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DoT seeks to assures BSNL staff on 4G ahead of strike
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SME Times News Bureau | 18 Feb, 2019
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will soon seek the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) views on administrative
allocation, quantum, price and appropriate frequency band for allotting
4G spectrum to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). On the eve
of a three-day strike called by BSNL employees' unions, starting on
Monday, the DoT said it would consider their 'reasonable' demands and
urged them not to jeopardise the organisation's interests and should
strive to protect customer base and revenue by providing uninterrupted
high-quality services.
In a statement here on Sunday the
department said, "The DoT reiterates that positive steps are being taken
by it in respect of each of these demands,"
As follow-up of the
February 5 Digital Communications Commission's decision, the spectrum
allotment to BSNL for providing 4G services "is being referred to TRAI",
it said. With the All India Unions and Associations of BSNL
(AUAB) giving the strike call, the government and the BSNL management
are in talks with the association to address the issues raised by it.
Assuring employees, the DoT said efforts were on to make BSNL robust and financially viable. The
AUAB's demands include allotment of 4G spectrum to BSNL, benefits to
executives under the 3rd Pay Revision Committee with 15 per cent fitment
and to non-executives as per the 8th wage negotiations from January 1,
2017, and revision of pension for BSNL retirees from January 1, 2017. The
BSNL management has appealed employees to not resort to any agitational
programme at a time when it is making efforts to enhance market share.
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