BharatNet Project

Tanay Singh Thakur December 12th, 2023 4:23 PM 0 COMMENTS

BharatNet Project has Taken Rs 39,630.66 Crore from USOF so Far

BharatNet project, announced by the Union Cabinet (DoT) in 2011, aims to bring broadband connectivity to all gram panchayats and villages in India. The project is funded by the USOF (Universal Service Obligation Fund). USOF was established to bring internet and mobile connectivity to rural parts of India, where private telecom companies may not invest due to low or negative returns. Until October 31, 2023, a total of Rs 39,630.66... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur August 17th, 2021 9:31 AM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel, Jio Among Others Show Keen Interest in BharatNet Project

Both Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, among other private companies, have shown keen interest in being a part of the BharatNet project’s second phase. For the unaware, the BharatNet project is aimed at providing broadband connectivity to Indians around the country, which includes remote and rural regions. It is an initiative launched by the government that wants to ensure that internet connectivity is offered to the citizens of India on... Read More

Chakri K November 14th, 2017 11:45 AM 3 COMMENTS

Indian Govt Kicks Off Second Phase of BharatNet Phase With Participation From Jio, Airtel, Voda & Idea

The government on Monday has kicked off the second phase of the BharatNet project with an outlay of Rs.. 31,000 crores. The project now aims to provide high-speed broadband to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats by March 2019, and for the first time, private telecom operators have signed for the project to take their services to rural parts of the country. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco, Reliance Jio, has made an initial... Read More

Chakri K October 26th, 2017 7:38 PM 12 COMMENTS

First Phase of BharatNet Project to Be Completed by December: Telecom Secretary

The first phase of Indian government's BharatNet project will be completed by December this year, having already covered 83,000 gram panchayats, Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, said on Thursday. BharatNet project, which aims to deploy high-speed optical fibre cables across rural areas of the country, would provide 100,000 gram panchayats with broadband connectivity by laying underground optic fibre cable lines. The telecom department is aggressively monitoring... Read More

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