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
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
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
Uttar Pradesh ‘giving a cold shoulder’ to BharatNet ProjectUttar Pradesh has been reluctant to use the BharatNet optic fibre broadband network for electronic delivery of public services.
21 Nov, 2018, 09.20 AM IST
BSNL vows swift action on BharatNet concerns; says responsible for upkeep of optical fibre portionBSNL has promised to take action against erring officers, but asserted that its maintenance responsibility pertains to only the optical fib...
18 Nov, 2018, 12.59 PM IST
Wi-Fi adds wing to BharatNet, data usage jumps 190% in villagesKarnataka at present has largest number of GPs where BharatNet infrastructure is used for Wi-Fi choupal project at 12,978 locations, follow...
27 May, 2018, 02.13 PM IST
DoT gears up to complete BharatNet rollout ahead of scheduleAn official said that the target was advanced as the government wants to highlight availability of broadband connectivity and digital servi...
18 May, 2018, 09.47 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
Jio, Airtel take lead in signing up for BharatNet connectivityReliance Jio has lead the pack with a initial payment of Rs 13 crore for taking fibre connectivity from Bharat Broadband Network Limited, t...
13 Nov, 2017, 08.06 PM IST
Government plans Rs 3,600 crore subsidy to telcos for BharatNetWith Phase 1 of BharatNet set to complete by the end of 2017 – which will give fibre connectivity to 1 lakh gram panchayats at an investmen...
13 Nov, 2017, 09.03 AM IST
Government plans WiFi for all panchayats by March 2019 at a cost of Rs 3,700 croreThe government expects to start broadband services with about 1,000 megabit per second (1 gbps) across 1 lakh gram panchayats by the end of...
07 Sep, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
PMO to review progress of BharatNet projectBharatNet is the Centre’s ambitious programme that seeks to connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats or village blocks with optic-fibre-based netwo...
21 Jul, 2016, 04.59 AM 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
Recommendation on new BharatNet model by December-end: TraiTrai expects to finalise by December-end the recommendations on new model to roll out BharatNet, which is aimed at providing broadband netw...
18 Dec, 2015, 10.35 PM IST
Government's 72,000-crore BharatNet programme to be put before Cabinet within 2 months: BBNL CMDNationwide broadband network programme BharatNet is likely to be submitted for the Cabinet approval in two months.
21 Sep, 2015, 11.39 AM 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
Narendra Modi to review NOFN project tomorrowThe committee has proposed to rename the project as BharatNet, which is to be completed by December 2017 at an estimated cost of Rs 72,778 ...
10 May, 2015, 01.10 PM IST