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Policy for the existing PCO Booth holders

Commercial Circular No.37 of 2002 · 2002-05-07
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No.37 of 2002
File numberNo.2002/TG.IV/10/P/PCO(Local
Date2002-05-07
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicgeneral
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Summary

Policy for the existing PCO Booth holders (ii) Telephone booths having facility of only local calls.

Text of the circular

Government of India

Ministry of Railways
oo (Railway Board)
No.2002/TG.IV/10/P/PCO(Local Cally/Review _ NewDelhii,ds#:5:2002

The General Manager(Commercial) = .. ..... ....
‘All Zonal Railways..0 cow es - ce apes

(Commercial Circular No.37 of 2002)
Sub: Policy for the existing PCO Booth holders.

-.At-present, the following two types of attended-type telephone booths are
_available:- ~ |

“) -@ Telephone booths having facility of STD/ISD/Local Calls.
(ii) Telephone booths having facility of only local calls.

The telephone booths having only local call facility were mostly set up at
a time when the uses of STD/ISD facility was ‘fot Very-common‘in India. With
: - thé-provision, of telephone booths having the facility of STD/ISD/Local calls all
-vover the country,,it-is felt that.at stations on the Indian Railways, the telephone
“pooths having local call facility should be provided with the additional facility of
STD/ISD/FAX/Internet. This would provide better facilities to the passengers.
“At the same. time, this measure would also bring additional revenues to the
railways by way of license fees, commission, etc. It is; therefore,’ decided, that
the persons operating telephone booth having only local call facility should be
given an option to have STD/ISD/FAX/Internet connections subject to the
following conditions:-..,, . a oe

(a) Agree to pay the same charges viz. land license fee, commission,

' .. ‘gléétricity charges, etc. as are applicable to the telephone booths having
Local/STD/ISD/FAX/Internet connections as per latest tender rate.

(b) In casé the telephone booth holder does not opt for having
' STD/ISD/FAX/Internet facility, he/she will be allowed to operate the
telephone booth having only local call facility till the. validity of the
existing contract and extension will not be granted to such ‘contract.
Further there will be no allotment of PCO booths having only local call

facility in future.
Please acknowledge receipt. es (2.
( Hindi Version will follow) es J
| (Df P.K.Goel)
’. Executive Director Passenger Marketing
हि a Railway Board.
No.2002/TG.IV/10/P/PCO(Local Call/Review, ___—- New Delhi, dt/7.5.2002
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to: a
1. The Principal Director of Audit,All Zonal Railways ं
2. The FA&CAO, All Zonal Railways... Tiwi
| (TANVEER AHMED)
for Financial Commissioner/Railways
. Railway Board.
No.2002/TG.IV/10/P/PCO( Local Call)/Review ‘New Delhi,dt!75.2002

Copy forwarded for. information and necessary action to:
1. The Chief Commercial Managers/All Zonal Railways _
2. The Divisional Railway Managers/All Divisions/All Zonal Railways ~

~ _. (Dr P.K.Goel)
Director Passenger Marketing

Executive
Pee -» Railway Board.

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