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BSNL unions demand refund of Rs 18,500 cr, threaten strike

Press Trust of India / New Delhi July 18, 2010, 15:27 IST

Asserting that it was forced to pay a whopping Rs 18,500 crore for 3G and Broadband spectrum, the employees associations of BSNL today asked the government to refund the money and threatened to go on strike if the demand was not met.

The Joint Action Committee (JAC), represented by three lakh executives and non-executives of BSNL, has called a convention on Monday, demanding the refund of the spectrum money as well as exempting the PSU from paying license fees on fixed lines, among other concessions.

According to them, BSNL was not given the option to bid and choose circles of its choice like other private players. Rather, it was given spectrum for all the circles barring Delhi and Mumbai (where another PSU, MTNL, got the radio waves) and asked to match the winning bid.

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