AUAB to Observe Black Day On October 1 Over Denial of 4G Technology to BSNL

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The All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) said that it decided to observe a Black Day on October 1, 2020 over the denial of 4G technology to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The umbrella organisation of all the employees’ unions of the state-run telecom operator on Tuesday said in a circular that the “cancellation of BSNL’s 4G tender has done great harm for the revival of BSNL.” It has to be noted that the Indian government in October 2019, approved a “revival plan” of BSNL and MTNL with the measures included the allotment of spectrum for 4G services.

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Government Does Not Want BSNL to Launch 4G Services: AUAB

BSNL in early 2020 issued a tender that required the vendors to deal with the “commissioning and annual maintenance of 4G mobile network.” The operator highlighted that the winners of the tender would deal with around 50,000 sites of BSNL and 7000 sites of MTNL in Delhi and Mumbai.

The tender was estimated to be opened in late June following multiple delays. However, the confrontation between the Chinese soldiers and Indian soldiers resulted in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) placing restrictions on BSNL sourcing telecom gear from Chinese vendors. In mid July, the operator cancelled its 4G tender.

The AUAB on Tuesday said that “there is no credible domestic manufacturer of 4G equipments.”

“In such a situation, the cancellation of BSNL’s 4G tender, on the plea that, BSNL has violated the norms of Prime Minister’s Make in India policy is untenable,” the AUAB said in its circular. “This clearly indicates that the government does not want BSNL to launch its 4G service.”

The AUAB said that the roadblocks that are being created in the launch of BSNL 4G services has resulted in BSNL’s revival “next to impossible.”