Broadband connectivity for 1.5 lakh gram panchayats this year: Government
NEW DELHI: The
government on Monday expressed hope that the second phase of Bharat Net
project to provide broadband connectivity to 1.5 lakh gram panchayats
will be completed before time by December this year.
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said
financial incentives and disincentives should be built into clauses for
the second phase of the project to reward players for on time delivery.
Under Phase-I, one lakh gram panchayats have been provided with hi-speed broadband connectivity.
"We have already started Phase
2...the Cabinet has already approved it. We hope it will be completed
well in time by December 2018," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan
said here.She was speaking at a conference to mark the completion of the
first phase of Bharat Net project, and to felicitate implementation
partners.
Original timeline for completion of
the second phase is March 2019.Stating that the tender process for the
second phase has already started, she said state-owned Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has floated its tenders.
"...Wi-fi tenders whereby from 38,000
Wi-Fi hotspots, by the end of implementation that is planned for
December 2018, India will go to half a million Wi-Fi hotspots. We
believe that will be a game changer," she said.
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