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KFON attains ISP Licence, making Kerala the First Indian State with its Own Internet Service

desk3September 3, 2022September 19, 2022

September 3, 2022September 19, 2022

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

desk3March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

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

desk3February 18, 2022February 19, 2022

February 18, 2022February 19, 2022

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

desk3December 24, 2021December 27, 2021

December 24, 2021December 27, 2021

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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July 30, 2021July 30, 2021

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......