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Cabinet Approves INR 6,000 Crore Package for BSNL & MTNL’s 4G Expansion

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The amount will be used for the deployment of around one lakh 4G sites across the country, enhancing the coverage of 4G and ensuring better connectivity for consumers, while contributing to India’s digital connectivity goals. Feb 20, 2025 In order to speed up the expansion of the 4G network across......
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High-Frequency Spectrum Bands Auction Starts on May 20 at Reserve Price of INR 96,317 Crore

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Bids invited for 10,523.15 MHz spectrum for 20 years validity at non-refundable processing fee of INR 1 lakh. Last date for submission is April 22. The bids will be valid up to September 30. Mar 19, 2024 Come May 20, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will start inviting bids from......
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India to Fiberise 65 percent Telecom Towers, Deploy 12 lakh Towers for 5G Preparation

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With India ramping up 5G rollout across the country, the Digital Infrastructure Providers Association (DIPA) recently shared the changes required to meet the increasing demand of large bandwidth and ultra-low latency. Mr. T.R. Dua, DIPA’s Director General shared that 65 per cent of the telecom towers need to be fiberised......
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KFON attains ISP Licence, making Kerala the First Indian State with its Own Internet Service

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The KFON initiative envisions a network of 35,000 km of optical fibre across 14 districts in the state and aims to create a network infrastructure to support free internet services. September 3, 2022 The Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON) initiative has received the Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence from the......
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BSNL CMD: BBNL to be merged with BSNL this month

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After the merger with BBNL, BSNL will get 5.67 lakh km of optical fibre that is laid across 1.85 lakh village panchayats in the country using the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF). March 30, 2022 According to a senior government official, the project of the government to merge Bharat Broadband......
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BharatNet Project to be concluded by 2025

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As per the data shared by the Economic Survey on the BharatNet project, 5.46 lakh km of optical fibre cable has been laid so far and a total of 1.73 lakh gram panchayats are connected and 1.59 lakh gram panchayats are service-ready on OFC. February 18, 2022 In the Budget......
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ITI Limited Wins INR 433 crore Order for BharatNet Phase-II from Tamil Nadu Government

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Within BharatNet Phase-II, more than 3,100 Gram Panchayats in ten districts in Tamil Nadu will be provided with a minimum of 1 GBPS bandwidth service. The package also includes radio connectivity for Gram Panchayats that cannot be connected through optical fibre. December 24, 2021 ITI Limited, a PSU under the......
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BBNL Issues Global Tender for the BharatNet Project

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The government will provide a maximum grant of INR 19,041 crore as Viability Gap Funding (VGF) July 30, 2021 Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL), on behalf of the Department of Telecommunications, has released a global tender for the development work of BharatNet through a Public-Private Partnership model across 16 states in......
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DoT Starts Scrutiny of Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Internet Service in India

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In effect, the department is looking to investigate and clarify if Starlink’s offer violates existing telecom regulations, which will become the basis of further action on the matter. April 23, 2021 The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started scrutinizing Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s offer to pre-sell its Starlink satellite internet service......
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Power Grid and Other Public Sectors Facing AGR Burden Planning on Joint Forum

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Power Grid’s telecom revenue is just 2 percent of its total revenue with almost 95 of the revenue flowing from power transmission operations. November 28, 2019 Public sector companies such as Power Grid, Railtel, GAIL, OIL, and DMRC may form a joint forum to oppose any move by Department of......
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