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Govt kickstarts work on broadband connectivity to villages
Pankaj Doval,TNN | Jun 13, 2014, 09.35 PM IST
Creating a broadband network has been listed as among the top agenda by the Modi government.
The telecom commission also cleared the long-delayed plan to set up mobile towers to provide telephone services in nine Naxalite-affected states. State-run BSNL has submitted a final estimate of Rs 3,241 crore to roll out this project against Rs 3,046 crore approved by Cabinet earlier.
On the issue of spectrum sharing, the commission decided to wait for the recommendations of regulator Trai. "Trai has written to department of telecom that they are working on spectrum sharing guidelines. Trai has said it will send the recommendations shortly, so DoT has decided to wait for the guidelines," the source said.
Source:- Govt kickstarts work on broadband connectivity to villages - The Times of India
Pankaj Doval,TNN | Jun 13, 2014, 09.35 PM IST
Creating a broadband network has been listed as among the top agenda by the Modi government.
NEW DELHI: Moving ahead with its plans of creating a "broadband highway" across the country, the inter-ministerial telecom commission approved a revised strategy for kickstarting the ambitious National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) that plans to provide broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats through nearly 6 lakh km of optic fibre by March, 2017.
The telecom commission took up the matter on a priority basis while also giving a go-ahead to other proposals like better connectivity to the northeastern parts of the country and enhancing coverage in extremist-affected areas.
The proposals will now be presented to the Union Cabinet for a final approval, an official source said.
The NOFN project, which entails an investment of Rs 20,000 crore, was originally cleared by the Cabinet in October 2011 under the previous UPA regime. However, not much progress could be made on the matter over various issues like clearances from state governments over right of way and lack of a survey for the laying of the fibre.
The work on the NOFN project will be carried out three PSUs — Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Power Grid Corp of India and RailTel. Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV), will also be carrying out the project.
Creating a broadband network has been listed as among the top agenda by the Modi government. Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the new government wants to create a "broadband highway" across the country to link the various parts.
The telecom commission took up the matter on a priority basis while also giving a go-ahead to other proposals like better connectivity to the northeastern parts of the country and enhancing coverage in extremist-affected areas.
The proposals will now be presented to the Union Cabinet for a final approval, an official source said.
The NOFN project, which entails an investment of Rs 20,000 crore, was originally cleared by the Cabinet in October 2011 under the previous UPA regime. However, not much progress could be made on the matter over various issues like clearances from state governments over right of way and lack of a survey for the laying of the fibre.
The work on the NOFN project will be carried out three PSUs — Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Power Grid Corp of India and RailTel. Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV), will also be carrying out the project.
Creating a broadband network has been listed as among the top agenda by the Modi government. Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the new government wants to create a "broadband highway" across the country to link the various parts.
The telecom commission also cleared the long-delayed plan to set up mobile towers to provide telephone services in nine Naxalite-affected states. State-run BSNL has submitted a final estimate of Rs 3,241 crore to roll out this project against Rs 3,046 crore approved by Cabinet earlier.
On the issue of spectrum sharing, the commission decided to wait for the recommendations of regulator Trai. "Trai has written to department of telecom that they are working on spectrum sharing guidelines. Trai has said it will send the recommendations shortly, so DoT has decided to wait for the guidelines," the source said.
Source:- Govt kickstarts work on broadband connectivity to villages - The Times of India
plus it disconnect in every in 5-10 minutes and then connect again 
and I thought MTNL was bad
