Over 6000 Odisha Villages Yet to Get Mobile and Internet Services
Bhubaneswar: More than 6,000 villages in Odisha are yet to get mobile and internet services. Replying to a question in the Assembly, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Tusharkanti Behera said that there is no mobile connectivity and internet services in 6799 villages in Odisha so far. The State Government has allotted land for free to [...]
Bhubaneswar: More than 6,000 villages in Odisha are yet to get mobile and internet services.
Replying to a question in the Assembly, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Tusharkanti Behera said that there is no mobile connectivity and internet services in 6799 villages in Odisha so far.
The State Government has allotted land for free to set up mobile towers for services to be provided by three major telecom operators under USOF (Universal Service Obligation Fund) of the Union Government at 3673 uncovered areas in the state. The target has been set to provide mobile services in all villages of the state by the end of March 2024, the Minister informed the House.
The Minister said that the State Government has implemented Odisha Mobile Towers and Telegraph Line, OFC and related Telecom Infrastructure Policy, 2017, to establish and ensure telecommunication infrastructure/network in remote rural areas.
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