Developing a nationwide telecom infrastructure for the masses

Today BSNL is proud of having gained confidence of 43.5 million telephone users, which includes around 8.2 million cellular customers and 1.5 million internet customers. BSNL is providing service in the remotest corners of the country and working hard to serve unfound area of the country. BSNL has provided 12.4 million rural telephones and 0.511 million village public telephones across the country.These efforts are expected to improve the reach and resposiveness of service, reduce cost of services and address the urgent needs of poor communities and isolated regions.

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National implementation:

Ongoing from 10/12/2004 to 10/12/2004

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* Information and communication infrastructure

• Develop a global partnership for development

• WSIS Thematic Meeting

The project is being considered as contributing to the objectives of the ITU Connect the World initiative? No