Mobile Infrastructure Scheme

This agreement aims to set up and manage infrastructure sites and provision mobile services in specified rural and remote areas and is divided into two parts. Part - A of the Scheme is for setting up and managing infrastructure sites, and Part - B provides mobile services. 

The infrastructure provider (IP) was responsible for setting up, operationalising and maintaining infrastructure sites in the specified cluster(s) for the whole period of the agreement. The IP was suppose to provide the following infratrsucture components: Land, Tower, Electrical Connection, Power Backup, Boundary Wall and Security Cabin.

The infrastructure created was to be owned by the IP and the created infrastructure was provisioned to be shared with a maximum of 3 Universal Service Providers (USPs) to provide mobile services by installing necessary equipment. The project was made effective on 1st June 2007 and was valid for six and half years.

Roll Out

The subsidy was payable for a maximum period of 5 years within the validity period of the agreement, from the date the infrastructure site is commissioned. The IP was supposed to enter into a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Universal Service Providers (USPs) for 5 years period to ensure continued provisioning of services to the rural subscribers and the IP shall not charge any rental from the USPs during this period.

The new tower or infrastructure sites was mandated not to be installed within 3 km radius of a tower already installed by any access service provider for providing fixed wireless or mobile services. 

The IP commissioned all infrastructure sites in each of the clusters as per details given in the agreement within 24 (Twenty Four) months period of the signing of the agreement.

(Roll Out conditions modified vide USOF Technical letter No.30-148/2007-USF (Vol.XIV) ( Part A, B, C) dated 21.04.2009, circulated vide USOF Finance letter No. 30-39/2009-USOF (Pt) dated 22.04.2009). Subsequently, IP specific Roll Out modifications were issued vide USOF Technical letter No.30-148/2007-USF dated 13.01.2010 and 14.01.2010 circulated vide USOF Finance letter No. 30-39/2009-USOF (Pt) dated 20.01.2010. Further, regarding the extension of the Rollout of PART A services, the technical wing has received requests from BSNL and KEC. The technical wing has accepted the requests with some conditions. Technical wing Letter N0.30-148/2009-USF(Vol. XXVII) Dated 16.06.2011 is attached for information and necessary action.

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