Thursday, July 25, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Group of Ministers to discuss about BSNL ,MTNL-Business Line 17 07 13
New Delhi, Jul 17:
The Group of Ministers on revival for MTNL and BSNL, headed by Finance
Minister P Chidambaram, is scheduled to have its second meeting on July
30.
“GoM meeting is scheduled for July 30 at North Block,” a Government official told PTI.
The GoM last met on June 12 when it had initial discussion on rejuvenating two loss making state-run telecom firms.
MTNL reported widening of the net loss to Rs 5,321.12 crore for
financial year 2012-13, compared to Rs 4,109.78 crore in FY’12. BSNL
losses, as per unaudited results, stand at Rs 8,198 crore for 2012-13,
compared Rs 8,851 crore posted in 2011-12.
There are a series of measures that the Department of Telecom has
presented before GoM in the last meeting, including financial support
for both public sector unit, especially spectrum related which amount to
around Rs 22,964 crore, preference to them for providing services to
Government Departments, entry of these PSU’s in broadcast segment among
others.
(This article was published on July 17, 2013)
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Mergers and acquisitions policy to be announced shortly in telecom-The Hindu 10 07 13
New Delhi, July 10:
The Government plans to announce the long awaited
mergers and acquisitions guidelines by this month end, paving the way
for consolidation in the telecom sector.
“I am sure
that before 31st of July that policy will be in place, the guidelines
for mergers and acquisitions,” Law and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said
on the sidelines of Assocham’s roundtable on the Legal System.
The Indian telecom sector has at present around 13 mobile phone service
providers with some of them expected to go for consolidation once the
final guidelines are in place.
“Telecom operators
are talking to each other. There are three Indian service providers that
are looking for significant stake sale but waiting for clear
guidelines,” said an executive of telecom company, who did not wish to
be identified.
Though the Telecom Ministry had
announced broad guidelines for mergers and acquisition in February last
year, the detailed guidelines are yet to be unveiled.
The guidelines that have been okayed in-principle include expeditious
approval to merger proposals of telecom companies if their combined
market share is up to 35 per cent. It will seek the sector regulator
TRAI’s recommendation in case the resultant entity has market share
between 35 to 60 per cent.
Government has de-linked spectrum from new licences and both have to be procured by companies separately.
Consequent upon the merger of licences, the total spectrum held by the
resultant entity should not exceed 25 per cent of the spectrum assigned,
by way of auction or otherwise, to it in the concerned service area in
case of GSM spectrum services which include 900 and 1800 megahertz (MHz)
band frequencies.
In respect of 800 MHz band (CDMA)
the in-principle approved guidelines state that the ceiling will be 10
MHz and for other spectrum bands, relevant conditions pertaining to
auction of that spectrum will apply.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
FDI 100% Demonstration by Cuddalore Forum of BSNL Unions/Associations 09 7 13& Chennai.
Chennai photos 09 07 13- 6 photos.
Demonstration at Chennai. 09 07 13 against FDI 100%
enhancement.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Friday, July 5, 2013
FNTOBEA GS Com P.Andiappan interview
Read FNTOBEA General Secretary Com P.Andiappan interview about BSNL
in Tamil Magazine
ANTHIMAZHAI Page 53 in July issue
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
From media- BSNL to contribute 18 cores as relief to Uttarakhand
State-run telecom firm BSNL today announced it will contribute one day's salary of its employees amounting to Rs 18 crore in Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for victims of the Uttrakhand calamity.
"BSNL has announced today to contribute Rs 18 crore, one day's salary of all its employees, in Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) as a relief to victims of recent natural disaster in Uttrakhand," the company said in a statement.
The company on Sunday launched helpline numbers -- 1503 and 09412024365 -- to know last location of their friends and relatives using BSNL mobile connection in flood-hit areas.
The company has started free communication services at all major relief centers, currently operational at Badrinath, Joshimath, Gaurikund, Gochar, Bakot, Uttarkashi, New Tehri, Dharchula and helipads of Jollygrant and Sahstradhara.
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