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Government to involve private players to cover 50 thousand panchayats under NOFNThe deadline for the project running at snail's pace was advanced to December 2016 from March 2017 on directions from PM Narendra Modi.20 Jan, 2015, 04.55 PM IST- DoT asks officials to fast-track national optical fibre network projectTelecom Secretary Rakesh Garg has stressed upon the need to improve decision making and directed that administrative action be taken agains...25 Dec, 2014, 04.53 PM IST
- National Optical Fibre Network work speed needs to rise by 50 times to meet targetTo cover about 1 lakh village panchayats, about 2.17 lakh kilometres of incremental cable has to be laid down and 7,188 kilometers of pipe.30 Oct, 2014, 08.36 PM IST
- Digital India plan to get more expensive; cost likely to jump nearly 40%NOFN will be the main highspeed internet backbone for delivering government services to the common man under the Digital India initiative f...30 Sep, 2014, 04.56 AM IST
- National optic fibre network project has barely progressed, says DoT officialBBNL has concluded barely a fraction of the countrywide cable rollout due to continuing delays faced by BSNL in finalising tenders for cabl...23 Sep, 2014, 08.25 PM IST
- Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg asks BSNL, BBNL to jointly ensure meeting NOFN deadlineGarg said BSNL and BBNL “need to find solutions jointly“ as the NOFN project is being directly monitored by the prime minister.13 Sep, 2014, 06.20 AM IST
- United Telecom pips rivals ITI, Tejas, Sterlite, L&T with Rs 998 crore bid for BBNL contractUnited Telecom (UTL) has pipped rivals ITI, Tejas Networks, Sterlite Technologies and L&T to emerge the lowest (L1) bidder.20 Feb, 2014, 04.56 AM IST
- Rollout of national optic fibre network delayed yet againThe communications ministry is likely to miss the revised rollout targets of the venture with Bharat Sanchar Nigam, PowerGrid and RailTel.22 Jan, 2014, 06.07 AM IST
- BSNL, PowerGrid, RailTel get cracking on optic fibre projectThe comments by the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) came in response to a query by Rajya Sabha MP and former owner of BPL Mobile.07 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Just 60 gram panchayats covered under broadband project so farNational Optical Fibre Network project has to cover 2.5 lakh panchayats by September 2015.28 Nov, 2013, 04.25 PM IST
- BBNL plans to fine companies delaying fibre optic projectsBBNL has been tasked by the communications ministry to drive rollout of a countrywide broadband network for taking high-speed internet.07 Oct, 2013, 04.30 AM IST
- Telecom Commission broadly approves plan to give free tablets and mobilesTelecom Commission today broadly approved a proposal to give free mobiles to families in villages and tablet PCs to students.10 Sep, 2013, 07.48 PM IST
- DoT may give BSNL a Rs 10,000-crore breather soonDoT may allow BSNL a breather by excluding Rs 10,000 crore it is likely to get from USOF for implementing two government telecom ventures.09 Sep, 2013, 05.53 AM IST
- Brace for a hike in broadband, electronic goods pricesBBNL is a special purpose vehicle controlled by DoT. Telecom Commission is the highest decision-making body in the communications ministry.30 Aug, 2013, 11.33 AM IST
- Local electronics units pin big hopes on National Optic Fibre Network, project to bring broadband to 2.5 lakh villagesIt is one of the most expensive and ambitious projects in India's technology history connecting 2,50,000 gram panchayats with a fibre optic...18 Feb, 2013, 11.22 AM IST
- Sam Pitroda warns NOFN broadband project may miss December 2013 rollout deadlineSam Pitroda has warned that the communications ministry may be unable to implement its Rs 20,000-crore broadband venture involving the roll...18 Dec, 2012, 08.49 AM IST
- C-DoT asks DoT to bar Huawei, ZTE from optic fibre biddingThe research body says India must keep Huawei and ZTE out of sensitive govt projects in the aftermath of a recent US congressional report.08 Nov, 2012, 05.22 AM IST
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