SHILLONG: The nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) has become a reality with mobile operators Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and others rolling out the policy that will allow customers to retain their existing numbers across the country while they can change their service provider.
But the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has criticised the Centre’s decision to leave out the Northeastern region from the MNP gambit.
Addressing a press conference here on the occasion of Digital India week on Monday, BSNL’s North East 1 Circle Chief General Manager DP Singh asserted that he was unhappy with the decision.
“I will fight against it and I will raise the matter with the concerned authorities,” he said.
Pan-India full MNP became a reality on July 3 last.
He pointed out that the revenue collection from the circle this year has gone up by Rs 17 crore and assets worth Rs 46 crores have also been added into the network.
He, however, admitted that the circle also faced a loss of Rs 88 crore this year.
Singh allayed the fears about mobile towers emit radiation creating health hazards.
“Around 25,000 researches have been conducted on the matter in the last three decades and none of the research has come to the conclusion that the radiation affects people’s health,” he said.
Asserting that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has stringent guidelines for radiation emitting from towers, the BSNL official said that there is no cause of alarm with regard to possible ill-effects on human health by electromagnetic field. “Any violation of these guidelines will attract a fine of Rs 10 lakh,” he said.
He also informed that wi-fi hotspot connectivity would be provided at some important tourist places. 44 locations of Meghalaya have been selected for this service.
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But the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has criticised the Centre’s decision to leave out the Northeastern region from the MNP gambit.
Addressing a press conference here on the occasion of Digital India week on Monday, BSNL’s North East 1 Circle Chief General Manager DP Singh asserted that he was unhappy with the decision.
“I will fight against it and I will raise the matter with the concerned authorities,” he said.
Pan-India full MNP became a reality on July 3 last.
He pointed out that the revenue collection from the circle this year has gone up by Rs 17 crore and assets worth Rs 46 crores have also been added into the network.
He, however, admitted that the circle also faced a loss of Rs 88 crore this year.
Singh allayed the fears about mobile towers emit radiation creating health hazards.
“Around 25,000 researches have been conducted on the matter in the last three decades and none of the research has come to the conclusion that the radiation affects people’s health,” he said.
Asserting that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has stringent guidelines for radiation emitting from towers, the BSNL official said that there is no cause of alarm with regard to possible ill-effects on human health by electromagnetic field. “Any violation of these guidelines will attract a fine of Rs 10 lakh,” he said.
He also informed that wi-fi hotspot connectivity would be provided at some important tourist places. 44 locations of Meghalaya have been selected for this service.
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