THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES HAS ISSUED ORDERS INCREASING THE IDA TO 90.5%
FROM 01-01-2014 VIDE NO.W-02/0002/2014-DPE(WC)-GL I/14 DATED 7TH JANUARY,2014.

THE BSNL FRATERNITY OF TAMILNADU CAME TOGETHER ON 7TH JANUARY TO ACCORD A WARM AND TOUCHING RECEPTION TO
COM.P.ABHIMANYU,GENERAL SECRETARY,BSNLEU WHO RETIRED FROM SERVICE ON SUPERANNUATION ON 31-12-2013.THE FUNCTION
WAS ORGANISED BY THE BSNLEU CIRCLE UNIONS OF CHENNAI TELEPHONES AND TAMIL NADU IN CHENNAI.
COM.A.K.PADMANABHAN,PRESIDENT,CITU,COM.V.A.N.NAMBOODIRI,PRESIDENT,BSNLEU,COM.K.VALLINAYAKAM,EX.GENERAL SECRETARY,
NUBSNLW,COM.K.SUBBHURAMAN,GENERAL SECRETARY,TEPU,COM.S.CHELLAPPA,CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,TAMIL NADU,COM.K.
GOVINDARAJ,CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,CHENNAI,COM.C.K.NARASIMHAN,CIRCLE SECRETARY,AIBDPA AND ALL THE LEADERS OF
OTHER UNIONS\ASSOCIATIONS SPOKE AND FELICITATED COM.P.ABHIMANYU.
COM.P.ABHIMANYU DELIVERED THE REPLY SPEECH APPROPRIATELY.

THE SPECTRUM USAGE CHARGES WERE BEING LEVIED FROM THE TELECOM COMPANIES ON THE BASIS OF GROSS ANNUAL
REVENUE OF THE COMPANIES.BUT MOST OF THE PRIVATE TELCOM COMPANIES WERE INDULGING IN CHEATING THE GOVERNMENT BY SUBMITTING
THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS WITH REDUCED REVENUE INCOME.THE GOVERNMENT HAD CAUGHT RED HANDED CERTAIN PRIVATE TELECOM COMPANIES
LIKE AIRTEL,VODAFONE,IDEA AND TATA TELESERVICES AND EVEN IMPOSED PENALTIES.THIS HAS MADE THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE AN
APPROPRIATE DECISION TO AUDIT THE ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIVATE TELECOM COMPANIES BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF
INDIA(CAG).THE DECISION WAS OPPOSED BY THE PRIVATE TELECOM COMPANIES AND CHALLENGED IN THE COURT.
HOWEVER THE DELHI HIGH COURT HAS REJECTED THE ARGUEMENTS OF THE PRIVATE TELECOM COMPANIES AND IN A SIGNIFICANT VERDICT
PRONOUNCED ON 06-01-2014,UPHELD THE DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

THE TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA (TRAI) IN A LETTER HAS ASKED DOT TO RELAX THE AUCTION
TERMS,PARTICULARLY SUGGESTED A REDUCTION IN BANK GUARANTEE BY MOBILE OPERATORS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAD ASKED NEW ENTRANTS IN ANY SERVICE AREA TO SUBMIT A
PERFORMANCE BANK GUARANTEE OF RS.35 CRORE AND EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS RS.21 CRORE PER SERVICE AREA
FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF SIX YEARS BEFORE SIGNING THE LICENCE AGREEMENT.BUT TRAL HAS SUGGESTED TO REDUCE
THE BANK GUARANTEE SUBSTANTIALLY TO RS.14 CRORE FOR EACH NON-METRO SERVICE AREA,AND RS.7 CRORE FOR DELHI,
MUMBAI AND KOLKATA SERVICE AREAS
HERE IT MAY BE REMEMBERED THAT EARLIER IN THE CASE OF RESERVE PRICE OF SPECTRUM,TRAI HAD SUGGESTED DRASTIC
REDUCTION OF ABOUT 60 PER CENT AND THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPETED IT WITH SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS.NOW ALSO IT IS NOT
DIFFERENT AND IS ASKING FOR THE SAME 60 PER CENT REDUCTION.
LET THE CORPORATES FLOURISH AND LONG LIVE NEO-LIBERALISM!

WITH THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE VEHICLE POWERED BY AN INDIGENOUS CRYOGENIC ENGINE,INDIA
HAS JOINED THE ELITE GROUP OF COUNTRIES VIZ USA,RUSSIA,FRANCE,JAPAN AND CHINA TO HAVE MASTERED THE CRYOGENIC ENGINE TECHNOLOGY.
THE MOST AMBITIOUS DREAMS OF THE SCIENTISTS IN ISRO BECAME A REALITY WHEN THE CRYOGENIC ENGINE BUILT BY THEM
PUT THE 1982-KG GSAT-14 COMMUNICATION SATELLITE INTO A PERFECT ORBIT AFTER 17 MINUTES OF FLIGHT.
20 YEARS OF HARD WORK BY THE ISRO ENGINEERS BROUGHT GLORY TO THE COUNTRY,AFTER BEING DENIED CRYOGENIC TECHNOLOGY
UNDER PRESSURE FROM USA AND SUFFERING A HEARTBREAKING FAILURE WITH AN INDEGENOUS CRYOGENIC ENGINE FLIGHT IN
APRIL,2010.
INDIA HAS NOW THE ABILITY TO PUT SATELLITES WEIGHING MORE THAN TWO TONNES IN ORBIT,JOINING THE ELITE CLUB OF USA,RUSSIA
AND FRANCE.
AIBDPA SHARES THE HAPPINESS OF CRORES OF INDIANS AND CONVEYS HEARTY CONGRTULATIONS TO THE CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
OF ISRO FOR THIS SPECATACULAR ACHIEVEMENT,JUST AFTER THE MANGALYAN.

IT IS REPORTED IN THE PRESS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS HAS MADE SOME CHANGES  IN THE RULES FOR THE SPECTRUM AUCTION SHEDULED TO COMMENCE ON 3RD FEBRUARY,2014.

THE NEW CLAUSE ADDED TO THE TERMS FOR THE AUCTION STIPULATES THAT THE COMPANY ACQUIRING SPECTRUM IN THE FORTHCOMING AUCTION SHOULD PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE TECHNOLOGY PROPOSED TO BE DEPLOYED FOR OPERATION WITHIN ONE MONTH OF OBTAINING THE LICENCE,IF THE TECHNOLOGY HAPPENS TO BE OTHER THAN GSM/WCDMA(3G)/LTE (4G).THIS CHANGE IS BELIEVED TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE COMPANIES BIDDING FOR THE SPECTRUM AS THE RESERVE PRICE OF RADIOWAVES WAS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 1 PERCENT FOR EXCESS DEMAND  IF THE DOT DECIDED TO INCREASE THE QUANTUM OF SPECTRUM FOR BIDDING.

THE DOT HAS MADE TWO DOZEN CHANGES IN VARIOUS TERMS.THE BIDDING COMPANIES HAVE BEEN TOLD TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY THEY WANTED TO DEPLOY ONE YEAR BEFORE STARTING TRIALS.ABOUT 403MHz OF 2G SPECTRUM IN THE 1800 MHz BAND,AND ABOUT 45 MHz OF SPECTRUM IN 900 MHz BAND ARE BEING PUT UP FOR AUCTION.THE DOT IS HOPING TO GARNER ATLEAST RS.11300 CRORE FROM THE UPCOMING SPECTRUM AUCTION.

COM.P.ABHMANYU,GENERAL SECRETARY,BSNLEU WAS GIVEN A ROUSING RECEPTION BY HIS HOME BRANCH OF BSNLEU,PONDICHERRY ON 31-12-2013 ON WHICH DATE HE RETIRED FROM SERVICE.NATURALLY IT WAS A HUGE GATHERING IN WHICH 25 COMRADES FROM AIBDPA UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COM.SIVARAM AND COM.M.BALASURAMONIAM,DISTRICT PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY REPECTIVELY ALSO PARTICIPATED.ON BEHALF OF AIBDPA COM.BALASUBRAMONIAM HONOURED COM.P.ABHMANYU PRESENTING A SHAWL.

COM.P.ABHIMANYU JOINS AIBDPA.

IN THE MEETNG ITSEL,THAT IS ,IMMEDIATELY AFTER RETIREMENT, COM.P.ABHIMANYU JOINED AIBDPA BY HANDING OVER RS.510 TO COM.M.BALASUBRAMONIAM,DISTRICT SECRETARY FOR THE LIFE MEMBERSHIP.

THE MEETING OF THE DISTRICT BRANCH OF BIJAPUR,KARNATAKA CIRCLE HELD AT BIJAPUR ON 31-12-2013 CONDOLED THE DEATH OF COM.T.S.RAJAN,FORMER,AGS,TIII.COM.K.G.DESHPANDE,CIRCLE SECRETARY BRIEFED THE MEETING ABOUT THE VALUABLE SERVICES RENDERED BY COM.T.S.RAJAN TO THE UNION AND THE P&T WORKERS.

A WELL ATTENDED MEETING OF BSNL-DOT PENSIONERS WAS HELD ON 01-01-2014 IN MALKAPUR HAS FORMED THE MALKAPUR BRANCH  OF AIBDPA.COM.B.P.PETKAR,CIRCLE SECRETARY AND COM.R.N.PATIL,DISTRICT SECRETARY,JALGAON ADDRESSED THE MEETING. A TEN MEMBER OFFICE BEARERS WAS ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT FUNCTIONARIES.

PRESIDENT     :COM.P.M.NARKHADE

SECRETARY    :COM.H.L.TAWARI

TREASURER   :COM.A.G.PATIL

COM.P.ABHIMANYU,GENERAL SECRETARY,BSNLEU HAS RETIRED FROM SERVICE ON TODAY,THE 31ST DECEMBER,2013.

COM.R.L.MOUDGIL,AGS,BSNLEU AND COM,P.C.KANDPAL,CIRCLE SECRETARY,BSNLEU,UTTARAKHAND HAVE ALSO RETIRED ON TODAY.

AIBDPA WISHES HAPPY AND ACTIVE RETIREMENT LIFE TO THESE LEADERS AND HEARTLY WELCOMES THEM TO AIBDPA.