Govind Patel, Kushinagar. There used to be long queues of customers to get SIM card of BSNL and those who got SIM card considered themselves lucky. That was the era when BSNL had its dominance in the world of telecom and at that time no one had ever imagined that the condition of these once buzzing BSNL towers and offices would become like this. BSNL is going through bad times these days. Never thought that bad days would come for this government telecom company. Today she is seen shedding tears over her helplessness. His employees kept retiring and no appointment was made in their place. Today their condition is such that the operators living on these towers are on the verge of starvation. Apart from this, they are forced to earn their living by working as laborers at other places.
Today unemployment and helplessness are clearly visible on their faces. The Karmamaris who lived a good life for decades are now supporting their families by working as laborers in the fields and are forced to cry tears of blood, but till date no balm has been considered appropriate for their pain. Today their situation went from bad to worse. Who is responsible for their condition is a big question today. Today, on one hand, private telecom companies are providing 5G facilities, while the government telecom company BSNL is providing 3G services, the condition of the towers is such that sometimes they work and sometimes stop. Earlier diesel was available to run the generator installed on the tower, today that too has stopped being available. When there is electricity, the tower works, otherwise it remains switched off and the network disappears from the consumers’ mobile phones, due to which the trend of the consumers increased towards private telecom companies and they considered it appropriate to take their services and once the trend started, it continued. In this too, this policy of the government was implemented by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India i.e. TRAI with the new rules related to mobile porting (16 December 2019), which made the work of private telecom companies easier and provided benefits.
BSNL customers are getting seam port done in private companies
BSNL customers ported their mobile numbers to private telecom operators. Surprisingly, when the world is moving towards 5G spectrum, BSNL does not have 4G spectrum. According to officials, when 4G spectrum was auctioned in 2016, BSNL was kept out. According to an official, BSNL management wrote dozens of letters to draw the government’s attention regarding this matter, but things did not change. According to the officer, “The files kept roaming in the office. “There could be many reasons why the file did not proceed further.” According to the employees, the reason for the poor condition of BSNL is that it was not given 4G spectrum. The government does not want BSNL to compete with private operators. The government wants to strangle him. According to experts, BSNL should now think directly about 5G, but according to the official, the path to 5G goes only through 4G so that the network and equipment of the system can be prepared for 5G.
The condition of offices and mobile towers is bad
Arbitrary attitude of officers and employees from office to tower and non-discharge of responsibilities towards work also appeared to be the reason for the sinking of BSNL. The same things that come to be installed on towers are left lying carelessly outside, rotting and rusting. JE does not install them on the towers on time. They get spoiled lying around. No action is taken against them, due to which their arbitrariness further increases. Here you can know the condition of the goods kept at the BSNL office located at the district headquarters Ravindra Nagar, if it is investigated then a big scam can come to light. There are about 120 BTS installed in the district. Some of them are on BSNL’s private land and most of them are on rented land. The operator guards living on the towers here are on the verge of starvation and are not getting any salary, due to which they are forced to live a life of mental stress.
what do experts say
On one hand, Reliance, Jio and Airtel and private telecom companies are providing 5G services in many states of the country. On the other hand, customers of public sector Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited are still not getting 4G service. This is the reason why the number of BSNL consumers is continuously decreasing. Due to better and high speed, now BSNL customers are also turning to other companies. According to experts, the Central Government did not give the license of 4G spectrum to BSNL on time. When the employees staged several protests for this, the license was given but a condition was imposed on it that the spectrum equipment i.e. technology would have to be purchased from India only. This condition was imposed by the Central Government linking it to security. Whereas there are no restrictions of any kind on private companies.
If BSNL sinks, the arbitrariness of private companies will increase.
This is why private companies have also launched 5G services by purchasing equipment from China or other countries. At the same time, BSNL’s 4G is still stuck. The central government has tied the hands of BSNL. They announce the package in Parliament, but put conditions on where the money will be spent. Officials want to work, but the policies are weak. He said that if BSNL sinks then the private company will charge arbitrary tariffs. Therefore it is important that the government company remains in the market.
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