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
RailTel blames delay in fibre cable rollout to slow RoW clearances, inhospitable terrainRailTel Chairman R K Bahuguna blamed the company’s slow pace of OFC deployment primarily to delayed RoW clearances.
11 Jun, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
Telecom secretary Rakesh Garg pulls up BSNL executives for 'Delayed Decisions'The stakes are high since the national broadband network is positioned as the communications backbone of the Modi government’s .
25 Dec, 2014, 11.51 AM IST
Centre to urge states to help fast track national broadband projectGlobal companies such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft are known to be vying to deploy their alternative technologies to offer last-mile b...
09 Dec, 2014, 04.40 AM IST
Government may bundle internet, eServices projects into oneDoT plans to shortly move a Cabinet note to merge two key broadband ventures into a jumbo Rs 60,000-crore project to speed up delivery of h...
22 Nov, 2014, 04.21 AM IST
Government may merge broadband, e-services delivery projects into a jumbo Rs 60,000-crore projectGovernment could merge two key broadband ventures to speed up delivery of high-speed internet and govt services under the ambitious Digital...
21 Nov, 2014, 10.06 AM IST
Setback to govt e-services project; BSNL reluctant to lease out dark fibreThe fate of a near Rs 30,000-crore telecom venture for delivering community wi-fi services using the upcoming national optic fibre network ...
24 Jul, 2014, 07.04 PM IST
Department of Telecom mulls new ISP permit for cable TV broadband servicesThe Universal Services Obligation Fund informed Ravi Shankar Prasad that the broadband coverage target for 2014-15 will be halved to 50,000...
04 Jul, 2014, 06.33 AM IST
- UTL wants BBNL's entire broadband gear supply order
UTL looks to be on a collision course with BBNL over the latter’s purchase of devices known as GPON systems for the Rs21,000-crore national...
26 Mar, 2014, 09.13 AM IST
Biggest national broadband venture awaits cabinet’s approval of Rs 1,500-crore payoutIndia’s biggest national broadband venture is hanging fire as the Cabinet hasn’t approved a Rs 1,500-crore payout of administrative charges...
26 Feb, 2014, 04.00 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 to get Rs 2,700 crore for optic fibre rolloutCable laying and trenching is the most expensive piece of the communications ministry's ambitious Rs 21,000-crore national broadband rollou...
25 Nov, 2013, 04.11 AM 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
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
Sterlite Technologies emerges lowest bidder for optic fibre cables projectThe Rs 21,000-cr broadband venture is being implemented by Bharat Broadband Network Ltd, controlled by the telecom department.
15 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
BBNL to invite bids from GPON suppliers for broadband penetration projectBBNL will "strictly" stick to India's preferential market access (PMA) policy for buying security-sensitive electronics equipment.
31 Jul, 2013, 05.38 AM IST
DoT may keep Alphion Corp out of national broadband ventureThe Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), the technical wing of DoT, has dismissed Alphion India’s claim of being a “domestic manufacturer”.
12 Jul, 2013, 04.12 PM IST