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BSNL’s rural broadband pilot to be extended to 5 lakh homes amid strong demandThe government is utilising BharatNet optical fibre network in collaboration with BSNL to provide the connections. “Such kind of arrangemen...16 Mar, 2023, 05.26 PM IST- 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
- DCC clears satellite connectivity for telecom networks; Rs 19,041 cr BharatNet tender: DoT SecyThe decision will allow commercial VSAT CUG (closed user group) service providers to provide backhaul connectivity for cellular mobile serv...05 Jul, 2021, 09.40 PM IST
- How Rs 3.03 -lakh crore scheme will impact power stocks: Sandeep Upadhyay“While more than Rs 3 lakh crore will be invested, about 97,000-98,000 crore will come from the centre.”01 Jul, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
- Cabinet clears additional Rs 19,041 crore for BharatNetThe approval comes within days of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing additional funding of Rs 19,041 crore for the BharatNet pr...30 Jun, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
- Make in India: HFCL ships 1 lakh indigenous Wi-Fi systems in record timeThe homegrown company, that has an order book of Rs 7,500 crore has supplied Wi-Fi gear to private players and is also eyeing to further sh...06 Jan, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
- Complete deployment of crime tracking software by March, PM Modi tells Bihar“Governments of Bihar, Manipur and Rajasthan should complete data digitisation and migration of old records quickly. Deployment of CCTNS so...05 Feb, 2020, 08.53 AM IST
- Budget 2020: Policy for data centre parks throughout country on anvil, says FM SitharamanThe government has provided Rs 6,000 crore for BharatNet in FY21, she said adding that fibre-to-home through BharatNet will link 1 lakh gra...01 Feb, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
- BBNL, BSNL show lack of professionalism, says telecom secretaryTelecom secretary Aruna Sundararajan said that a disciplinary action would be taken against officials responsible for non-operational netwo...16 Nov, 2018, 11.38 PM IST
- Telcos, tower companies may access BharatNet for Wi-Fi, 4G rolloutCurrently, only 22% of the 4.70 lakh telecom towers in India are fiberised, which is an essential backhaul requirement for highspeed data n...09 Oct, 2018, 07.06 AM IST
- Wi-Fi in panchayats: Govt floats tender to install 5 lakh hotspots by year-endThe project is expected to be completed at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore. Wi-fi hotspots will be available in social institutions like police s...07 Jun, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
- BharatNet has a new target: Connect every village homeUnder ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana’, or ‘Saubhagya’, electricity is to be provided to nearly 40 million village homes by the...17 May, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
- We need much better broadband infrastructure, says DIPP secretaryDIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek said that in the last one year, almost 80,000 panchayats have already been provided with broadband connectiv...04 Apr, 2017, 10.32 PM IST
- Centre asks states to follow Andhra Pradesh plan for BharatNet projectThe progress of the project implementation has slowed down due to the inability of the company to procure optical network termination equip...17 May, 2016, 04.02 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
- Government earmarks Rs 498 crore incentive under BPO schemeGovt has earmarked Rs 498 cr incentive to companies for setting up call centres under a new BPO scheme, which is expected to create around ...30 May, 2015, 01.21 AM IST
- Government completes broadband network roll out in 20,000 panchayatsThe NOFN project was conceived in 2011 and deadline to connect all panchayats was fixed by end of 2013 then deferred to September 2015 by U...01 Apr, 2015, 09.45 PM IST
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