Monday, July 30, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
BSNL improving-Voice and Data.
It was a make-or-break year for BSNL but the
company fared very well. On revenue terms, the company has shown a drop
in revenue from `29,688 crore in FY11 to `28,447 crore in FY12 but on
the PAT (profit after tax) front, the company has improved significantly
by netting `8,347 crore vis-a-vis `6,384 crore in FY11.
The company has done extremely well on mobile and NLD services. On the mobile front, the company has increased its revenue by 31% to net `6,482 crore. With respect to NLD services, the company has increased its revenue by `698 crore to net `5,646 crore.
On mobile services, the company is doing extremely well and 3G services are now available in 963 cities and the services is available to all its mobile customers. Presently, non-voice contributes around 13% of the overall mobile revenue and the company plans to increase it by entering into non-exclusive agreements with VAS players.
On the capex front, the company has invested `5,000 crore in FY12 for ongoing GSM, broadband, and fiber-to-the-home projects but this year the company plans to invest `9,086 crore and more focus is on mobile and broadband services. Recently, BSNL has finalized 10.15 mn GSM line order to ZTE worth `3,200 crore for northern and southern zones. The order is planned to be executed within one year for both 2G and 3G services and will involve planning, financing, engineering, supply, installation and testing, commissioning and annual maintenance of GSM lines.
On the broadband front, the company is the undisputed leader with more than 9 mn subscribers thanks to the timely availability of equipment and introduction of VAS services like games on-demand, music on-demand, education on-demand, and others.To know more pl.click the link.
.BSNL improving.
The company has done extremely well on mobile and NLD services. On the mobile front, the company has increased its revenue by 31% to net `6,482 crore. With respect to NLD services, the company has increased its revenue by `698 crore to net `5,646 crore.
On mobile services, the company is doing extremely well and 3G services are now available in 963 cities and the services is available to all its mobile customers. Presently, non-voice contributes around 13% of the overall mobile revenue and the company plans to increase it by entering into non-exclusive agreements with VAS players.
On the capex front, the company has invested `5,000 crore in FY12 for ongoing GSM, broadband, and fiber-to-the-home projects but this year the company plans to invest `9,086 crore and more focus is on mobile and broadband services. Recently, BSNL has finalized 10.15 mn GSM line order to ZTE worth `3,200 crore for northern and southern zones. The order is planned to be executed within one year for both 2G and 3G services and will involve planning, financing, engineering, supply, installation and testing, commissioning and annual maintenance of GSM lines.
On the broadband front, the company is the undisputed leader with more than 9 mn subscribers thanks to the timely availability of equipment and introduction of VAS services like games on-demand, music on-demand, education on-demand, and others.To know more pl.click the link.
.BSNL improving.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
IBN News - loss of revenue to BSNL.22 07 12
Bangladeshi SIM cards being used
PTI | 07:07 PM,Jul 22,2012 Agartala, Jul 22 (PTI) With the Indo-Bangladesh border located just outside the city's municipal area, Indian traders here prefer to use Bangladeshi SIM cards for making phone calls to people in the neighbouring country at local rates. Officials say using an Indian SIM card is costly as BSNL treats calls to Bangladesh as international calls. BSNL's General Manager (Tripura) Deb Kumar Chakraborty said, "We block such calls using Time Advancement System because it is illegal to talk to anyone in a foreign country without the facility of international call in his or her phone." An exporter from India here said on condition of anonymity that traders often use Bangladeshi SIM cards sitting in the heart of Agartala though it is illegal. "Sit on the roof top of any tall building and speak to your business partner or friends and relatives. No problem, because the sound is clear. It is risky but it is difficult to identify," he said. The BSNL's official said the matter is under examination by security agencies of the central government. "If Bangladesh want they can stop it by using the same Time Advancement System like India," Chakraborty said. PTI JOY NIK KKThursday, July 19, 2012
BSNL SBI to offer moble based banking solutions.
How It Works:
- To use the service, users need to sign-up for Mobile Banking, with SBI.To register for the service with the bank, users need to send an SMS <MBSREG> to 9223440000 to get a User ID and MPIN . The system will reply with a user-id & default password(MPIN). It should also be noted that the customer has to submit an application for mobile banking in the SBI branch.
- Following the registration, existing BSNL users can dial *595# on their mobile handset to view the menu and then enter special character * to subscribe to the service or 1 to unsubscribe to the service.
- The system will then follow with a confirmation request on which users need to enter the suitable number option. Subscribers will be able to view account balance, get mini statements, do Fund Transfer, change MPIN or recharge their mobile account. Apart from that, they will also receive confirmation messages regarding successful transactions over USSD.
Previously, SBI offered State Bank FreedoM, a Mobile Banking Service over a native mobile application that required EDGE/GPRS connection on users’ mobile device.
http://www.medianama.com/2012/07/223-bsnl-partners-sbi-to-offer-ussd-based-mobile-banking-solution/
- To use the service, users need to sign-up for Mobile Banking, with SBI.To register for the service with the bank, users need to send an SMS <MBSREG> to 9223440000 to get a User ID and MPIN . The system will reply with a user-id & default password(MPIN). It should also be noted that the customer has to submit an application for mobile banking in the SBI branch.
- Following the registration, existing BSNL users can dial *595# on their mobile handset to view the menu and then enter special character * to subscribe to the service or 1 to unsubscribe to the service.
- The system will then follow with a confirmation request on which users need to enter the suitable number option. Subscribers will be able to view account balance, get mini statements, do Fund Transfer, change MPIN or recharge their mobile account. Apart from that, they will also receive confirmation messages regarding successful transactions over USSD.
Previously, SBI offered State Bank FreedoM, a Mobile Banking Service over a native mobile application that required EDGE/GPRS connection on users’ mobile device.
http://www.medianama.com/2012/07/223-bsnl-partners-sbi-to-offer-ussd-based-mobile-banking-solution/
78.2% IDA fixation-From BSNLEU
78.2% IDA fixation
Director (HR) informed that the Management
Committee note on the issue is finalized and will be
placed for the approval of the MC next week. Since no
meeting of the Board of Directors will be held this month,
the issue will placed for approval in the meeting to be
held in August.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Asian Age 17 07 12
Mobile number portability a big bonus for BSNL
As many as 35,3416 mobile phone
subscribers have migrated to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) from
private operators as per mobile number portability (MNP) statistics in
Kerala.
Kannur tops with 10, 9379 connections. MNP allows users to switch operators while retaining their mobile numbers. A private service provider which stood just behind BSNL had only 1.5 lakh subscribers, sources said.
“Till July 14 , 46, 3661 subscribers moved over to BSNL, while 11, 0245 connections were ported out,” says BSNL general manager A.S. Sukumaran. Kannur was followed by Ernakulam and Kottayam where 93,865 and 37,964 subscribers respectively, opted for the change. Alappuzha had the least with just 13,283 subscribers opting for the facility.
BSNL Kerala currently has over 70 lakh mobile phone subscribers.
“Though our staff had reservations when the programme was launched, the extent of subscribers opting for BSNL has made things look different now,” he said adding that coverage was also a vital factor.
MNP was implemented across the state on January 20, 2011 while the countrywide pilot launch of the service took place in Haryana in November 2010. To opt for MNP, a customer has to pay a maximum of Rs. 19 to the new operator for ‘porting’ the number and remain with the new operator for at least three months.
The customer has to send an SMS from the existing phone to 1900. A unique porting code is sent by the existing provider. An application has then to be filled with the new service provider mentioning the code for transferring the connection.
Kannur tops with 10, 9379 connections. MNP allows users to switch operators while retaining their mobile numbers. A private service provider which stood just behind BSNL had only 1.5 lakh subscribers, sources said.
“Till July 14 , 46, 3661 subscribers moved over to BSNL, while 11, 0245 connections were ported out,” says BSNL general manager A.S. Sukumaran. Kannur was followed by Ernakulam and Kottayam where 93,865 and 37,964 subscribers respectively, opted for the change. Alappuzha had the least with just 13,283 subscribers opting for the facility.
BSNL Kerala currently has over 70 lakh mobile phone subscribers.
“Though our staff had reservations when the programme was launched, the extent of subscribers opting for BSNL has made things look different now,” he said adding that coverage was also a vital factor.
MNP was implemented across the state on January 20, 2011 while the countrywide pilot launch of the service took place in Haryana in November 2010. To opt for MNP, a customer has to pay a maximum of Rs. 19 to the new operator for ‘porting’ the number and remain with the new operator for at least three months.
The customer has to send an SMS from the existing phone to 1900. A unique porting code is sent by the existing provider. An application has then to be filled with the new service provider mentioning the code for transferring the connection.
Monday, July 16, 2012
BSNL plans to share towers with Reliance 16 07 12 Financial express.
According to people close to the development, BSNL is in advanced
stages of negotiations with RIL for sharing around 24,000 of its towers.
RIL’s Infotel Broadband is expected to launch its 4G services
(broadband wireless access or BWA) by the end of this year and needs
towers for the same. The deal with BSNL would signal its first major
step towards the impending launch.
Sources said BSNL is offering around 22% discount over the prevailing market rentals for towers. The market rentals are in the range of R15,000-18,000 per month whereas it is offering its towers to RIL for around Rs 12,000 per month. Compared with the rentals charged by the PSU from other operators using its towers, the discount for RIL could be around 50%.
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bsnl-plans-to-share-24k-towers-with-ril
Sources said BSNL is offering around 22% discount over the prevailing market rentals for towers. The market rentals are in the range of R15,000-18,000 per month whereas it is offering its towers to RIL for around Rs 12,000 per month. Compared with the rentals charged by the PSU from other operators using its towers, the discount for RIL could be around 50%.
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bsnl-plans-to-share-24k-towers-with-ril
Friday, July 13, 2012
Mobile-tariffs-set-to-rise-on-trai-recommendations
In a meeting with consumer groups today, TRAI Chairman Rahul Khullar
said, "It is not 1 paisa or 2 paise (increase) ... but also not 16 paise
or 25 paise as projected by operators."
The minimum price of airwaves proposed by TRAI for pan-Indian operations is over Rs 18,000 crore, around 10 times more than the amount paid by old operators.
It has also recommended to fix double of this amount as minimum price for the airwaves that existing telecom operators use to provide wireless services at the time of renewal of their licences.
Telecom operators have said that new prices recommended by TRAI will lead to increase in existing tariff by up to 100 per cent.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/mobile-tariffs-set-to-rise-on-trai-recommendations-
The minimum price of airwaves proposed by TRAI for pan-Indian operations is over Rs 18,000 crore, around 10 times more than the amount paid by old operators.
It has also recommended to fix double of this amount as minimum price for the airwaves that existing telecom operators use to provide wireless services at the time of renewal of their licences.
Telecom operators have said that new prices recommended by TRAI will lead to increase in existing tariff by up to 100 per cent.
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/telecom/news/mobile-tariffs-set-to-rise-on-trai-recommendations-
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
BSNL more professional-Economic Times
CHENNAI: The government is drawing up plans to make loss-making BSNL more professional, Minister of State for IT and Telecommunications Sachin Pilot said today.
"Yes...think few (telecom) circles have shown some reversal in loss making. We still have lot of hard work ahead of us. We are drawing up plans on how to use our assets, to get more partnerships and to get joint ventures and (come into) revenue streams," he told reporters here.
Observing that the "landline" (fixed line) business was not generating enough profits, he said, "(besides that) we have a huge employee base and the Sixth Pay Commission burden is also on the department (of Telecom) and BSNL."
"We are looking at ways to mitigate the losses at the same time and turn the company (BSNL) more professional," he said.
State-run BSNL's losses had more than tripled to about Rs Rs 5,997 crore during 2010-11, mainly due to hefty outgo for employees' salary and expenses borne by the PSU for procuring 3G and BWA spectrum.
The company had registered a net loss of Rs 1,823 crore during 2009-10.
According to the unaudited results of the company, the loss for 2010-11 is Rs 5,997 crore.
This resulted in loss of other income of close to Rs 4,000 crore during the year gone by. BSNL had demanded refund of this money but denied by the Finance Ministry.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Call centre in west bengal 01 07 12
Kolkata, July 1:
Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) will set up a call centre
in West Bengal specially for registration of complaints by its landline
and broadband users.
At present, complaints by subscribers have to be made at exchanges, resulting in delay in solving the issue.
“BSNL
has geared up to streamline and resolve complaints issues with a new
call centre specifically for landline and broadband subscribers,” BSNL
(Calcutta Telephones) CGM Mr Somnath Maity told PTI here.
“By
end of July, we will have one call centre for entire West Bengal for
landline and broadband subscribers. Similarly, call centres for other
states will also come up,” he said.
After the call
centre for fixed access connection is set up BSNL subscribers in
Calcutta and Bengal circles would be able to access the centralised call
centre to address their problems.
BSNL has dedicated call centres for mobile connections.
“The
centralised call centre can sort out problems of any subscriber
irrespective of circle he belongs to in Bengal,” Mr Maity said.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
78.2% IDA implementation.
Meeting
with Director (HR) on implementation of the agreement on
78.2% IDA fixation
Com. P. Abhimanyu, GS, BSNLEU, Com. Islam Ahmed,
President, NFTE, Com. G.L. Jogi, President, SNEA, Com.
Prahalad Rai, GS, AIBSNLEA etc. met Shri A.N. Rai,
Director (HR) today the 04.07.2012 and discussed about the
implementation of the 78.2% IDA fixation. They requested
early approval of the agreement signed on 12.06.2012, by
the Management Committee and the Board of Directors.
Director (HR) assured that the same will be done smoothly.
The Board meeting will take place at the end of this month
and the approval for 78.2% IDA fixation is expected to be
given in that meeting.
Net work-BSNL-contract given-Wall street Journal 03 07 12
NEW DELHI--State-run Indian telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
has given network-equipment contracts to China's ZTE Corp. (ZTCOY) and
Anglo-French firm Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), a top company executive said
Tuesday.
"The purchase orders have already been handed out," R.K. Agarwal, director for consumer mobile-phone services ...
"The purchase orders have already been handed out," R.K. Agarwal, director for consumer mobile-phone services ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
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