On the lines of private telecommunication companies, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has implemented a one paisa per second call scheme for prepaid cellular phone customers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, BSNL sources said.
The scheme, implemented at midnight last night, would entail a fee of Rs 1.50 per day. The rate would be applicable on all calls on BSNL and other networks while the rate for STD would be two paise per second.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
BSNL employees demand wage hike, go on strike
Around 270,000 employees of state-run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) went on strike for two days starting Wednesday, demanding a bigger hike in wages than had been offered.
"Around 20,000 BSNL engineers and 250,000 group C and D employees have gone on a strike for two days (Aug 19, 20)," senior member of BSNL Employees Union Dilip Das told IANS.
Altogether nine BSNL unions have gone on strike among which BSNL Employees Union is the largest one. All the nine unions are striking together under a conglomerate body -- The United Forum of BSNL Unions.
Apart from a higher wage hike than the management had offered, the other demands are regularisation of casual contract labourers and implementation of promotion policy.
"This large scale strike would definitely affect services to the customers," said Bipin Guha, a BSNL customer in the city.
Soumya Roy, chief general manager, West Bengal Circle of BSNL, told IANS: "This strike will affect services to some extent. But we are addressing major equipment faults in the state immediately."
"Around 20,000 BSNL engineers and 250,000 group C and D employees have gone on a strike for two days (Aug 19, 20)," senior member of BSNL Employees Union Dilip Das told IANS.
Altogether nine BSNL unions have gone on strike among which BSNL Employees Union is the largest one. All the nine unions are striking together under a conglomerate body -- The United Forum of BSNL Unions.
Apart from a higher wage hike than the management had offered, the other demands are regularisation of casual contract labourers and implementation of promotion policy.
"This large scale strike would definitely affect services to the customers," said Bipin Guha, a BSNL customer in the city.
Soumya Roy, chief general manager, West Bengal Circle of BSNL, told IANS: "This strike will affect services to some extent. But we are addressing major equipment faults in the state immediately."
Saturday, June 6, 2009
BSNL, Novatium jointly launch computing service
In a bid to make computing and internet an affordable and hassle-free experience, the public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), in collaboration with Novatium Solutions Private Limited (NSPL), today launched ''BSNL NOVA net PC service'' in Andhra Pradesh circle.
Addressing a joint press conference here, BSNL AP Circle Chief General Manager T N Sudhindra Kumar and NSPL Chief Technical Officer Vinod Kumar said the device along with BSNL broadband connection will enable customers to access value-added services, including internet, downloading of documents through acrobat pdf viewer, education, news, entertainment and games for offline play, round the clock through Novell optimized open office.
''The BSNL will provide modem for broadband connection free of cost,'' the CGM said.
The customers with an initial investment of Rs 3,900 and recurring monthly charge of Rs 193 could access internet and computing applications, hassel free, leaving any hardware and software problems for handling by the NSPL server functioning round-the-clock, the NSPL executive said.
Addressing a joint press conference here, BSNL AP Circle Chief General Manager T N Sudhindra Kumar and NSPL Chief Technical Officer Vinod Kumar said the device along with BSNL broadband connection will enable customers to access value-added services, including internet, downloading of documents through acrobat pdf viewer, education, news, entertainment and games for offline play, round the clock through Novell optimized open office.
''The BSNL will provide modem for broadband connection free of cost,'' the CGM said.
The customers with an initial investment of Rs 3,900 and recurring monthly charge of Rs 193 could access internet and computing applications, hassel free, leaving any hardware and software problems for handling by the NSPL server functioning round-the-clock, the NSPL executive said.
BSNL to launch 3G mobile services in AP in August
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will provide 3G mobile services in Andhra Pradesh from the second week of August, BSNL state circle's Chief General Manager T N Sudhindra Kumar announced today.
''Installation of equipment is over. Networking of the equipment is going on and we will be able to provide 3G services by the second week of August,'' he told reporters here.
The third generation mobile service enables subscribers to access a range of upgraded services, including rich voice, data and video services.
It makes possible video streaming applications such as Live TV, movie downloads and high speed data download on mobile phones.
''Installation of equipment is over. Networking of the equipment is going on and we will be able to provide 3G services by the second week of August,'' he told reporters here.
The third generation mobile service enables subscribers to access a range of upgraded services, including rich voice, data and video services.
It makes possible video streaming applications such as Live TV, movie downloads and high speed data download on mobile phones.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
BSNL to launch 3-G, IPTV services in HP
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) would launch 3-G Mobile and Internet Protocol Television Services in Himachal Pradesh soon.
Shimla is among 15 big cities where BSNL is launching 3G mobile services in the country.
State Circle CGM of BSNL, Mr Anil Kaushal said that 31 towers for the 3-G services were being installed at various parts of Shimla town.
After launching 3-G services, processing of data with high speed accuracy would be possible, video and films could be downloaded easily beside it would add the facility to display TV Channel on mobile sets, he added.
Mr Kaushal said that after successful test of IPTV, the facility would be launche initially in Shimla.
Shimla is among 15 big cities where BSNL is launching 3G mobile services in the country.
State Circle CGM of BSNL, Mr Anil Kaushal said that 31 towers for the 3-G services were being installed at various parts of Shimla town.
After launching 3-G services, processing of data with high speed accuracy would be possible, video and films could be downloaded easily beside it would add the facility to display TV Channel on mobile sets, he added.
Mr Kaushal said that after successful test of IPTV, the facility would be launche initially in Shimla.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
India's Largest Telecommunications Company Signs Contract for Convergys Solution to Lower IT Costs and Launch Convergent Services
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in relationship management, announced today that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed a multi-year licensing, support, and maintenance contract for Convergys' Infinys (R) rating and billing solution. BSNL will replace its legacy billing systems with the Convergys solution to reduce IT costs and to facilitate the introduction and deployment of new convergent services. BSNL is India's largest and the world's seventh largest telecommunications company providing a comprehensive range of telecom services.
The Convergys solution will support BSNL's 18 million wireline subscribers. It is a real-time charging product that supports IP and IMS network technologies, convergent and online charging, and next-generation business models. In addition to facilitating revenue growth through the delivery of new advanced services and bundled offerings, the Convergys solution will help BSNL lower IT costs by consolidating and eliminating redundant systems, utilizing a distributed open source platform, and limiting the need to pay for expensive and time-consuming custom system or application development.
"World class telecommunications companies like BSNL realize the importance of their customer relationships as they compete in very competitive and rapidly deregulating markets," said Iain Hackett, Convergys' Vice President, Asia Pacific Region. "As such, a convergent billing and care platform like Infinys is a requirement to better manage customer relationships, drive greater value from them, and attract and retain new customers."
The Convergys solution is being delivered in conjunction with Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, Business Solutions, and Outsourcing firm. Tata will provide project management, business requirement analysis, solution definition, configuration, installation, testing, and data migration, as needed.
About Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), formed in October, 2000, is the world's 7th largest telecommunications company providing a comprehensive range of telecom services: Wireline, CDMA mobile, GSM Mobile, Internet, Broadband, Carrier service, MPLS-VPN, VSAT, VoIP services, IN Services, etc. Within a span of five years it has become one of the largest public sector units in India.
BSNL is largest operator in India in all service areas. BSNL's cellular service, CellOne, has more than 17.8 million cellular customers, garnering 24 percent of all mobile users as its subscribers. That means that almost every fourth mobile user in the country has a BSNL connection. In basic services, BSNL is miles ahead of its rivals, with 35.1 million basic phone subscribers or 85 per cent share of the subscriber base and 92 percent share in revenue terms.
About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, business solutions, and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development.
A part of the Tata Group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 108,000 of the world's best trained IT consultants in 47 countries. The Company generated consolidated revenues of US $4.3 billion for fiscal year ended 31 March, 2007 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com
About Convergys
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) is a global leader in relationship management. We provide solutions that drive more value from the relationships our clients have with their customers and employees. Convergys turns these everyday interactions into a source of profit and strategic advantage for our clients.
For 25 years, our unique combination of domain expertise, operational excellence, and innovative technologies has delivered process improvement and actionable business insight to clients that now span more than 70 countries and 35 languages.
Convergys is a member of the S&P 500 and has been voted a Fortune Most Admired Company for eight consecutive years. We have approximately 75,000 employees in 84 customer contact centers and other facilities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and our global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit www.convergys.com
The Convergys solution will support BSNL's 18 million wireline subscribers. It is a real-time charging product that supports IP and IMS network technologies, convergent and online charging, and next-generation business models. In addition to facilitating revenue growth through the delivery of new advanced services and bundled offerings, the Convergys solution will help BSNL lower IT costs by consolidating and eliminating redundant systems, utilizing a distributed open source platform, and limiting the need to pay for expensive and time-consuming custom system or application development.
"World class telecommunications companies like BSNL realize the importance of their customer relationships as they compete in very competitive and rapidly deregulating markets," said Iain Hackett, Convergys' Vice President, Asia Pacific Region. "As such, a convergent billing and care platform like Infinys is a requirement to better manage customer relationships, drive greater value from them, and attract and retain new customers."
The Convergys solution is being delivered in conjunction with Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, Business Solutions, and Outsourcing firm. Tata will provide project management, business requirement analysis, solution definition, configuration, installation, testing, and data migration, as needed.
About Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), formed in October, 2000, is the world's 7th largest telecommunications company providing a comprehensive range of telecom services: Wireline, CDMA mobile, GSM Mobile, Internet, Broadband, Carrier service, MPLS-VPN, VSAT, VoIP services, IN Services, etc. Within a span of five years it has become one of the largest public sector units in India.
BSNL is largest operator in India in all service areas. BSNL's cellular service, CellOne, has more than 17.8 million cellular customers, garnering 24 percent of all mobile users as its subscribers. That means that almost every fourth mobile user in the country has a BSNL connection. In basic services, BSNL is miles ahead of its rivals, with 35.1 million basic phone subscribers or 85 per cent share of the subscriber base and 92 percent share in revenue terms.
About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, business solutions, and outsourcing organization that delivers real results to global businesses, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled services delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development.
A part of the Tata Group, India's largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 108,000 of the world's best trained IT consultants in 47 countries. The Company generated consolidated revenues of US $4.3 billion for fiscal year ended 31 March, 2007 and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com
About Convergys
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) is a global leader in relationship management. We provide solutions that drive more value from the relationships our clients have with their customers and employees. Convergys turns these everyday interactions into a source of profit and strategic advantage for our clients.
For 25 years, our unique combination of domain expertise, operational excellence, and innovative technologies has delivered process improvement and actionable business insight to clients that now span more than 70 countries and 35 languages.
Convergys is a member of the S&P 500 and has been voted a Fortune Most Admired Company for eight consecutive years. We have approximately 75,000 employees in 84 customer contact centers and other facilities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and our global headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit www.convergys.com
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