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HFCL Completes Broadband Connectivity in Gram Panchayats in Jharkhand for BharatNet Project

desk3May 6, 2022May 7, 2022

May 6, 2022May 7, 2022

After the completion of the OFC laying by HFCL, Jharkhand has become the first state in the country to provide broadband connectivity in all gram panchayats. The company has also deployed 7,869 km of OFC network which links 3,209 gram panchayats, with the GPON network in Punjab. May 6, 2022......

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Polycab enters into Master Service Agreement with TANFINET for BharatNet Phase-II

desk3April 2, 2022April 4, 2022

April 2, 2022April 4, 2022

As per the agreement, Polycab will be responsible for executing the Package-A of BharatNet covering 3,095 gram panchayats in nine districts in Tamil Nadu. April 2, 2022 Polycab India Ltd. has signed a Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Tamil Nadu FibreNet Corporation Ltd. (TANFINET) regarding the implementation of BharatNet Phase-II......

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BBNL-BSNL Merger and BharatNet Work to be Concluded in this Fiscal

desk3January 17, 2022January 18, 2022

January 17, 2022January 18, 2022

The scope of the BharatNet project was further extended in July last year when it was decided that the government would provide INR 19,041 crore as viability gap funding. 1.71 lakh gram panchayats are interconnected out of the country’s 2.5 lakh gram panchayats. January 17, 2022 With the aim to......

Sterlite to Invest Rs. 400 crore on Capacity Expansion Targeting Digital India

wirecableAugust 24, 2015August 28, 2015

August 24, 2015August 28, 2015

Plans to step up optic fibre capacity to 30 million km Jul 5, 2015 Eyeing the multi-billion dollar business opportunities opened by Digital India, billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Sterlite Technologies will invest up to Rs. 400 crore on capacity expansion as it targets a major part of the Rs. 72,000-crore BharatNet......