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Internet access in India: Over 95 percent villages covered under 3G/4G connectivity
Technology | Aug 02, 2024, 02:03 PM ISTInternet access in India: Internet users in India have grown at a rate of 14.26 percent per year over the last 10 years. Additionally, the total number of internet subscribers in India stands at 95.44 crore.
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Nearly 99,000 Gram Panchayats yet be service ready under BharatNet
India | Feb 12, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTThe much-touted BharatNet project, aimed at connecting 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats, still lags with as many as 98,569 Panchayats yet to be service ready, Parliament was told on Thursday.
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Centre clears Rs 2,000 cr for BharatNet phase II in Uttarakhand
Business | Jul 11, 2020, 09:31 PM ISTThe Centre has sanctioned Rs 2,000 crore for BharatNet phase II programme in Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the digital connectivity initiative will revolutionise telecommunication and internet connectivity in the state.
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Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Jul 10, 2019, 05:01 PM IST"There is a plan to install 57,559 towers for mobile services in the rural areas during the financial year 2019-20 by telecom service providers," Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
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BBNL plans to take over operations, maintenance work of BharatNet infra
Business | Jun 02, 2019, 01:32 PM ISTBharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) had allocated around 70 per cent of rural broadband network roll-out work to BSNL and about 15 per cent of work to Railtel and Powergrid each.
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Govt launches second phase of BharatNet to connect 1.5 lakh panchayats, Jio pays highest advance fee
Technology | Nov 13, 2017, 04:02 PM ISTThe second phase of BharatNet envisages laying down of optical fibre network across 1.5 lakh village panchayats by March 2019.