Mobile Provision in NER Assam:
Agreement Amendments
Introduction
On 10.09.2014, the Government approved a proposal to implement a
‘Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for the North-Eastern Region’. The
Project envisages to provide mobile coverage to 8621 identified uncovered villages,
installation of 321 mobile tower sites along National Highways and strengthening of
transmission network in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. The estimated cost of
implementation is Rs 5336.18 crore which has been further enhanced to Rs. 8120.81
Crore by the Government. The plan consists of 3 schemes and out of these
schemes, the Provision of mobile services in identified uncovered villages & along
national highways in Assam and Sikkim units of North Eastern Region is being
implemented by Bharti Airtel Ltd.
An Agreement has been signed with Bharti Airtel Ltd.on 08.12.2017 and the
Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions (including transfer,
assignment or franchising) CMTS (Cellular Mobile Telephone Services)/ UASL
(Unified Access Service Licensees)/Unified License/Migration or awared of new
license in lieu of CMTS/UASL.
The USP shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement or any other
instructions issued from time to time by the Administrator during the validity period of
the Agreement.
Scope of the Agreement
- USP shall provide specified mobile services by installing 1003 towers (969 towers for uncovered villages+34 for National highways) in inhabited areas in
Assam and Sikkim units of North Eastern Region as List enclosed in agreement.
- USOF shall provide financial support as per the Financial Conditions of the Agreement.
- Objective of the scheme is to provide financial support from USO Fund for provision of mobile coverage and telecom services in specified uncovered villages and
seamless mobile coverage along National Highways in the North Eastern Region.
- The USP shall set up (i.e. supply, install, test, commission), operate, maintain and manage the respective infrastructure sites required for effective provision of mobile
coverage in the identified uncovered villages and along National Highways and provide mobile services as per the terms and conditions laid down in the Agreement.
Deliverables
- Deliverables of the Scheme shall be provision of mobile coverage in specified hitherto uncovered village clusters and seamless mobile coverage along National Highways in the North Eastern Region, as per the terms and conditions of the USOF Tender. It shall include, inter alia, commissioning of infrastructure and continued provision of mobile services in inhabited areas of specified uncovered villages and along National Highways in North Eastern Region in compliance with DoT Licenses and TRAI Regulations, as applicable.
Duration of Agreement
The Agreement shall be valid for a period of ten (10) years from the effective data unless revoked earlier for reasons as specified elsewhere in the document.