giants like Nokia, Ericsson, Siemens etc. It is an open secret now that most Chinese brokers in India are hawala agents operating in New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai and whose instant and speedy delivery of strategies along side their ability to please the bureaucracy and sundry politicians outwitted the tactics employed by the European vendors.
Read this article. How harmful about purchase of telecom equipments. Our telecom net work can be jammed by sitting remote in another country. To know more pl.read this article...China bugs India.
China-bugs-India.
1992 comparison to 2010 Telecom scenario-blog from DNA
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A bit of history is in order here. Why did the telecom opening up under Narasimha Rao fail? Same reason. Very high bids, and unrealistic expectations from the market. People who owned mobile phones in the mid-1990s will recall that every minute of talk-time cost Rs16-32, depending on the time of usage. Little wonder mobile services were heading nowhere. It took a new telecom policy and a shift to revenue-sharing mode to rescue the industry from oblivion.
Will the high prices paid for 3G lead us to the same dead end? Probably not, for history never repeats itself exactly. And India is now a growth tiger which can afford more high-priced services at the top of the pyramid. But one philosophical point must be noted: is it better to have low entry prices and higher revenues from sustained volume growth or high entry prices and low volumes? It boils down to the golden goose argument. You can either kill the goose to get all the eggs upfront or keep it alive to earn steadily growing revenues over a very long period.
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A bit of history is in order here. Why did the telecom opening up under Narasimha Rao fail? Same reason. Very high bids, and unrealistic expectations from the market. People who owned mobile phones in the mid-1990s will recall that every minute of talk-time cost Rs16-32, depending on the time of usage. Little wonder mobile services were heading nowhere. It took a new telecom policy and a shift to revenue-sharing mode to rescue the industry from oblivion.
Will the high prices paid for 3G lead us to the same dead end? Probably not, for history never repeats itself exactly. And India is now a growth tiger which can afford more high-priced services at the top of the pyramid. But one philosophical point must be noted: is it better to have low entry prices and higher revenues from sustained volume growth or high entry prices and low volumes? It boils down to the golden goose argument. You can either kill the goose to get all the eggs upfront or keep it alive to earn steadily growing revenues over a very long period.
To know more pl. How easy money..
How-easy-money-leads-to-weak-governance
Reliance-Profit dips.
R-Com Q4 net rises 10% to Rs 1,220 crore
Press Trust of India, May 15, 2010 (New Delhi)
The Anil Ambani group's telecom arm Reliance Communications on Saturday reported a 10 per cent increase in its net profit for the March quarter to Rs 1,220 crore, but its full-year profits dipped by 23 per cent.
Commenting on the results, R-Com chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani said, "the telecom industry has witnessed financial year 2010 as one of the most challenging years.
"R-Com has undertaken several pathbreaking initiatives both in GSM and CDMA services and we are confident that in spite of highly competitive environment, we will be able to sustain profitable growth in the coming quarters."
The company's Q4 net profit rose by 10.1 per cent to Rs 1,220 crore. But, full year net profit dipped to Rs 4,655 crore in fiscal ended March 31,from Rs 6,045 crore in 2008-09.
It said the full year net profit would have been higher by Rs 192 crore at Rs 4,847 crore, but for non-recognition of mark-to-market gains on derivative contracts.
The company reported total revenues of Rs 22,132 crore for 2009-10, down 3.6 per cent from Rs 22,949 crore in previous year.
Its board approved a 17 per cent dividend, which would result in total payout of Rs 205 crore and made it the only telecom firm in the country to declare dividend for three consecutive years, the company said.
The company said it has achieved a landmark of 100 million customers, making it the 2nd largest wireless operator in the country to achieve this milestone.
RCOM had first lunched its pan-India mobile services in 2003. The company said it the fastest ramp up of mobile customers in the world and has become the 4th operator in the world to serve over 100 million customers in a single country.
RCOM is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The company, with a customer base of 109 million including over 2.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 4 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in a single country.
Commenting on the results, R-Com chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani said, "the telecom industry has witnessed financial year 2010 as one of the most challenging years.
"R-Com has undertaken several pathbreaking initiatives both in GSM and CDMA services and we are confident that in spite of highly competitive environment, we will be able to sustain profitable growth in the coming quarters."
The company's Q4 net profit rose by 10.1 per cent to Rs 1,220 crore. But, full year net profit dipped to Rs 4,655 crore in fiscal ended March 31,from Rs 6,045 crore in 2008-09.
It said the full year net profit would have been higher by Rs 192 crore at Rs 4,847 crore, but for non-recognition of mark-to-market gains on derivative contracts.
The company reported total revenues of Rs 22,132 crore for 2009-10, down 3.6 per cent from Rs 22,949 crore in previous year.
Its board approved a 17 per cent dividend, which would result in total payout of Rs 205 crore and made it the only telecom firm in the country to declare dividend for three consecutive years, the company said.
The company said it has achieved a landmark of 100 million customers, making it the 2nd largest wireless operator in the country to achieve this milestone.
RCOM had first lunched its pan-India mobile services in 2003. The company said it the fastest ramp up of mobile customers in the world and has become the 4th operator in the world to serve over 100 million customers in a single country.
RCOM is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The company, with a customer base of 109 million including over 2.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 4 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in a single country.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Coimbatore SSA Conference.
In the Coimbatore District Conference held today Com.Soundararajan is the new District Secretary. Our congratulations to new office bearers.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Huawei ready to share source code.
NEW DELHI: Huawei Technologies has offered to reveal the source code for its telecommunications systems in the latest attempt by the Chinese company to persuade the Indian government that its gear does not pose a security threat.
“As per generally accepted international industry practices, vendors can open their source code with authorities under mutually accepted arrangements, and the company had told the Indian government that it was open to this option,” a top industry executive with direct knowledge of the development said, but declined to say with which other countries Huawei has similar arrangements.
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Huawei ready to share source code.
“As per generally accepted international industry practices, vendors can open their source code with authorities under mutually accepted arrangements, and the company had told the Indian government that it was open to this option,” a top industry executive with direct knowledge of the development said, but declined to say with which other countries Huawei has similar arrangements.
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Huawei ready to share source code.
Top up cards missing in Cuddalore.
1.கடலூர் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அலுவலகத்தில் ரூ.5.50 லட்சம் டாப்-அப் கார்டுகள் மாயம்
கடலூர் : கடலூர் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அலுவலகத்தில் விற்பனைக்கு வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்த 5.50 லட்சம் ரூபாய் மதிப்புள்ள டாப்-அப் கார்டுகள் மாயமாகியுள்ளது பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது.
கடலூர் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அலுவலகத்தில் கடந்த ஆண்டு ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் 55 ரூபாய் மதிப் புள்ள 70 ஆயிரம் டாப்-அப் கார்டுகள் விற்பனைக்கு வந்துள்ளன. அப்போது பொறுப்பில் இருந்த அதிகாரி ஏழு பெட்டிகள் பெற்றுக் கொண்டதாக கையெழுத்து போட்டு வாங்கியுள்ளார். இதன் பின் அவர் வெளியூருக்கு மாறுதலாகி சென்று, தற்போது ஓய்வு பெற்றுள்ளார்.அலுவலக தணிக்கையின் போது 10 ஆயிரம் டாப்-அப் கார்டு களை கொண்ட ஒரு பாக்ஸ் விற் பனை செய்ததற்கான கணக்கில் வரவில்லை. இது குறித்து அலுவலகத்தில் விசாரணை செய்த தில் மாயமான டாப்-அப் கார்டுகள் குறித்து எந்த தகவலும் கிடைக்கவில்லை. மாயமான கார்டுகளின் மதிப்பு 5.50 லட்சம் ரூபாயாகும். மாயமான 3,000 கார்டுகள் விருதுநகர் மாவட்டத்தில் பயன்பாட்டில் உள்ளன. மீதமுள்ள 7,000 கார்டுகள் முடக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
கார்டுகள் எப்படி காணாமல் போனது... யார் எடுத்துச் சென்றது என்ற விபரங்களை பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவிக்க மறுத்துவிட் டனர். மேலும் கார்டுகள் மாயமானது குறித்து கடலூர் பி.எஸ். என்.எல்., முதன்மை கணக்கு அதிகாரி ராஜா கடலூர் புதுநகர் போலீசில் புகார் செய்துள்ளார். ஆனால் சம்பவம் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அலுவலகத்திற்குள் நடந்துள்ளது. மேலும் ஏழு பெட்டிகள் பெற்றுக் கொண்டதில் மாயமானது மூன் றாம் எண் பெட்டியாகும். விற் பனை செய்தவர்கள் இரண்டு பெட்டிகளை விற்பனை செய்த பின் மூன்று பெட்டி மாயமானது தெரியாமல் எப்படி நான்காவது பெட்டியை விற்பனை செய்துள் ளார் என்பது சந்தேகத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. இதைத்தொடர்ந்து பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அதிகாரிகள் துறை ரீதியான விசாரணை செய்து குற்றவாளி அல்லது சந்தேக நபர்கள் குறிப்பிட்டு புகார் அளிக்குமாறு அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டதைத் தொடர்ந்து அதிகாரிகள் திரும்பிச் சென்றனர்.
கடலூர் : கடலூர் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அலுவலகத்தில் விற்பனைக்கு வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்த 5.50 லட்சம் ரூபாய் மதிப்புள்ள டாப்-அப் கார்டுகள் மாயமாகியுள்ளது பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது.
கடலூர் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அலுவலகத்தில் கடந்த ஆண்டு ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் 55 ரூபாய் மதிப் புள்ள 70 ஆயிரம் டாப்-அப் கார்டுகள் விற்பனைக்கு வந்துள்ளன. அப்போது பொறுப்பில் இருந்த அதிகாரி ஏழு பெட்டிகள் பெற்றுக் கொண்டதாக கையெழுத்து போட்டு வாங்கியுள்ளார். இதன் பின் அவர் வெளியூருக்கு மாறுதலாகி சென்று, தற்போது ஓய்வு பெற்றுள்ளார்.அலுவலக தணிக்கையின் போது 10 ஆயிரம் டாப்-அப் கார்டு களை கொண்ட ஒரு பாக்ஸ் விற் பனை செய்ததற்கான கணக்கில் வரவில்லை. இது குறித்து அலுவலகத்தில் விசாரணை செய்த தில் மாயமான டாப்-அப் கார்டுகள் குறித்து எந்த தகவலும் கிடைக்கவில்லை. மாயமான கார்டுகளின் மதிப்பு 5.50 லட்சம் ரூபாயாகும். மாயமான 3,000 கார்டுகள் விருதுநகர் மாவட்டத்தில் பயன்பாட்டில் உள்ளன. மீதமுள்ள 7,000 கார்டுகள் முடக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.
கார்டுகள் எப்படி காணாமல் போனது... யார் எடுத்துச் சென்றது என்ற விபரங்களை பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவிக்க மறுத்துவிட் டனர். மேலும் கார்டுகள் மாயமானது குறித்து கடலூர் பி.எஸ். என்.எல்., முதன்மை கணக்கு அதிகாரி ராஜா கடலூர் புதுநகர் போலீசில் புகார் செய்துள்ளார். ஆனால் சம்பவம் பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அலுவலகத்திற்குள் நடந்துள்ளது. மேலும் ஏழு பெட்டிகள் பெற்றுக் கொண்டதில் மாயமானது மூன் றாம் எண் பெட்டியாகும். விற் பனை செய்தவர்கள் இரண்டு பெட்டிகளை விற்பனை செய்த பின் மூன்று பெட்டி மாயமானது தெரியாமல் எப்படி நான்காவது பெட்டியை விற்பனை செய்துள் ளார் என்பது சந்தேகத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. இதைத்தொடர்ந்து பி.எஸ்.என்.எல்., அதிகாரிகள் துறை ரீதியான விசாரணை செய்து குற்றவாளி அல்லது சந்தேக நபர்கள் குறிப்பிட்டு புகார் அளிக்குமாறு அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டதைத் தொடர்ந்து அதிகாரிகள் திரும்பிச் சென்றனர்.
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