DoT holds high level meeting, after BSNLEU complained to the Hon’ble Minister of Communications on the delay in BSNL’s 4G launching. .

On 28.06.2022, BSNLEU wrote a detailed letter to Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Communications, complaining that, the TCS had neither completed it’s Proof of Concept (PoC) nor had it accepted BSNL’s Purchase Order (PO) for supplying 4G equipments. BSNLEU has complained to the Hon’ble Minister of Communications that, BSNL’s 4G launching is getting unduly delayed. This letter of BSNLEU has brought the desired result. After BSNLEU shot off the letter, a high level meeting has been held in the DoT on 07^th July, 2022. Shri V.L. Kantha Rao, Additional Secretary, Telecom, participated in this meeting, together with the top officers of BSNL, DoT and TCS. The delay on the part of TCS in completing the PoC was discussed and the TCS has been directed by the DoT to complete it’s PoC by 31^st July, 2022. CMD BSNL has also told that, the “commercial talks” between BSNL and TCS would be completed soon. We have to wait and see whether TCS takes appropriate action on this matter.