Saturation Of 4G Mobile Services In Uncovered Villages Across Country

Provision Of 4G Based Mobile Services In Identified 7287 Uncovered Villages In Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, And Odisha.

Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Phase I Upgradation From 2G To 4G And Extension Of Operations And Maintenance In The LWE Affected Areas.

Agreement With M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) For Provisioning Of 4G Mobile Services In Two Districts Of Assam

Agreement With M/s Bharti Hexacom Limited (BHL) For Provisioning Of 4G Mobile Services In Uncovered Villages And Highways Of Arunachal Pradesh

Agreement With Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) For Hiring Of 10 GBPS International Bandwidth For Internet Connectivity To Agartala From Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL), Bangladesh Via Cox Bazar/Kuakata

BharatNet Project Scope Was Expanded To Connect All 6 Lakh Inhabited Villages

Agreement Signed For Providing 4G Mobile Connectivity In 502 Uncovered Villages Of Aspirational Districts In Four States (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, And Rajasthan)

 

 

 

Agreement Signed For Providing 4G Mobile Coverage In 85 Uncovered Villages And Seamless 4G Mobile Coverage On NH 223 In Andaman And Nicobar Islands

Provisioning Of Mobile Services In Uncovered Villages Of Arunachal Pradesh And Two Districts Of Assam Was Approved

 

 

Providing Network Connectivity Between Kochi And Lakshadweep Islands Through Submarine Optical Fiber Cable Was Approved

 

Provisioning Of 4G Based Mobile Services In Uncovered Villages And National Highways Of Meghalaya

Hon'ble Prime Minister Inaugurated Mainland India (Chennai) And Andaman Nicobar Islands Project

Agreement With Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) To Augment Satellite Bandwidth From 2 Gbps To 4 Gbps In Andaman And Nicobar Islands

Agreement Was Signed For Providing Mobile Connectivity In 354 Uncovered Villages Of Jammu And Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Border Areas And Other Priority Areas

Project To Augment Satellite Bandwidth From 318 Mbps To 1.71 Gbps In Lakshadweep Islands Utilising GSAT-11 And 19 Capacities Was Approved For Implementation On Nomination Basis Through Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

National Digital Communications Policy (NDCP) 2018 Was Approved And Telecom Commission Was Renamed As “Digital Communications Commission".

Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Phase II Was Approved - Mobile Communication Services To Security Forces As Well As General Public In Areas Affected By Left Wing Extremism

Phase-I Of BharatNet Project Completed

 

 

Installation Of 2004 Mobile Tower In 2128 Uncovered Villages And Along National Highways Of Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, And National Highways Of Arunachal Pradesh

Pilot Wi-Fi Hotspots By Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) At 200 Gram Panchayats (GP) Leveraging BharatNet

Pilot Wi-Fi Hotspots By RailTel (Pilot Concluded)

Implementation Strategy Of BharatNet Was Modified For Realisation Of The Vision Of Digital India

Agreement Signed To Set Up 25,000 Public Wi-Fi Hotspots At Rural Telephone Exchange Of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

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CSC Wi-fi Choupal To Provide Last Mile Connectivity Leveraging BharatNet Infrastructure For Providing Broadband Services In Gram Panchayats (GPs) And Villages.

Maintenance And Optimal Utilization Of Rural Household Direct Exchange Lines (RDELs) Installed Prior To April 2002.

Provision Of Submarine Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Connectivity Between Mainland India (Chennai) And Andaman And Nicobar Islands.

Upgradation Of Satellite Bandwidth From 102 Mbps To 318 Mbps In Lakshadweep Island

Enhancement Of Satellite Bandwidth From 260 Mbps To 1 Gbps In Andaman And Nicobar Island.

Project For Installing Of Mobile Services In Uncovered Villages And National Highways In Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim And Arunachal Pradesh Was Approved. 

Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Phase I Was Approved For Implementation Through Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

Pilot Sanchar Shakti For Mobile Value-Added Services (VAS) For Provisioning Development Of Content (information) Customized To The Requirement Of Women Self-help-group Members In Rural India

BharatNet (formerly Named As National Optical Fiber Network) To Connect All 2.5 Lakhs Gram Panchayats

Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Network For North East I (Meghalaya, Tripura, And Mizoram)

 

 

 

Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Network For North East II (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, And Manipur)

 

National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) Project (presently Known As BharatNet) Was Approved By Union Cabinet

Mobile Services On The Route Of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra

Solar Mobile Charging Facilities In 5000 Villages

Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Network in Assam

Village Public Telephones (VPTs) In Uncovered Villages (Phase II)

Rural Wire Line Broadband (RWLB) For Providing Broadband Connectivity To Rural And Remote Areas

Setting Up Of Mobile Services In Specified Rural And Remote Areas

Provision Of Rural Household Direct Exchange Lines (RDELs) In Specified Short Distance Chraging Areas (SDCAs) Installed

Provision Of Villages Public Telephones (VPTs) In Uncovered Villages - Phase I

Provision Of Rural Community Phones (RCPs) For Specified Villages.

The Rules For Administration Of The Fund (Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2004) Were Notified.

Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act Came Into Effect, Which Gave A Statutory Status To Universal Service Obligation (USO) Fund. As Per The Act, The Fund Is To Be Utilized Exclusively For Meeting The Universal Service Obligation

Multi Access Radio Relay (MARR) VPTs Replaced (MARR 'A')

Universal Service Support Policy (USSP) Came Into Effect

 

 

 

Replacement Of Multi Access Radio Relay (MARR) Between 01.04.2002 To 30.06.2003 (MARR B)

 

 

RDEL-B : Provision Of Rural Household Direct Exchange Lines In Specified Short Distance Charging Areas

New Telecom Policy (NTP) Was Introduced