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With
Optical Fibre connectivity now available at 1 lakh Gram Panchayats under
Phase-1 of BharatNet, DoT has initiated discussions on delivering Broadband
enabled Citizen Services in these locations
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The
National Conference on Signing of MoU with States and Utilisation of
Network
will be held
in New Delhi on 13th November 2017 with States and Service Providers
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Telecos
like Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone and Idea have expressed interest in providing
last mile connectivity on BharatNet Infrastructure.
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Memorandum
of Understanding to be signed with States for Implementation of BharatNet Phase
II
DoT is organizing a National Conference
with the State Governments and Service Providers on Monday (13.11.2017)
to brainstorm and showcase various utilization models leveraging BharatNet
infrastructure. The Conference will be attended by
IT Ministers and IT Secretaries from States.
Broadband infrastructure on Optical
Fibre network has been made available at over 1 lakh Gram Panchayats across the
country as part of BharatNet Phase I. State Governments shall be sharing their
plans for leveraging the BharatNet infrastructure. DoT, on its part, has taken
initiative to demonstrate various models that could possibly be adopted for
these services. The telecom Service Providers, who in collaboration with DoT,
have taken initiative to set up centers in rural areas to demonstrate service
delivery on BharatNet infrastructure, shall also be present to share their
experiences.
The DoT had significantly increased the pace of implementation
during the last six months to complete Phase I. Under BharatNet
Phase I, Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) connectivity has reached in over 1, 00, 000
Gram Panchayats (GPs) across different States in the country. By Dec 2017, all
1, 00, 000 GPs will be operational on the BharatNet infrastructure. As of
today, almost 90,000 installations have been completed and Services are
expected to commence in 80,000 GPs shortly.
DoT
will also sign Memorandum of Understanding with States for the implementation
of BharatNet Phase II during the Conference.
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