In order to provide broadband connectivity of BharatNet to post
offices in rural areas, Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL),
department of posts and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have signed a
tripartite agreement.
The agreement is the first tri-partite MoU which would provide
broadband connectivity to about 1.3 lakh post offices in rural areas and
25,000 sub-post offices for high-speed internet connectivity to the
rural masses.
Minister of communications Manoj Sinha said that the first phase of
connecting about one lakh gram panchayats (GPs) is on the verge of
completion and in the remaining one and a half lakh GPs, 100 mbps
broadband connectivity will be completed by December 2018. In reply to a
question, the minister said that BharatNet is one of the nine pillars
of realising the prime minister’s vision of Digital India.
In the agreement signed, BSNL is the service provider, that would
provide broadband services and the cost of setting up of infrastructure
and the operational expenses would be borne by the department of posts.
Since the BharatNet is the national network, BBNL would facilitate and
coordinate this entire operation. In future, MoUs with other government
departments are also proposed to be signed.
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