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BharatNet now connects 171,000 blocksBharatNet, a national programme to connect villages with high-speed optic fibre cable, was initially launched in 2012, but has missed sever...23 Feb, 2022, 11.28 PM IST- Niti Aayog expects Rs 35,100 crore from telecom assets by FY24The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) has valued 13,567 mobile tower assets of BSNL and 1,350 of MTNL at Rs 8,800 crore that can also be...23 Aug, 2021, 09.22 PM IST
- Department of Telecommunications pulls up CSC for 'substandard' BharatNet workIn a letter dated July 13 to CSC’s chief operating officer (COO) Abhishek Singh, the DoT and the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), ...19 Jul, 2021, 11.13 AM IST
- BharatNet quality poor despite payments to CSC: CAGIn a 94-page draft report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said despite huge payments to CSC, the maintenance of cable a...17 Jul, 2021, 11.10 AM IST
- Auditor slams Common Service Centre for poor service quality in BharatNet programmeIn a 94-page draft report, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said that despite a huge payment to CSC, the maintenance of c...08 Jul, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
- BharatNet gets Rs 6,000 cr allocation in Budget, new policy on data centre parks on anvilThe govt intends to bring out a policy to enable private sector to build data centre parks throughout the country, FM Nirmala Sitharaman sa...01 Feb, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
- Government disburses Rs 20,431 crore for BharatNet projectAccording to official estimates shared in November 2017, the total cost of both phases of BharatNet was Rs 45,000 crore.18 Jul, 2019, 04.07 PM IST
- 1.19 lakh village blocks service-ready under BharatNet- I: BBNL CMDSarvesh Singh, chairman of Bharat Broadband Network, said focus was on infrastructure expansion and attributed delay to several issues such...05 Jun, 2019, 05.35 PM IST
- BBNL plans to take over operations, maintenance work of BharatNet infraBharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) had allocated around 70 per cent of rural broadband network roll-out work to BSNL and about 15 per ce...02 Jun, 2019, 02.14 PM IST
- 1.10 lakh gram panchayats given optical fibre connectivity: GovernmentUnion minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the Lok Sabha that the government has taken initiatives to provide Internet/ e-panchayat facility ...08 Feb, 2018, 02.00 PM IST
- Northeast to get Rs 15,000 crore for improving telecom connectivityTelecom Commission in its meeting this month has approved a comprehensive strategy to implement BharatNet in North East Region.16 Jan, 2018, 05.34 PM IST
- 80,000 gram panchayats now have broadband: GovtAs per the govt, a total of one lakh gram panchayats were to be provided with broadband connectivity under BharatNet by March end this year.31 Mar, 2017, 07.26 PM IST
- Internet connectivity to all 2.5 lakh panchayats by Dec 2018Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said in Lok Sabha that BharatNet project was being implemented with the objective of creating network i...15 Mar, 2017, 01.27 PM IST
- DoT to seek Cabinet nod for BharatNet Phase-II by March-endThe proposal is expected to be sent to the Cabinet by March-end.05 Jan, 2017, 07.10 PM IST
- Broadband fibre laid in 68,000 village panchayats: Ravi Shankar Prasad"We are connecting about 2.5 lakh village panchayats. We have made it BharatNet. Only 2,000 kms (of OFC) was laid under the previous govern...19 Sep, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
- Seven states propose own broadband network model: Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar PrasadGovernment has given option to roll out broadband network as per three models - current model operated by CPSUs, SPV or state run and priva...29 May, 2015, 07.45 PM IST
- Digital India: Expert panel for revamp of Bharat Broadband recommends chairman from private sectorThe expert committee said the "single most urgent, important factor that would determine BharatNet's implementation success" is an overhaul...11 May, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
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