BSNL 3G in Namakkal

The BSNL 3G Service will provide us more features like video calling, high speed internet browsing through mobile phone and also we can enjoy VoIP services on our 3G Compatible mobile phone.

The BSNL Officials said, the existing customers who on 2G can easily get migrated into 3G Service without replacing the existing Sim Card and also without paying any extra charges, just by sending a SMS.

We visited the BSNL Office here in Namakkal and asked about the launch of their 3G Service yesterday. The staffs at the office told they have planned to launch the BSNL 3G service in Namakkal from April 1st !

Note : We also got the tariff details, plan details and also the instructions on how to get migrated to BSNL 3G from BSNL 2G. These details will be published very soon on our website !

This concept is still in designing stage only and there is no news from any hardware companies about bringing it to reality. But, we hope this will be true one day very sooner !

TATA Nano Car

Satish Kumar said, “This is a dream which came true. This is my first car with all the facilities like AC, Power Windows and Central locking. I am really very happy. After visiting the temple i will take my wife and children out for shopping”

Earlierly Satish used his 1995 make Bajaj scooter for commuting. He said TATA Nano car will make his life very easier for his family of five. “It was really very difficult for us to travel together. Whenever we went out, i would worry about how we would manage to get back to home safely. But, Now i can take my family anywhere, anytime” said Satish Kumar with a lot of Joy !

Satish Kumar had made an one time payment of Rs.1.85 lakhs to take home his TATA Nano as he started saving ever since he heared about TATA launching a low cost car several years ago and also stated that he do not believe in monthly installments !

3G Spectrum Auction

The Union Budget estimate of 2009-10 includes a sum of Rs 35,000 crore as expected revenue from auction of 3G spectrum, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Budget papers.

Just few days before the Budget, Government had decided to fix the reserve price at Rs 4,040 crore and allow only seven operators to offer 3G mobile services.

The auction, when happens would allow telecom firms to offer services such as high-speed Internet and video downloads on mobile phones. Telecom Minister A Raja had already said that the auction could happen by December of this year. The government had initially aimed to get Rs Rs.20,000 – Rs.25,000 crore.

The sale has been deferred twice. The finance ministry wanted the floor price of the auction to be Rs 4,040 crore double of what the DoT had suggested.

According to the guidelines, the government planned to conduct auction for 20 of India’s 22 telecom zones and had said companies could bid for four slots in most of these areas.

Source : [ The Hindu ]

Lorry Freight Charges Hiked

Federation state president Mr.K Palanisamy said a decision on this would be taken at the federation’s meeting in Namakkal which is going to be held on July 13. Expressing serious reservations on the fuel price hike, he said the truck owners would be severely hit by the increase of Rs 2 per litre on diesel.

He also stated, “The transport industry is already burdened by road tax, hike in spare parts, tyre prices. Besides, the private toll gate operators on the National and State Highways are fleecing the transporters by imposing high toll fees. This hike in diesel price will cripple the already sick industry. Therefore, the truck owners feel that a 25 per cent increase in freight rates will help them tide over losses,”

Due to the increase in freight rates, it would lead to increase in prices of essential commodities, Palanisamy said that the truckers association was conscious of the public’s concern.“But with no other options left, the truck owners will demand the Centre to rollback the diesel price hike. If the government heeds the plea and effects a rollback, there will be no need to increase freight,”.

Pranab Mukherjee

He recalled that in 2006 the set top boxes enjoyed a full exemption from basic customs duty it was to enable their free import for the smooth introduction of the Conditional Access System (CAS). And now the production capacity has come up in the country, so there will be a basic customs duty of 5 per cent on set top boxes. A move like this is bound to help the manufacturers of the country.

The Price of LCD Panels & Mobile accessories will get cheaper as he announced the reduction in basic customs duty on LCD panels from 10 % to 5 % to support indigenous production of LCD televisions and monitors.

Pranab Mukherjee said, “The electronic hardware industry has a strong potential for creating employment especially in the SME sector. I intend to reduce the basic customs duty on LCD panels from 10 per cent to five per cent to support indigenous production of LCD televisions”

Further, he proposed to reintroduce the same rate that was available to accessories, parts and components imported for the manufacture of mobile phones. So it means that the mobile accessories will get cheaper in price along with LCD Screens.